Robert Downey, Jr. Movies-Best to Worst- with box office results-thru The Avengers.
81Chris Evans and Robert Downey, Jr. in the record breaking 2012 movie The Avengers....has already crossed 1 billion in worldwide box office.
Hub Update: Wow! What a start for The Avengers! The Avengers smashed the record for best opening weekend ever with an amazing 373.18 million dollars after two weekends and over a billion in worldwide box office. Looking at Robert Downey Jr's charts.....The Avengers is already his biggest box office hit, his highest rated movie ever and is ranked 2nd according to the Cogerson movie score totals....not a bad three days. Look below to see these three charts. 05/13/2012.
Robert Downey, Jr. has been starring in movies for almost 30 years. His career has been one heck of a rollercoaster ride. The early part of his career, Downey appeared in the comedies Weird Science and Back to School. His performance in Less Than Zero, provided him the opportunity to star in big budget, high profile films like Air America and Soapdish. He received his first Oscar nomination as Best Actor for the film Chaplinin 1992. Things began to fall apart after he appeared in the Oliver Stone film, Natural Born Killers. From 1996 through 2001, Downey was arrested numerous times on drug-related charges. After five years of substance abuse, arrest, rehab, and relapse, Robert Downey, Jr. was finally ready to work toward a full recovery from drugs. Throughout his career, Downey had never appeared in a blockbuster. All that changed when in 2008, Downey appeared as Tony Stark in Ironman. Ironman became one of the biggest hits of all time. Between Iron Man movies, Downey has starred in three more hit movies. Tropic Thunder(which earned him his second Oscar nomination), Sherlock Holmes(sequel coming) and Due Date. My personal favorite Robert Downey Jr. movie is # 25 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Robert Downey Jr. in 2009's Iron Man 2...his 3rd biggest box office hit with 312.40 in 2011 adjusted dollars.
Robert Downey Jr.'s Top Ten Box Office Hits...Ranked By 2012 Adjusted Box Office Dollars.
Rank Movie Year
| 2012 Adjusted Box Office (mil)
| Co-Stars
|
|---|---|---|
#1 The Avengers (2012) Still in theaters
| 373.18 million
| Chris Evans
|
#2 Iron Man (2008)
| 352.20 million
| Jeff Bridges
|
#3 Iron Man 2 (2010)
| 312.40 million
| Mickey Rourke
|
#4 Sherlock Holmes (2009)
| 222.60 million
| Jude Law
|
#5 Back to School (1986)
| 195.60 million
| Rodney Dangerfield
|
#6 Sherlock Holmes:A Game of Shadows(2011)
| 186.84 million
| Jude Law
|
#7 Tropic Thunder (2008)
| 122.40 million
| Ben Stiller
|
#8 Bowfinger (1999)
| 104.10 million
| Steve Martin
|
#9 Due Date (2010)
| 100.20 million
| Jamie Foxx
|
#10 Natural Born Killers (1994)
| 97.80 million
| Woody Harrelson
|
Robert Downey Jr. in 2008's Tropic Thunder...his 9th best movie according to critics and audiences.
This table shows the highest scoring Robert Downey Jr. movies based on critic consensus from Rotten Tomatoes and the public opinions from IMDB and Yahoo Movies
Rank Movie Year
| Critics Audience Rating
| Co-Stars
|
|---|---|---|
#1 The Avengers (2012) NEW
| 91%
| Samuel L. Jackson
|
#2 Iron Man (2008)
| 89%
| Jeff Bridges
|
#3 Short Cuts (1993)
| 86%
| Directed by Robert Altman
|
#4 Good Night and Good Luck. (2005)
| 86%
| George Clooney
|
#5 Richard III (1995)
| 85%
| Ian McKellen
|
#6 Zodiac (2007)
| 84%
| Directed by David Fincher
|
#7 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
| 81%
| Val Kilmer
|
#8 True Believer (1989)
| 81%
| James Woods
|
#9 Tropic Thunder (2008)
| 78%
| Ben Stiller
|
#10 Wonder Boys (2000)
| 78%
| Michael Douglas
|
Robert Downey Jr. in 2009's Sherlock Holmes is ranked as Downey's 5th best movie according to Movie Scores.
The following table ranks all of Downey's 50 movies by Movie Score. Movie Score is the combination of box office grosses and critical/audience scoring.
