Robert Downey Jr 
's Film
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Pound | Puppy | Directed by Robert Downey, Sr. |
| 1972 | Greaser's Palace | uncredited | Directed by Robert Downey, Sr. |
| 1975 | Moment to Moment | uncredited | Directed by Robert Downey, Sr. |
| 1980 | Up the Academy | Caleb Yoon | Directed by Robert Downey, Sr. |
| 1983 | Baby It's You | Stewart | |
| 1984 | Firstborn | Lee | |
| 1985 | Deadwait | Short subject | |
| 1985 | Tuff Turf | Jimmy Parker | |
| 1985 | Weird Science | Ian | |
| 1986 | Back to School | Derek Lutz | Directed by Alan Metter |
| 1986 | America | Paulie Hackley | Directed by Robert Downey, Sr. |
| 1987 | The Pick-up Artist | Jack Jericho | |
| 1987 | Less Than Zero | Julian Wells | |
| 1988 | Johnny Be Good | Leo Wiggins | also stars Robert Downey, Sr. |
| 1988 | 1969 | Ralph Karr | Also Stars Kiefer Sutherland and Winona Ryder |
| 1988 | Rented Lips | Wolf Dangler | Directed by Robert Downey, Sr. |
| 1989 | That's Adequate | Albert Einstein | |
| 1989 | True Believer | Roger Baron | |
| 1989 | Chances Are | Alex Finch | |
| 1990 | Air America | Billy Covington | |
| 1991 | Too Much Sun | Reed Richmond | Directed by Robert Downey, Sr. |
| 1991 | Soapdish | David Seton Barnes | |
| 1992 | Chaplin | Charlie Chaplin | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1993 | Heart and Souls | Thomas Reilly | Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 1993 | The Last Party | Himself | documentary written by Downey |
| 1993 | Short Cuts | Bill Bush | Golden Globe for Best Ensemble Cast Volpi Cup |
| 1994 | Hail Caesar | Jerry | also stars Robert Downey, Sr. |
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | documentary | |
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers | Wayne Gale | |
| 1994 | Only You | Peter Wright, alias Damon | |
| 1995 | Richard III | Earl Rivers | |
| 1995 | Home for the Holidays | Tommy Larson | |
| 1995 | Restoration | Robert Merivel | |
| 1997 | Danger Zone | Jim Scott | |
| 1997 | One Night Stand | Charlie | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for (3rd place) Best Supporting Actor |
| 1997 | Two Girls and a Guy | Blake Allen | |
| 1997 | Hugo Pool | Franz Mazur | Directed by Robert Downey, Sr. |
| 1998 | The Gingerbread Man | Clyde Pell | |
| 1998 | U.S. Marshals | Special Agent John Royce | |
| 1999 | In Dreams | Vivian Thompson | |
| 1999 | Friends & Lovers | Hans | |
| 1999 | Bowfinger | Jerry Renfro | |
| 1999 | Black and White | Terry Donager | |
| 2000 | Wonder Boys | Terry Crabtree | Male Screen Idol Award |
| 2000 | Auto Motives | Rob | short subject |
| 2002 | Lethargy | Animal therapist | short subject |
| 2003 | Whatever We Do | Bobby | short subject |
| 2003 | The Singing Detective | Dan Dark | Festival de Cine de Sitges Award for Best Actor Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 2003 | Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | Himself | documentary |
| 2003 | Gothika | Pete Graham | Produced by Susan Downey |
| 2004 | Eros | Nick Penrose | segment "Equilibrium" |
| 2005 | Game 6 | Steven Schwimmer | |
| 2005 | The Outsider | documentary | |
| 2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Harry Lockhart | Produced by Susan Downey Cameo by Indio Falconer Downey Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Original Song Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck. | Joseph Wershba | Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated—Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—WFCA Award for Best Cast |
| 2005 | Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow | documentary | |
| 2006 | The Shaggy Dog | Dr. Kozak | |
| 2006 | A Scanner Darkly | James Barris | Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2006 | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | Dito Montiel | co-produced by Downey Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize – Dramatic |
| 2006 | Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus | Lionel Sweeney | |
| 2007 | Zodiac | Paul Avery | |
| 2007 | Lucky You | Telephone Jack | Cameo |
| 2007 | Charlie Bartlett | Principal Nathan Gardner | |
| 2008 | Iron Man | Tony Stark/Iron Man | Saturn Award for Best Actor Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Actor of the Year (also for Tropic Thunder) Irish Film & Television Award for Best International Actor Nominated—Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated—National Movie Award for Best Actor Nominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite Superhero Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Tony Stark | cameo |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Kirk Lazarus | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Cast Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Actor of the Year (also for Iron Man) Nominated— Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated— Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture |
| 2009 | The Soloist | Steve Lopez | Nominated— Prism Award for Best Performance in Feature Film |
| 2009 | Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | Produced by Susan Downey Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Irish Film & Television Award for Best International Actor Nominated—Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (Shared with Mark Strong) Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Tony Stark/Iron Man | Co-writer Executive Producer Susan Downey Spike Guy's Choice Award for Deadliest Warrior |
| 2010 | Due Date | Peter Highman | Completed |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985– 1986 | Saturday Night Live | Cast member | 18 episodes |
| 1995 | Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree | Mr. Willowby | television film |
| 2000–2002 | Ally McBeal | Larry Paul | 15 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated— American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Comedy Series Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated— TV Guide Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy |
| 2005 | Family Guy | Patrick Pewterschmidt | voice, episode "The Fat Guy Strangler |
Pound is a 1970 film directed and written by Robert Downey, Sr., it was based on The Comeuppance, an off-off broadway play written by Downey in 1961. It is about several dogs at a pound, the dogs are played by human actors. The film is notable as being the screen debut of Robert Downey, Jr., the director's 5-year old son.
