If things had gone as originally planned, directorChris SmithsNetflixdocumentarySr.might have been calledJr.instead.

He initially thought of doing a film aboutIron ManactorRobert Downey Jr., but the star proposed something different.

Sr.s irrepressible love of moviemaking comes through in the film.

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As perhaps is true of most father-son relationships, some sensitive matters between the Downeys appear unresolved.

I think Robert wanted to have a dialogue with his dad in person.

I think that morphed into these Zoom calls because of the restrictions of Covid.

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