Rank
| Movie Year
| Inflated 2012 Box Office (Millions)
| Top 5 Weeks
| Top 10 Weeks
| Critics Audience Rating
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Box Office Rank By Year
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
| Iron Man (2008)
| $352.20
| 5
| 8
| 89%
| 74.13
| #2 of 2008
|
2
| The Avengers (2012) Still in theaters
| $373.18
| 2
| 2
| 91%
| 68.95
| #2 of 2012
|
3
| Iron Man 2 (2010)
| $312.40
| 4
| 7
| 73%
| 67.30
| #3 of 2010
|
4
| Back to School (1986)
| $195.60
| 6
| 8
| 75%
| 67.08
| #6 of 1986
|
5
| Sherlock Holmes (2009)
| $222.60
| 4
| 7
| 73%
| 65.88
| #10 of 2009
|
6
| Tropic Thunder (2008)
| $122.40
| 5
| 5
| 78%
| 63.62
| #24 of 2008
|
7
| Sherlock Holmes:A Game of Shadows (2011)
| $186.84
| 4
| 4
| 70%
| 63.16
| #9 of 2011
|
8
| Bowfinger (1999)
| $104.10
| 5
| 6
| 72%
| 48.11
| #35 of 1999
|
9
| Natural Born Killers (1994)
| $97.80
| 4
| 6
| 61%
| 44.16
| #25 of 1994
|
10
| Good Night and Good Luck. (2005)
| $39.00
| 0
| 1
| 86%
| 40.25
| #94 of 2005
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| Inflated 2012 Box Office (Millions)
| Top 5 Weeks
| Top 10 Weeks
| Critics Audience Rating
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Box Office Rank By Year
|
11
| Due Date (2010)
| $100.20
| 3
| 6
| 54%
| 40.15
| #31 of 2009
|
12
| Soapdish (1991)
| $69.20
| 2
| 6
| 68%
| 39.06
| #35 of 1991
|
13
| Zodiac (2007)
| $38.20
| 2
| 3
| 84%
| 37.88
| #80 of 2007
|
14
| U.S. Marshals (1998)
| $97.00
| 3
| 4
| 45%
| 35.93
| #36 of 1998
|
15
| Wonder Boys (2000)
| $28.60
| 0
| 2
| 78%
| 34.95
| #98 of 2000
|
16
| True Believer (1989)
| $17.50
| 0
| 2
| 81%
| 30.84
| #90 of 1989
|
17
| Short Cuts (1993)
| $11.90
| 0
| 0
| 86%
| 30.82
| #132 of 1993
|
18
| Weird Science (1985)
| $53.30
| 1
| 2
| 60%
| 30.67
| #37 of 1985
|
19
| Richard III (1995)
| $4.80
| 0
| 0
| 85%
| 30.09
| #178 of 1995
|
20
| Gothika (2003)
| $78.70
| 2
| 4
| 36%
| 29.34
| #50 of 2003
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| Inflated 2012 Box Office (Millions)
| Top 5 Weeks
| Top 10 Weeks
| Critics Audience Rating
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Box Office Rank By Year
|
21
| Home for the Holidays (1995)
| $31.80
| 1
| 4
| 64%
| 29.25
| #93 of 1995
|
22
| Chances Are (1989)
| $32.60
| 1
| 4
| 61%
| 29.23
| #63 of 1989
|
23
| The Soloist (2009)
| $34.20
| 1
| 4
| 62%
| 29.06
| #94 of 2009
|
24
| The Shaggy Dog (2006)
| $73.90
| 3
| 4
| 35%
| 28.65
| #49 of 2006
|
25
| Chaplin (1992)
| $18.30
| 0
| 2
| 67%
| 28.25
| #101 of 1992
|
26
| Only You (1994)
| $39.00
| 1
| 3
| 56%
| 27.84
| #72 of 1994
|
27
| Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
| $5.60
| 0
| 0
| 81%
| 27.82
| #181 of 2005
|
28
| Restoration (1995)
| $7.20
| 0
| 0
| 67%
| 26.69
| #159 of 1995
|
29
| Heart and Souls (1993)
| $31.80
| 0
| 2
| 61%
| 26.59
| #83 of 1993
|
30
| The Pick-Up Artist (1987)
| $27.00
| 2
| 3
| 52%
| 25.48
| #74 of 1987
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| Inflated 2012 Box Office (Millions)
| Top 5 Weeks
| Top 10 Weeks
| Critics Audience Rating
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Box Office Rank By Year
|
31
| Less Than Zero (1987)
| $25.40
| 1
| 2
| 57%
| 25.23
| #78 of 1987
|
32