Greaser's Palace is a 1972 American cult film directed by underground filmmaker Robert Downey, Sr. A parable based on the life of Christ, it is full of references about the destruction of the world.
MAD Magazine Presents Up the Academy is an American teen comedy film released in 1980, with a plot about the outrageous antics of a group of misfits at a military school.
Baby It's You is an American film released in 1983 written and directed by John Sayles. It stars Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano.
This was Sayles' first film for a major Hollywood studio. He based the screenplay on an autobiographical story by Amy Robinson.
Firstborn (Working title was Moving In) is a 1984 drama (Working title was Moving In) film starring Teri Garr, Peter Weller, Christopher Collet, Corey Haim (in his film debut), Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr..
Tuff Turf is a 1985 American drama film starring James Spader and Kim Richards. The film was released in the United States on January 11, 1985.
Weird Science is a 1985 American teen comedy film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith. The film's producer Joel Silver acquired film rights to the pre-Comics Code Authority 1950s EC Comics magazine of the same name, from which the plot is developed as an expansion and modernization of the basic premise in Al Feldstein's story "Made of the Future" in the fifth issue. The title song was written and performed by American New Wave band Oingo Boingo.
Back to School is a 1986 comedy film starring Rodney Dangerfield, Keith Gordon, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, William Zabka, Sam Kinison, and Robert Downey, Jr.. It was directed by Alan Metter.
The plot centers on a wealthy but uneducated father (Dangerfield) who goes to college to show solidarity with his discouraged son (Gordon) and learns that he cannot buy an education or happiness.
The Pick-up Artist is a 1987 American film written and directed by James Toback. This romantic comedy starred Molly Ringwald and Robert Downey Jr. It was rated PG-13 by the MPAA.
Less Than Zero is a 1987 American drama film loosely based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis. It stars Andrew McCarthy as Clay, a college freshman returning home for Christmas for the first time since Thanksgiving, when he found out that his girlfriend Blair (Jami Gertz) had been having sex with his high school friend, Julian, who is also a drug addict (Robert Downey Jr.). Now at Christmas he finds Blair still trying to recreate the good times, as if nothing has happened and Julian sinking further into drugs and being hassled by his dealer (James Spader) to whom he owes money. The movie presents a look at the culture of wealthy youth in Los Angeles and has a strong anti-drug message.
Johnny Be Good is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Bud Smith, starring Anthony Michael Hall as the main character, Johnny Walker. The film also features Robert Downey Jr., Steve James, Jennifer Tilly and Uma Thurman in her film debut. Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon makes a cameo appearance.
1969 is a 1988 drama film starring Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, and Winona Ryder. It was written and directed by Ernest Thompson. The original music score is composed by Michael Small. The film deals with the Vietnam War and the resulting social tensions between those who support and oppose the war in small-town America.
Rented Lips is a 1988 feature film. The movie was filmed in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, California.
That's Adequate is a 1989 mockumentary documenting a fictional Hollywood studio, Adequate Film Studios. Narrated and hosted by Tony Randall, the film features an all-star cast including James Coco, Robert Downey, Jr., Anne Meara, Jerry Stiller, and Bruce Willis.
True Believer is a 1989 courtroom drama directed by Joseph Ruben and released by Columbia Pictures.
Chances Are is a 1989 romantic comedy film written by Perry & Randy Howze and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey, Jr., Ryan O'Neal, and Mary Stuart Masterson. The original music score was composed by Maurice Jarre.[1]A remake of Subhash Ghai's Hindi film, Karz (1980), starring Rishi Kapoor, and Tina Munim.
