We’re all aware of his Infinity Gauntlet sporting son Robert Downey Jr., for both his off and on-screen antics, but now Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond and American Movie documentarian Chris Smith has created an intimate portrait of the man responsible for that famous suffix, his father Robert Downey Sr.
Shot over the course of three years, the critically acclaimed documentary Sr. is an affectionate tribute to maverick filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., taking in his career as a director, star of films such as Boogie Nights and Magnolia, and father to his famous son; check out the trailer below…
From documentarian Chris Smith (American Movie) comes a lovingly irreverent portrait of the life, career, and last days of maverick filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., whose rebellious spirit infused decades of counterculture movie-making. “Sr.” widens the lens from Downey’s art to the life with which it was deeply intertwined, including an intimate examination of his relationship with son Robert Downey, Jr. Shot over the course of three years, the film truly honors Senior’s nonlinear, outlaw-like approach, including capturing his decision to embark on his own concurrent and final film project. Smith’s portrait of a family and an artist is a meditation on life that’s as surreal as it is sentimental, a celebration of making art with no rules that tosses out its own rulebook along the way.
Sr. is in select theaters on November 18th, and streams on Netflix from December 2nd.