| A Scanner Darkly (2006)
| $6.40
| 0
| 1
| 70%
| 24.73
| #193 of 2006
|
33
| Air America (1990)
| $58.00
| 1
| 4
| 34%
| 24.17
| #36 of 2000
|
34
| A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
| $0.80
| 0
| 0
| 73%
| 24.12
| #262 of 2006
|
35
| Charlie Bartlett (2008)
| $4.80
| 0
| 0
| 64%
| 21.95
| #175 of 2008
|
36
| 1969 (1988)
| $11.90
| 0
| 1
| 56%
| 21.02
| #122 of 1988
|
37
| The Gingerbread Man (1998)
| $3.20
| 0
| 0
| 59%
| 19.89
| #200 of 1998
|
38
| Game 6 (2006)
| $0.00
| 0
| 0
| 60%
| 19.68
| Not in Top 200 of 2006
|
39
| Firstborn (1984)
| $15.10
| 0
| 2
| 46%
| 18.82
| #104 of 1984
|
40
| Two Girls and a Guy (1998)
| $3.20
| 0
| 0
| 55%
| 18.56
| Not in Top 200 of 1998
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| Inflated 2012 Box Office (Millions)
| Top 5 Weeks
| Top 10 Weeks
| Critics Audience Rating
| Cogerson Movie Score
| Box Office Rank By Year
|
41
| Tuff Turf (1985)
| $20.70
| 1
| 2
| 38%
| 18.20
| #88 of 1985
|
42
| Lucky You (2007)
| $6.40
| 0
| 1
| 44%
| 16.52
| #179 of 2007
|
43
| Black and White (1999)
| $8.00
| 0
| 0
| 45%
| 16.44
| #161 of 1999
|
44
| The Singing Detective (2003)
| $0.80
| 0
| 0
| 48%
| 15.86
| #250 of 2003
|
45
| In Dreams (1999)
| $19.10
| 0
| 0
| 38%
| 15.80
| #119 of 1999
|
46
| Johnny Be Good (1988)
| $34.20
| 1
| 3
| 20%
| 15.67
| #61 of 1988
|
47
| One Night Stand (1997)
| $4.80
| 0
| 0
| 44%
| 15.32
| #170 of 1997
|
48
| Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
| $0.20
| 0
| 0
| 46%
| 15.24
| #332 of 2006
|
49
| Hugo Pool (1997)
| $0.10
| 0
| 0
| 32%
| 10.60
| #351 of 1997
|
50
| Friends and Lovers (1999)
| $0.00
| 0
| 0
| 25%
| 8.30
| #312 of 1999
|
Possibly Interesting Facts About Robert Downey Jr.
1. Robert Downey Jr. has been nominated for two Oscars. His first nomination was as Best Actor in 1992's Chaplin and his most recent nomination was for Best Supporting Actor in 2008's Tropic Thunder.
2. Robert Downey Jr. has been nominated for three Golden Globes. He was nominated for Chaplin and Tropic Thunder. He won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in 2009's Sherlock Holmes.
3. Robert Downey Jr.'s first movie appearance was in 1970's Pound. Pound was directed by his father, Robert Downey Sr., a director who mostly made underground films.
4. Robert Downey Jr. has been married twice. First first marriage was to Deborah Falconer from 1992-2004....they had one child, a son Indio Falconer Downey. He married Susan Levin in 2005 and they are expecting their first child in February 2012.
5. Robert Downey Jr. either turned or was seriously considered for the following movies: Cry-Baby, Pretty In Pink, Say Anything, Wild Things, and Edward Scissorhands.
6. Robert Downey Jr. is the first regular cast member of Saturday Night Live to earn an Oscar nomination. He won the nomination for Chaplin. Since his nomination Joan Cusack and Dan Aykroyd have joined that small group of performers.
7. Robert Downey Jr's most famous role is in Iron Man. He has acted opposite 3 of the 4 most recent Batmans. He was in Game 6 with Michael Keaton, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang with Val Kilmer, and Good Night and Good Luck with George Clooney. I guess he does not like Christian Bale.