Air America is a 1990 American action film directed by Roger Spottiswoode, starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. as Air America pilots, during the Vietnam War, flying missions in Laos. The protagonists discover their planes are used by other government agents to smuggle heroin; and then, they must avoid being made patsies in a frame-up.
Too Much Sun is a 1990 film directed by Robert Downey Sr.. It was filmed in Beverly Hills, California, USA and Los Angeles, California, USA,.
Soapdish is a 1991 comedy film which tells a backstage story of the cast and crew of a popular fictional television soap opera. It stars Sally Field as an aging soap star, joined by Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr., Elisabeth Shue, Whoopi Goldberg, Teri Hatcher, Cathy Moriarty, Garry Marshall, Kathy Najimy, and Carrie Fisher, as well as cameo appearances by TV personalities like Leeza Gibbons, John Tesh (both playing themselves as Entertainment Tonight hosts/reporters), and Ben Stein. Kline was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for the film.
Chaplin is a 1992 British/American biographical film about the life of English comedian Charlie Chaplin. It was produced and directed by Richard Attenborough and stars Robert Downey, Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Kevin Kline, and Anthony Hopkins. It also features Geraldine Chaplin in the role of her own paternal grandmother, Hannah Chaplin.
Heart and Souls is a 1993 fantasy/comedy film about the souls of four deceased people who are trapped on earth and can only be seen by a single living human being who is recruited to help them take care of their unfinished business. The movie was directed by Ron Underwood and was filmed in San Francisco.
The Last Party is a documentary film co-written by and starring Robert Downey, Jr. Interviews and commentary cover moments of history during the 1992 presidential campaigns and investigate the issues of the day with Downey's particular brand of off-beat humor and satire. Although Downey's political sympathies are clear in the film, he lampoons both Democrats and Republicans equally, and provides elements of general social commentary, as well. The film also provides a snap-shot of Robert Downey, Jr., at a point in his life where he was falling into drug addiction that later led to an interruption in his career.
Short Cuts is a 1993 American drama film directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt, it is inspired by nine short stories and a poem by Raymond Carver. Substituting a Los Angeles setting for the Pacific Northwest backdrop of Carver's stories, the movie traces the actions of twenty-two principal characters, both in parallel and at occasional loose points of connection. The role of chance and luck is central to the film, and many of the stories concern death and infidelity.
Hail Caesar is a 1994 comedy film starring Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Judd Nelson, and Bobbie Phillips. The film was directed by Anthony Michael Hall.
A Century of Cinema is a 1994 documentary directed by Caroline Thomas about the art of filmmaking (coinciding with cinema's 100th anniversary), containing numerous interviews with some of the most influential film personalities of the 20th century.
Natural Born Killers is a 1994 American crime film directed by Oliver Stone about a pair of mass murderers and the media coverage given to them. It stars Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis, along with Rodney Dangerfield, Robert Downey, Jr., Tom Sizemore, and Tommy Lee Jones.
Only You is a 1994 romantic comedy film written by Diane Drake and directed and coproduced by Norman Jewison. It stars Marisa Tomei as a young woman who searches for a man whom she believes is her soulmate and Robert Downey Jr. as a young man she meets along the way.
Richard III is a 1995 drama film adapted from William Shakespeare's play of the same name, starring Sir Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr., Nigel Hawthorne, Kristin Scott Thomas, Dame Maggie Smith, John Wood and Dominic West.
Home for the Holidays is a 1995 comedy-drama film directed by Jodie Foster and produced by Peggy Rajski and Jodie Foster. The screenplay was by W. D. Richter based on the short story by Chris Radant. The music score was by Mark Isham and the cinematography by Lajos Koltai.
Restoration is a 1995 film adapted by Rupert Walters from the novel by Rose Tremain. It was directed by Michael Hoffman and stars Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Polly Walker, Meg Ryan, Ian McKellen, Ian McDiarmid and Hugh Grant.
Danger Zone is a 1996 movie directed by Allan Eastman and starring Billy Zane and Robert Downey Jr.
One Night Stand is a 1997 drama film by British director Mike Figgis. The first draft of the screenplay was written by Joe Eszterhas, who had his name removed from the project following Figgis' rewrite.
Two Girls and a Guy is a film produced in 1998 by Edward R. Pressman and Chris Hanley. The director was James Toback, who also wrote the screenplay.
Hugo Pool (also known as Pool Girl in the UK) is a 1997 comedy-drama film starring Alyssa Milano and Patrick Dempsey and directed by Robert Downey, Sr.
