From 36J.256@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 25 01:56:56 2023
XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.hollywood
Robert Downey Jr rose to fame in 80's "teen angst" movies.
Alas he also developed serious drug habits and became just
impossible to work with. His career (like many of those
80s icons) crashed.
BUT ... he overcame his problems. Someone took a chance
on him for the movie "Chaplin" - and he proved he really
could match that superior 20s/30s icon.
Ever see Chaplin's "The Dictator" ? DO ! His timely
send-up of Hitler is worth your time !
In any case, Downey did prove he "was back" and has
since made a career playing (dangerously) ultra-
intelligent protagonists.