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Downey at the premiere of Iron Man 3 in 2013. Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor who has starred in numerous films, and television series. Downey made his acting debut in 1970's Pound, directed by his father Robert Downey Sr., at the age of five. In the 1980s, Downey was considered a member of the Brat Pack [1] after appearing in the films ...
- Rented Lips
- America
- Johnny Be Good
- That’S Adequate
- Up The Academy
- The Pick-Up Artist
- 1969
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- Tuff Turf
- Firstborn
Directed by Robert Downey Sr, this comedy tells the story of a documentary filmmaker who has gotten tired of making the same type of movies. He decides to take a chance and make a documentary on the Indian farming he has always wished to. But there is a catch with this one since he has to simultaneously film a porn movie. While trying to concentrat...
Another independent comedy directed by Downey’s father and another not very well accepted movie, just like Rented Lips, America is the story of a crew of the New York cable television station who accidentally capture a signal from the moon. After this unusual occurrence, they become worldwide famous and all the attention is suddenly turned to them ...
This is a sports comedy about the extremely talented young football star, Johnny Walker who is, despite his looks the hottest young prospect. And even though Johnny really loves football, he finds himself in a situation full of second thoughts. He will have to decide if he should take one of the numerous offers from college talent scouts since it i...
Even though this is another Downey’s not really a well-accepted movie from the 80s, it is still an interesting mocumentary about a low-budget Hollywood movie studio. We follow host Tony Randall and TV personality Joe Franklin who interview several people from the studio. One of them is Max Roebling who most of all enjoy bringing out dirt about the ...
Even though uncredited, Downey Jr starred in this comedy directed by his father Robert Downey Sr. which is described as a combination of “Animal House” and “Police Academy”. We follow the adventures of four boys who are sent to the Sheldon R. Wienberg Military Academy, for various reasons. They will have to get used to the tough military regime and...
In this romantic comedy, Downey Jr teams up with the most famous 80s romantic movies star, Molly Ringwald. He plays Jack Jericho, an elementary school teacher in New York City who still lives with his grandmother and is known to be a good scammer. He spends his days driving his vintage Camaro and trying to pick up women with his corny phrases and q...
This is a war drama with a brilliant casting list, including, besides Downey Jr, Winona Ryder, Kiefer Sutherland, and Bruce Dern. The movie follows Ralph and Scott, two college students who are not afraid to share their disapproval of the Vietnam War. Scott becomes alienated from his father with all his opposing views so he decides to leave town wi...
Downey Jr appears in this music comedy-drama about Janey, a new girl in town who meets Lynne, a dance enthusiast, just like Janey. They are specifically interested in the show “Dance TV”. When their favorite show announces an audition for a new Dance TV regular couple Janey and Lynne decide to sign up, thrilled to become one of its stars. But the p...
80s big star, James Spader plays Morgan in this interesting movie about a teenager who moves with his family from a wealthy life in Connecticut to an apartment in San Fernando Valley. Morgan has always been in the shadow of his gifted brother and has gotten into trouble numerous times at home. As if it wasn’t enough to be the new kid in town, Morga...
In this drama thriller, the 16-year-old Jake Livingston lives with his divorced mother and until now everything seemed to work pretty well. Jake is a down-to-earth, serious boy who takes his role as a man in their house seriously. But everything changes when Jake’s mother meets Sam, a drug and alcohol addict whose lifestyle differs completely from ...
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- Weird Science (1985) If it weren't for Ian (Robert Downey Jr.) and Max (Robert Rusler), Gary Wallace (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt Donnelly (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) would have never come up with the idea of creating Lisa (Kelly LeBrock) in the first place, so I guess we have the pair of high school bullies to thank for Weird Science.
- Back To School (1986) The 1986 comedy Back To School is mostly remembered because of star Rodney Dangerfield getting into all sorts of shenanigans while going back to finish his college degree, but between all of those great Thornton Melon scenes, there are a few surprising moments involving Robert Downey Jr.
- The Pick-Up Artist (1987) Tony Stark is a pretty cool name for a character, but it's hard to beat Jack Jericho, Robert Downey Jr.' s womanizer from the 1987 romantic comedy The Pick-Up Artist.
- Less Than Zero (1987) Robert Downey Jr. was already an established young star by the time he was cast as Julian in the 1987 drama Less Than Zero, which was loosely based on the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name.
- Iron Man. Robert Downey, Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow. 1,762 votes. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) , a genius industrialist and master engineer, builds a powered exoskeleton after a life-threatening incident.
- The Avengers. Robert Downey, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo. 1,552 votes. In The Avengers, the world faces an unprecedented threat. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) , Captain America (Chris Evans), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) are brought together by S.H.I.E.L.D., helmed by Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson).
- Avengers: Infinity War. Robert Downey, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Brolin. 1,062 votes. In Avengers: Infinity War, an action-packed superhero film, an array of Marvel's finest faces a formidable foe.
- Sherlock Holmes. Robert Downey, Jude Law, Rachel McAdams. 1,523 votes. Sherlock Holmes, a gripping detective thriller, plunges you into the foggy lanes of 1890s London.
4 days ago · Before he became synonymous with playing playboy millionaire rascal Tony Stark, Robert Downey Jr. was…a playboy millionaire rascal, but with an Oscar nomination! Born into minor Hollywood...
Downey Jr. made his debut as an actor at the age of five in the film Pound (1970), written and directed by his father, Robert Downey Sr.. He built his film repertoire throughout the 1980s and 1990s with roles in Tuff Turf (1985) , Weird Science (1985) , True Believer (1989) , and Wonder Boys (2000) among many others.
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1990 1h 53m R. 5.8 (31K) Rate. 33 Metascore. A young pilot finds himself recruited unwittingly into a covert and corrupt CIA airlift operation in Laos during the Vietnam conflict. Director Roger Spottiswoode Stars Mel Gibson Robert Downey Jr. Nancy Travis. 3. Natural Born Killers. 1994 1h 59m R.