The Gingerbread Man is a 1998 legal thriller film directed by Robert Altman and based on a discarded John Grisham manuscript. The film stars Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr, Tom Berenger, Daryl Hannah, Famke Janssen, and Robert Duvall.
U.S. Marshals is a 1998 action thriller film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Wesley Snipes, and a sequel to The Fugitive. The storyline of U.S. Marshals does not feature the character Dr. Richard Kimble, and the part of main protagonist has been passed onto Samuel Gerard and his team of U.S. Marshals who pursued Kimble in the first film.
In Dreams is a psychological thriller directed by Neil Jordan, released in 1999. The film has a running time of 1 hour and 40 minutes. In Dreams has the distinction of being the last film Robert Downey, Jr. completed before being sent to Corcoran State Prison on drug charges.
Friends & Lovers is a 1999 American romantic-drama film directed and co-written by George Haas about a group of twentysomethings on a ski trip. It stars Stephen Baldwin, Claudia Schiffer and Robert Downey, Jr..
Bowfinger is a 1999 comedy cult film directed by Frank Oz. Bowfinger depicts a down-and-out filmmaker in Hollywood attempting to make a film on a small budget with a star who does not know that he is in the film. It was written by Steve Martin, and stars Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, and Heather Graham. Film critics have described Bowfinger as a parody of Hollywood, filmmaking, celebrity and according to many reviews, the group "MindHead" is a parody of the Church of Scientology. Steve Martin has denied that MindHead is based on Scientology, specifically —claiming it to be more a pastiche of various other things he had observed.
Black and White is a 1999 American film directed by James Toback, starring Jared Leto, Scott Caan, Claudia Schiffer, Brooke Shields, Robert Downey Jr., Allan Houston and a number of rap musicians, namely members of the Wu-Tang Clan (Raekwon, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Oli "Power" Grant, Masta Killa and Inspectah Deck) and Onyx (Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz).
Wonder Boys is a 2000 feature film based on the 1995 novel of the same title by Michael Chabon. Directed by Curtis Hanson, it stars Michael Douglas as professor Grady Tripp, a novelist who teaches creative writing at an unnamed Pittsburgh university. He has been unable to finish his second novel, his young wife has left him, and he is sleeping with his boss’s wife (Frances McDormand), who is also the Chancellor of the university. Grady's editor (Robert Downey Jr.) is in town to take a look at the book and becomes interested in a book that a student (Tobey Maguire) from Grady's creative writing class has just completed.
The Singing Detective is a 2003 film based on the BBC miniseries of the same name, a work by Dennis Potter. It stars Robert Downey Jr. and features an expansive supporting cast that includes Adrien Brody, Robin Wright Penn, and Mel Gibson.
Gothika is a 2003 American supernatural thriller directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and written by Sebastian Gutierrez. Halle Berry plays a psychiatrist in a women's mental hospital who wakes up one day to find herself on the other side of the bars, accused of having murdered her husband.
Eros is a 2004 portmanteau film consisting of three short films: Wong Kar-wai's The Hand, Steven Soderbergh's Equilibrium and Michelangelo Antonioni's The Dangerous Thread of Things.
Game 6 is a 2005 American film directed by Michael Hoffman, first presented at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005 and released in the United States in 2006. The film depicts the events of 25 October 1986 in the life of Nicky Rogan, specifically the opening of his latest play juxtaposed with Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, with a screenplay that Don DeLillo wrote in 1991. The soundtrack was written and performed by Yo La Tengo.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a 2005 crime/dark comedy film, which engages many conventions of the classic film noir genre in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. It is based, in part, on the novel Bodies Are Where You Find Them by Brett Halliday. The cast includes Robert Downey, Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan and Corbin Bernsen. The screenplay was written by Shane Black who also directed the film. It was produced by Joel Silver, and co-produced by Downey's wife Susan Downey (who is credited as Susan Levin).
Good Night, and Good Luck is a 2005 American drama film directed by George Clooney. The film was written by Clooney and Grant Heslov and portrays the conflict between veteran radio and television journalist Edward R. Murrow and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, especially relating to the anti-Communist Senator's actions with the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
HUBERT SELBY JR: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow is a documentary film (2005) about writer Hubert Selby Jr. (1928–2004) the author of the novels Last Exit to Brooklyn, The Room, The Demon, Requiem for a Dream, The Willow Tree, and Waiting Period and a book of short stories, Song of the Silent Snow. The movie's title "It/ll Be Better Tomorrow" is taken from page 103 of Selby's novel, The Demon. The slash is included in Selby's typography.