Robert Downey Jr's worst movie?....In my opinion...Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus.
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There are all kinds of ways to determine if you want to see or skip a movie. You can depend on your favorite critic.My favorites are Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin. You might go to Rotten Tomatoes to get the consensus of all the critics. You might watch the viewer ratings at Yahoo Movies and IMDB. You might depend on which movies are doing the best at the box office. You might wait for the end of the year awards. Movie Score takes all of these options and creates a mathematical equation that generates a score from 1 to 100. The higher the score the better the movie.
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Downey is one of the most versitile modern actors. I'm glad he got past his wild-boy, druggie phase and got his act together. He was amazing in "Chaplin". And I think his performance as Tony Stark in "Iron Man" was the best acting job in a super-hero film ever.
Loved Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes! Very informational hub! :)
I've never heard of Fur either. Downey was Oscar nominated for Chaplin nearly 20 years ago, wow. So effortlessly charismatic as Tony Stark in the two Iron Man films. I also enjoyed his hilarious 'dude playing a black dude' role in Tropic Thunder. A sequel to Sherlock Holmes will be out at xmas, looking forward to that.
Thanks for another interesting hub.
I agree that it is so good that Robert Downey, Jr. got straightened out - Thought IRON MAN was very good, U S Marshalls was a good film also. THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE GREAT INFORMATION...When I was growing up in Canada we could not go to the movies unless you were 16 years old...there was a terrible fire when small children and adults were in the movie theater and adults trampled children trying to get out of the theater...therefore the rul that you had to be 16...I HAVE MADE UP FOR THE MOVIES I HAVE MISSED SINCE THEN...
i'm a big fans of Downey and i watch all his recent movies..
WOW impressive, I'm so Happy Robert Downey Jr made a comeback, he's great:) Katie
Robert Downey, Jr. is a very impressive man. I love that he was able to successfully hold his demons at bay and his acting skill...what can one say? He seems to never be without work, which is a testament to his skill.
Another excellent hub. Voted up and very useful.
Wow, some amazing facts and figures on Downey, and he and John Cusack are amongst my favorite actors ever. Under-rated but very talented. Chaplin was stunning. A Scanner Darkly was incredible too. Him talking to the girl in the cafe, I smile when I see that. :)
You are welcome KellyE and KTCat94......thanks for commenting....but KellyE.....stay away from Fur it is a confusing mess of a movie
Great hub. Robert Downey Jr. is a wonderful actor. I really enjoyed him as Sherlock Holmes as well as when he played Charlie Chaplin. And I agree that the Diane Arbus movie was awful. What an insult to a great artist, to make such an idiotic film fictionalizing her life.
Hey Rob.....you are right when you say he is one of the most versatile actors.....I can only image how impressive his career will be in 20 more years....I have to say that I never got around to watching Chaplin....but it sounds like I should...thanks for reading
Hey Steve...yep Chaplin was almost 20 years ago....time flies....I am also looking forward to the next Sherlock Holmes....if you have not checked out Kiss Kiss Bang Bang I think you will like that movie
I am sorry Bern1960 that Canada would not let you see movies until you turned 16....but I am glad you have made up for lost time
Thanks for reading and commenting syamra and katie
Fay....getting work has never been his problem....he is on pace to have over 100 movies when his career is over...and that does not even count his time as a regular on Saturday Night Live and Ally McBeal....thanks for reading
Cheeky girl...thanks for the compliment....if you like Cusack...then there is a hub waiting for you
Dolores....thanks for reading and commenting....I never ever stop watching a movie when I start one.....but Fur almost had me doing that many times....I agree with you .....how they could make a movie like Fur about a very talented real person is amazing...
I loved Kiss Kiss Bang Bang... it's not up there.. oh wait there it is at 25. :)
Fun movie, great dialogue.
Awesome Hub :)
great downey breakdown
I had no idea he had appeared in so many movies, I my favorites are Iron Man and Less Than Zero, he was awesome in Zero, and it forecasted his future life
Yeah - it was tough not getting into the movies back in Montreal until 16. I made up for it though by going to a double feature on the weekend - having lunch - and then going to another double feature - 4 (four) movies in all in one day...how about that!!! ARE THEY REALLY MAKING IRON MAN 3 ???
