RobertDowneyJr. talks of one last film with his dad, 'Sr.,' which debuts Monday on netflix
NEW YORK -- Robert Downey Jr. set out to make an objective portrait, a tribute to his father, the underground filmmaking maverick Robert Downey Sr. His dad had other plans.
Downey Sr. died last year at the age of 85 after having Parkinson's. That's part of the film; Downey Sr. wanted it to be."Sr," which is streaming on Netflix, was made with the intention of capturing his last days: a last stab at gaining some understanding of him, wrestling with their shared demons and, once again, making a movie together. Some 50 years ago, Downey Jr. made his debut in his father's antic 1970 dog pound comedy,"Pound," at the age of 5.
"I hate to say it, but he was a bit of a snob. Susan and I did a couple Sherlock movies. He was like, 'Cute.' I did a bunch of the Marvel stuff and he goes, 'Uh uh. Yeah, bomb, bomb. Jokes. Funny robots. I get it.' I went, 'Hm. Wow. OK,'" Downey Jr. says."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."
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