Genre: Documentary
Directed by Chris Smith
Starring: Robert Downey Sr. & Robert Downey Jr.
Plot: Robert Downey Jr. pays tribute to his late father in this documentary chronicling the life and eclectic career of pioneering filmmaker Robert Downey Sr.
I was so looking forward to this after seeing the trailer for this one.
This documentary was amazing.
Pros: I like how touching it was. The father / Son pairing are so emotional to see them in black and white. Seeing a lot of his old movie footage was great and seeing all of this does make you appreciate filmmaking.
Cons: What a Shame they hadn’t shown any of RDJ’s MCU footage off to his dad and it was sad to see him pass away at the end.
Cast & Crew:
Directed by
Cast
| Paul Thomas Anderson | … | Self | |
| Alan Arkin | … | Self | |
| Mezi Atwood | … | Extra | |
| Robert Downey Jr. | … | Self | |
| Robert Downey Sr. | … | Self | |
| Kevin Ford | … | Self | |
| Sean Hayes | … | Self | |
| Norman Lear | … | Self | |
| Lawrence Wolf | … | Self |
Produced by
| Robert Downey Jr. | … | producer |
| Susan Downey | … | producer |
| Sam Epstein | … | archival producer |
| Emily Barclay Ford | … | producer |
| Kevin Ford | … | producer |
| Cassie Sagness | … | archival producer |
| Stacy Smith | … | line producer |
Cinematography by
Film Editing by
Makeup Department
| Davy Newkirk | … | hair/makeup |
Sound Department
| Ahmed Barbary | … | director of engineering: NY: Formosa Group |
| Thomas Centrone | … | managing director: NY: Formosa Group |
| Eric Ciocci | … | mix engineer: Formosa Group |
| Jesse Ehredt | … | chief mix engineer: Formosa Group |
| Kevin Ford | … | location sound / sound recordist |
| Ryann Fraser | … | location sound |
| Keith Hodne | … | Supervising sound editor / re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor/re-recording mixer: Formosa Group |
| Craig Penner | … | mix engineer: Formosa Group |
| Kevin Senzaki | … | sound design: Formosa Group |
| Kyle Villareal | … | mix engineer: Formosa Group |
| Kelsea Wigmore | … | account executive: Formosa Group |
Visual Effects by
| Aaron Bennett | … | color assistant: Company 3 |
| Mike Chiado | … | technologist: Co3 |
| Laura Geucherian | … | head of production: Company 3 |
| Frankie Hudson | … | color assistant: Company 3 |
| Parker Jarvie | … | colorist: Company 3 |
| Dawn Landon | … | finishing producer: Company 3 |
| Eugene Lehnert | … | conform artist |
| Carl Moore | … | head of production: Company 3 |
| Adam Nazarenko | … | additional colorist: Company 3 |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | … | CO3 executive producer/colorist |
| Zach Watkins | … | associate producer: Company 3 |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Pablo García Soriano | … | additional camera |
| Ian Levasseur | … | additional camera |
| Trevor Neuhoff | … | additional camera |
| Jimmy Rich | … | additional camera |
Animation Department
| Stefan Nadelman | … | graphics and animation |
Editorial Department
| Mario G. Deco | … | on-line editor |
| Emily Faw | … | image scientist: Company 3 |
| Benjamin Freemantle | … | assistant editor |
| Jim Gardner | … | finishing executive: Company 3 |
| Graham Goodwin | … | assistant editor |
| Jeremy Hockman | … | finishing accountant: Company 3 |
| Parker Jarvie | … | colorist: Company 3 |
| Dawn Landon | … | senior producer: Company 3 |
| Jonathan Leiner | … | assistant editor |
| Adam Nazarenko | … | additional colorist: Company 3 |
| Zach Passero | … | additional editor |
| John Quartel | … | image scientist: Co3 |
| Zev Rand | … | assistant editor |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | … | colorist: Company 3 |
Music Department
| Ryann Fraser | … | music supervisor |
| Ilyse Wolfe Tretter | … | music clearance coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Anna Bamford | … | assistant to Susan Downey |
| Rae Galan | … | driver |
| Julia Hodges | … | assistant to Robert Downey Jr. |
| Sage Levine | … | production assistant |
| Pierre Moulene | … | assistant to Robert Downey Jr. |
| Sydney Schwartz | … | production assistant |
Thanks
| Ella Bishop | … | special thanks |
| Bryan Burk | … | special thanks |
| Rebecca Chaiklin | … | special thanks |
| Jake Cheetham | … | special thanks |
| Nancy Connor | … | special thanks |
| Emma Cooper | … | special thanks |
| Dan Duran | … | special thanks |
| Liam Epstein | … | special thanks |
| Danny Gabai | … | special thanks |
| Dante Harper | … | special thanks |
| Ewelina Kestel | … | special thanks |
| John Klacsmann | … | special thanks |
| Joshua Koehler | … | special thanks |
| Michael Koehler | … | special thanks |
| Norman Lear | … | special thanks |
| John Lee | … | special thanks |
| Barbara Ligeti | … | special thanks |
| Katie Lim | … | special thanks |
| Jaime Morales | … | special thanks |
| Bianca Rico | … | special thanks |
| Rosemary Rogers | … | special thanks |
| Zachary Rothfeld | … | special thanks |
| Kyle Schember | … | special thanks |
| Stacy Sheehan | … | special thanks |
| Abhay Sofsky | … | special thanks |
| Pau Suris Sunyer | … | special thanks |
| Sam Turner | … | special thanks |
| Lawrence Wolf | … | special thanks |
I highly recommend this documentary on Netflix to any Robert Downey Jr. fan out here.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill.
Resident documentary reviewer,
Level Best Art Café.