Downey is awesome, I have like him a long time, Chaplin is fantastic, as well as Tropic Thunder. I am not much of a Iron Man fan. Nice writting.
Another great hub! i'm glad i'm not the only person who thought fur was atrocious. my friend recommended it, but i had to be honest and say it's one of the worst films ever. Diane Arbus however is a fascinating person in reality.
On the whole i like robert downey junior a lot! yet to see iron man. less than zero is my favourite that i've seen!
Nice tribute to Robert Doweny Jr. Very well written. Thanks for share with us. Take care!
Prasetio,
Thank you Carl the critic, hugh, and Shaun Bronco Man
Yes BERN1960 Iron Man 3 is coming as well as an Avenger movie that Downey will have a small part in as well...he will be playing Iron Man in that movie too
Hinton....I have yet to see Chaplin....Iron Man was good...Iron Man 2 was pretty stupid....I am hoping for a much improved Iron Man 3
Hey Clare-Louise.....yep Fur is horrible....I can not believe you have not seen Iron Man....it is one of the better superhero movies out there.....I would avoid part 2....thanks for posting
Thank you prasetio30................
Just loved him in Sherlock Holmes. Hope a sequel comes out soon. Great hub!
Great hub, I have seen parts of Fur, it was horrible, I did not realize that was Downey under all that hair until reading your hub. As a kid I really liked Weird Scienc, go figure.
Sinea Pies...Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows release date is Dec 16th 2011. I am also looking forward to it.
Thanks for reading and commenting Yankees Rule....baseball starts in two days
Some great info on this hub. I thought he was great in Tropic Thunder. In most of his other roles he was basically just playing himself, but in TT he took a backseat to the other actors and portrayed his character perfectly.
I agree 100%...I just rewatched Tropic again the other day, he even does a commentary in character...thanks for reading
Thank you so much, what a useful hub! I love Robert Downey Jr.
You are welcome Anthea thanks for reading
Great hub! I love Robert Downey Jr, I'm so glad he was able to overcome his addiction and continue on to have a really successful career. It's hard to believe he's been in that many movies and been acting that long, I didn't realize!
Good hub, glad he rejuvinated his career. Looking foward to Sherlok 2. But Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, really your personal favorite, I have yet to find myself capable of sitting through the entire movie, TERRIBLE. All in all thanks for the facts.
Hey SweetMarie....I am also glad that he cleaned up his act.....even with all his problems he has been a very busy actor
You are welcome BryRog57......as for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang....I find it to be in the same league as Pulp Fiction....Downey is awesome as is Val Kilmer ....but I respect your opinion....so we can agree to disagree
I love Robert Downey, jr. I like your whole movie scoring system, it's pretty interesting. I just go with my gut lol.
I really liked him in Iron Man. He did a good job. But not so much in Sherlock Holmes. Thanks for the hub! : )
Big fan of Robert Downey, Jr. Like the film reviews... but how exactly do the movie scores work?
Thank you Dirtgirl for the compliment....and thanks for stopping by and commenting
Thank you shygirl.....you get at least two more chances to see him play IronMan....probably a very small part in The Avengers and then Iron Man 3
weezywade22- thanks for commenting...let's see how movie scores work.....
1. 33% of the score is actual box office results..any movie that crosses the 200 million dollar mark earns the full 33 points
2. 12% is for how the movie opened, top 5 weeks, top 10 weeks
3. 15% is the professional critics..from fandingo, rotten tomatoes and metacritic
4. 15% is audience scores....from yahoo movies, IMDB rating and rotten tomatoes audience page
5. 20% for academy award nominations and awards
6. 5% for golden globe nominations and wins
So a movie gain earned 45 points for box office 30 points for opinions and 25 points for award recoginition
Perfect score is 100....the closest to 100 is Marlon Brando in The Godfather.
I very much enjoyed the pleasure of perusing your Hub. I like his acting and most of his films. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang I gave four stars—excellent.
I didn't like Air America because the general was a bad guy for smuggling drugs yet mel gibson and Robert Downey were good guys while smuggling Rifles. WTF.
I remember when Downey had all the drug issues and was kinda diaappointed in him, then I discoverd his father would get him high when he was a child. That is why I try not to judge people.