The Shaggy Dog is a 2006 remake of the 1959 film of the same name. It was rated PG by the MPAA for some mild rude humor.
A Scanner Darkly is a 2006 animated film directed by Richard Linklater based on the novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick. The film tells the story of identity and deception in a near-future dystopia constantly under intrusive high-technology police surveillance in the midst of a drug addiction epidemic. The movie was filmed digitally and then animated using interpolated rotoscope over the original footage, giving it its distinctive look.
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a 2006 American drama film starring Robert Downey, Jr. (Shia LaBeouf as his younger self), Rosario Dawson (Melonie Diaz), and Eric Roberts (Channing Tatum). It is based on a 2001 memoir of the same name by author and musician Dito Montiel, which describes his youth in Astoria, New York during the 1980s.
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (also known simply as Fur) is a 2006 film starring Nicole Kidman as iconic American photographer Diane Arbus, who was known for her strange, disturbing images.
Zodiac is a 2007 American mystery-thriller film directed by David Fincher and based on Robert Graysmith's non-fiction book of the same name. The Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. joint production stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey, Jr..
Lucky You is a 2007 drama directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, and Robert Duvall
Charlie Bartlett is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Jon Poll. The screenplay by Gustin Nash focuses on a teenager who begins to dispense therapeutic advice and prescription drugs to the student body at his new high school in order to become popular.
Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, an industrialist and master engineer who builds a powered exoskeleton and becomes the technologically advanced superhero, Iron Man. Gwyneth Paltrow plays his personal assistant Pepper Potts, Terrence Howard plays military liaison James Rhodes and Jeff Bridges plays Stark Industries executive Obadiah Stane.
The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk. It is directed by Louis Leterrier and stars Edward Norton as Dr. Bruce Banner/the Hulk. It is not a sequel to Hulk (2003), but rather a reboot that establishes a new back-story where Banner became the Hulk as an unwitting pawn in a military scheme to reinvigorate the supersoldier program through gamma radiation. On the run, he attempts to cure himself of the Hulk before he is captured by General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (William Hurt), but his worst fears are realized when power-hungry soldier Emil Blonsky (Tim Roth) becomes a similar but more bestial creature. Liv Tyler also stars as Betty Ross, Banner's girlfriend and General Ross' daughter.
Tropic Thunder is a 2008 American action satire comedy film directed and produced by Ben Stiller. The film stars Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey, Jr. as a group of prima donna actors making a Vietnam War film. When their frustrated writer and director decide to drop them in the middle of a jungle, the actors are forced to portray their roles without the comforts of a film set and rely on their acting skills in order to survive the real action and danger. Written by Stiller, Justin Theroux, and Etan Cohen, the film was produced by DreamWorks and Red Hour Films and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
The Soloist is a 2009 American drama film directed by Joe Wright, and starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. The screenplay by Susannah Grant is based on the book, The Soloist by Steve Lopez. The film is based on a true story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who develops schizophrenia and becomes homeless.
Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 action mystery film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. The screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham and Simon Kinberg was developed from a story by Lionel Wigram and Michael Robert Johnson. Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law portray Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, respectively. Holmes investigates a series of murders, apparently connected to occult rituals. Lord Blackwood is the mysterious villain who has apparently risen from the dead after execution. The story culminates with a confrontation on top of Tower Bridge, still under construction.
Iron Man 2 is a 2010 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man, the second film in a planned trilogy and is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film stars Robert Downey Jr., who reprises his role as Tony Stark. In cinematic canon, it takes place six months after Iron Man, and directly before The Incredible Hulk.
Due Date is an upcoming American comedy road film directed by Todd Phillips and starring Robert Downey, Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan and Jamie Foxx. Filming is in post-production and a release is planned on November 5, 2010. This movie was filmed in Las Cruces, New Mexico and around the Atlanta, Georgia area.
Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a live late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. It premiered on NBC, a terrestrial television network in the United States, on October 11, 1975, under the title NBC's Saturday Night.
Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree is a television Christmas special that first aired in 1995. The special stars Robert Downey, Jr., Leslie Nielsen, and Stockard Channing. It also features Kermit the Frog as a narrator and various other muppets created exclusively for the special. In 2005, "Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree" was adapted into a children's theater stage production by the Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre & Children's Theatre.
Ally McBeal is an American comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia. The series stars Calista Flockhart in the title role as a young lawyer working in the fictional Boston law firm Cage and Fish with other young lawyers whose lives and loves were eccentric, humorous and dramatic.
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian. The show is set in the fictional city of Quahog, Rhode Island, and lampoons American culture, society, television and many aspects of the human condition.
