Sr.

September. 02,2022      R
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A portrait of the life and career of Robert Downey Sr. (1936-2021), the visionary and fearless US filmmaker — father of actor Robert Downey Jr. — who in the sixties and seventies laid the foundations for countercultural comedy.

Robert Downey Sr. as  Self
Robert Downey Jr. as  Self
Chris Smith as  Self
Alan Arkin as  Self
Sean Hayes as  Self
Norman Lear as  Self
Lawrence Wolf as  Self
Kevin Ford as  Self
Paul Thomas Anderson as  Self (archive footage)

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