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Robert Downey Jr. on one last film with his dad, ‘Sr.’

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Robert Downey Jr.'s new film is a tribute to his father, Robert Downey Sr. The film debuts Monday on Netflix. The elder Downey was a cult filmmaker who defined himself outside of the mainstream. The son is more hesitant to define what he inherited from his dad.

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Robert Downey Jr. on one last film with his dad, 'Sr.'

NEW YORK (AP) — 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. “The key point in this is when he goes, ‘OK, I think we should split into two camps: The (expletive) movie and the one I’m gonna make,’” recalls Downey Jr., laughing.

1 year ago·United States

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CNN

Robert Downey Jr. pays tribute to his late dad in the intimate 'Sr.'

At the end of "Sr.," a documentary so personal the word "intimate" almost doesn't do it justice, Robert Downey Jr. ponders what his 90-minute ode to his father was really all about. The simple answer, stripped of celebrity, is the painful process of saying goodbye to an aging, increasingly infirm parent, filtered through the careers of these two entertainers.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Hill

Robert Downey Jr. on one last film with his dad, ‘Sr.’

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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Indian Express

Sr movie review: Robert Downey Jr confronts his past in moving tribute to late father

Sr movie review: Robert Downey Jr's unconventional tribute to his late father is a moving parent-child story, but also a macabre peek at a dying man's last days.

1 year ago·India

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MY Northwest

Robert Downey Jr. talks of one last film with his dad, 'Sr.'

1 year ago·Tacoma, United States

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Robert Downey Jr. talks of one last film with his dad, 'Sr.'

NEW YORK (AP) — 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.

1 year ago

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