Robert Downey Jr. honors his late dad in the new Netflix documentary 'Sr.,' which follows the father-son duo's journey to understanding each other better and building a better relationship.
Downey Jr.'s father, Robert Downey Sr., was an actor, writer and director most well-known for writing and directing the 1969 satirical comedy"Putney Swope." While Downey Jr. wanted the documentary to be an intimate portrait of his father, his dad previously had plans for a completely different kind of movie.
For Downey Jr., his intention going into the movie was to get a better understanding of his father and their shared demons and to take advantage of their opportunity to make one last movie together. The younger Downey's introduction to the film industry was walking around on his father's sets, even getting his first role in his dad's 1970 comedy"Pound," at the age of 5.
Robert Downey Jr. says that while he's known as Iron Man now, he was known as Bob Downey's kid for the longest time. "I hate to say it, but he was a bit of a snob. Susan [Downey Jr.'s wife] and I did a couple Sherlock movies. He was like, ‘Cute.’ I did a bunch of theand he goes, ‘Uh uh. Yeah, bomb, bomb. Jokes. Funny robots. I get it.’ I went, ‘Hm. Wow. OK,’" Downey Jr. said."I remember that he thought ‘Less Than Zero’ was good. He thought ‘Chaplin’ was too episodic. And he really liked that German song I sang when I was 15.
On those ’70s films, Downey Sr.’s cocaine use was rampant, an environment that surely had an influence on Downey Jr.’s own struggles later with drug addiction. It’s a point that Downey Jr. raises in the film:"We would be remiss not to discuss its effect on me," Downey Jr. tells his father. He replies:"I would sure love to miss that discussion."
"I can relate to that, too, up until this current administration, the never-ending Susan Downey empire," Downey Jr. said."I just have a lot more gratitude."
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