Thanks for the comments ruffridyer....good points on Air America....Mel Gibson was very supportive of Downey during all his downs with drugs....I wonder if Downey will be as supportive of Gibson, now that Gibson is having his downs with....fill in the blank. I am glad that it looks like Downey has turned the corner...and he is bigger than ever....thanks for stopping by.
I always look for your hubs now, well both you and Stevennix, for solid, knowledgeable movie reviews. I enjoyed Air America even with its double standard (mentioned above). It's always great to see a talented fella getting it together.
Oh, Robert Downey Jr., I remember you when you were forced to take a drug test before every scene you had to do. Boy oh boy have times changed.
Personally I don't mind Downey Jr., he's done some roles that I love and some roles that I hated, but all in all he has fun with every character he plays.
Great Hub as always Bruce, Voted Up and Everything Else.
P.S. that picture of him in "Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus" made me laugh so hard I fell out of my chair.
Good work Bruce, I'm looking forward to Sherlock 2, I enjoyed the last one. It's not Basil Rathbone but it was fun.
Iron Man still his top film eh, hopefully the third one is better than the second.
Meanwhile we have The Avengers to look forward too in a few months time.
I count 18 Downey films seen from your main list, 9 from the box office chart, never seen Shaggy Dog. And 6 from the critics chart.
Was he in Gothika? I saw the film but can't remember him in there, was he the villain?
Hmmm I want to see Zodiac again, I've got the dvd. I'll watch it later.
Did Downey play Chewbacca? I missed that one. :)
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Hey RedElf....thanks for checking out my updated Robert Downey Jr. hub. Thanks for the compliment, especially linking me with Stevennix2001 as he is indeed a very knowledgeable person when it comes to movies. I liked Air America as well. I remember when Downey was having all of his issues, Gibson was one of the ones sticking up for him....and then later when Gibson was having all his problems....Downey returned the favor for Gibson as well. Thanks for the comment it is greatly appreciated.
Hey Carl...I am so glad that he has gotten his life together...it would have been a tragedy if drugs would have ruined his career.....I just hope he can remain on the clean and sober path.
I have actually watched Fur....it is a very strange movie with very little humor and very hard to get all the way to the end....but hey not all of movies can be good movies...thanks for stopping by and for the votes up.
Hey Steve....I am looking forward to Sherlock Holmes 2 myself....I just watched the first one again a couple days ago....the London Bridge has a pretty big part in that movie...I do not think his part in the Avengers is going to be very big and yes please let Iron Man 3 be better than 2.
I have seen 30 of his movies so far...I have seen 9 of his top 10 box office hits....luckily Sherlock 2 will knock off the only one I have not seen....soon....as I can not think The Shaggy Dog is one of the movies that he is really proud he made. He was the red herring in Gothika....a supporting role that ended up really having nothing to do with the main plot of the movie. Thanks for the revisit...hard to believe that 8 months have passed since you first commented.
I really like RDJ since he's been on the comeback trail and I agree about him in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. It's like he modernized the old craggy Bogey noirs for a new generation. I'm kind of hoping he does something like that again. Great hub as usual :)!
Hey Alecia....I actually think Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is the movie that producers watch and then decided to give RDJ another chance....since that role he has been on a roll....I would love for him to bring that character back...and all the clout he has now....he could make it happen....there are so many great moments in that movie...they just get better as time passes by...thanks as always for your comments.
I have always loved his work, even right back when he did 'Chances Are' with Cybill Shepherd. I enjoyedh is work in Chaplin and was very said when he had his bad run. I was delighted when he came back with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ( credit to Mel Gibson and Shane Black for resurrecting his career- Downey did a return favor when he spoke on behalf of Mel at an awards ceremony) and loving his work do far. He has bene a franchise magnet and easily dazzles in any role. I cant wait for his take on Perry Mason ( his compnay has bought the rights) Great hub as usual Cogerson with plenty of info magic! voted up!
ha well Robert Downey Jr is a class act ad would always be a class act, but my goodness he has really been in some bad movies (but well who hasn't) like Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (as you stated earlier). That being said though, he is one reason i can't really get enough of Sherlock Holmes. Great hub once again
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KellyE1967 Level 1 Commenter 14 months ago
Wow, Downey is last among all these actors, I have never heard of Fur, but the attached photo makes me curious. My favorite Downey Jr. movie is Sherlock Holmes. Thanks for posting htis hub.