The Redemption of Robert Downey, Jr.

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Robert Downey Jr went from a jail cell to a Hollywood icon. Unveil the man behind the Iron Man suit in this documentary that spans the highs and lows of RDJ. Now the touted king of the MCU, beneath Downey’s career of glitz and glamour lies a tale of redemption - a dark past of drugs, scandals and jail cells. A history of cracking under pressure, this is the story of how Robert Downey Jr battled his personal demons and triumphantly became a role model for all generations.
Script and Edit: Daniel McMahon
Research and Story Producer: Adam Bright
Producer: Jaden Pendegrass
Sound Mixer: Dan Pugsley
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0:00 - I Am Iron Man
0:52 - The Downfall of Downey
2:03 - Less Than Zero
2:40 - Saturday Night Live
3:14 - Robert Downey, Sr.
3:54 - First Time With Mary Jane
4:42 - It’s Mandatory, I Guess
5:43 - My Mate Mel Gibson
6:33 - Susan Levin, Soon To Be Downey
7:43 - She Saved My Life
8:13 - The Petrifying Responsibility
8:48 - The Genius of Charlie Chaplin
9:21 - Rising To The Challenge
9:32 - He Became Chaplin
10:06 - The Publish Press
11:49 - A Tremendous Buzz
12:08 - Cracking Under Pressure
12:45 - Booming on Mushrooms
13:08 - “Most Relaxed Performance in History”
13:37 - The Cops Show Up
13:55 - The Revolving Door
14:44 - Rock Bottom…?
15:23 - A Heart of Steel
15:43 - A Spark In His Eyes
16:11 - (Not) A Family Friendly Name
16:46 - The Most Gifted Actor of His Generation
17:42 - Gone to Waste
17:58 - Not This Time
18:31 - I’m Really Good At Screen Testing
19:53 - The Rest Is History
20:56 - Loosely Prearranged Destiny
21:39 - What’s Hard Is To Decide
22:31 - Thanks To
22:37 - Coming in September
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@poweroffriendship2.0 8 месяцев назад

Robert Downey Dr. playing the role as Tony Stark is not only iconic, but it's also poetically fitting regarding Tony's struggle of alcoholism that reflected with RDJ's history of drug addiction, which both of them just dropped their habits and become successful later in life. Not only RDJ is born to play that role, but his character development made him destined for greatness.

@decosteruniverse 8 месяцев назад

What's odd or perhaps for the better is that Tony Stark's alcoholism is not covered in the Iron Man series.

@TheRoadstr 7 месяцев назад

Robert Downey Doctor

@LineOfThy 7 месяцев назад

@@decosteruniverse did you not watch iron man 2

@kratosgow342 7 месяцев назад

@@decosteruniversethey sort of play that a bit in Iron Man 2 but that's about it most of the time his character arc revolted around his PTSD after the event in first The Avengers movie

@TheIronSaiyan 7 месяцев назад

Robert Downey Doctor

@believeinmatter 8 месяцев назад

There’s an alternate timeline where we lost RDJ as a young man. His turnaround in life is nothing short of amazing

@poweroffriendship2.0 8 месяцев назад

In the alternate timeline, Clive Owen or Tom Cruise would have played the role of Iron Man.

@NativeTexMexican 8 месяцев назад

Glad we don't live there. & idc who Iron Man is there. If they even have an MCU there. Or Marvel in general. 😮

@Bowiiihowdy 6 месяцев назад

@@rikkTVi dunno it probably would have been good. Different tho.

@Sheltur_0311 6 месяцев назад

@@Bowiiihowdyhe wouldve been short

@kamilyakadyr7063 5 месяцев назад

It's sad knowing that people like River Phoenix, Heath Ledger or Brittany Murphy could have had a life like he does, but they never got to.

@estrellasjournal 8 месяцев назад

It’s insane how you have artfully put together a video essay largely just with interview clips. No wonder Colin and Samir shouted you out in their recent video. Maybe I’ll finally enjoy this genre of videos again.

@Dan_d00d 8 месяцев назад

they did? well deserved.

@mawangshallhang 7 месяцев назад

Same with the other videos, especially the Adam Sandler one

@anomalousfiend 8 месяцев назад

as someone currently battling drugs after rehabilitating before... downey hit the nail on the head. quitting isn't the hard part. your fate lies in your decision to change or not. and honestly after hearing this... i think it's time for a change. thanks for telling downey's inspirational story dodford. edit: i have reason to believe my history of tobacco use has caused some of the health issues i am currently battling. if you are smoking, i encourage you to stop. chalking it up to luck that i quit when i did before i could've had a more serious cardiovascular issue than i do now. death ain't worth another puff

@kalodawg8297 8 месяцев назад

amen, I'll drink to that 🍺

@poweroffriendship2.0 8 месяцев назад

I hope you're doing better with the recovery. Wish for the best.

@anomalousfiend 8 месяцев назад

@@kalodawg8297 in moderation my friend 😭

@anomalousfiend 8 месяцев назад

@@poweroffriendship2.0 i flushed my drugs after this video. immediately after i regretted it, but i'm sticking to my decision. third time's the charm. thank you for your kind wishes :)

@poweroffriendship2.0 8 месяцев назад

@@anomalousfiend That's great, man.

@exiteastvideo 8 месяцев назад

This channel doesn't feel like RU-vid anymore: more of an immersive experience. Not unlike going to the cinema.

@monobiteme6014 7 месяцев назад

Like every todays Documentary? Films that been sponsored big times with big company that their dicks is big enough to shove in our mouth to stay quiet

@shardulgo 8 месяцев назад

That last part "what's hard is to decide" hits incredibly different when you realize RDJ made a commitment to himself (and also his significant other) to be better (become sober, be around more, not do drugs, etc.) and once that decision was made, he altered his life completely and opportunities came to him It's a life lesson we all need to know that the hard part is just deciding. Once you've made a decision to do xyz, stick to it and reap what you've sewn. Great edit and storytelling as always Dodford and epic ad integration too

@monkymind4316 8 месяцев назад

Beautifully said! The hardest decision in my life was the one to love myself unconditionally.

@sanjivinsmoke2719 8 месяцев назад

Your documentaries are phenomenal. The clips from the past, interviews etc coupled with great usage of editing. Such a joy to learn about the struggles of people who perceived through life. We can all learn from each others struggles.

@DodfordYT 8 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@moorhseroms 7 месяцев назад

Aren't you supposed to be cooking?

@sanjivinsmoke2719 7 месяцев назад

@@moorhseroms I watch documentaries on inter dimentional cable. Courtesy of some blad old man that gave us a thing called TV and left after comming unannounced on our ship

@Beasty_76 27 дней назад

@@moorhseromsyou aren't funny

@francisbaranski 8 месяцев назад

Dodford, you are THE storytelling genius!

@dmtripreport8542 8 месяцев назад

dude really is killing it

@JimmyEatDirt 7 месяцев назад

I won't pretend to have gone through nearly the struggle that RDj has gone through, but this video came out a few days into my complete quitting of smoking, a habit that i picked up years ago until i was smoking a pack a day. I think this gave me the motivation to keep going. One month down, let's keep rolling. Four months, I'm back to almost as good as before I started.

@brightgaming6906 4 месяца назад

I hope you're still not smoking! Keep it up!

@JimmyEatDirt 4 месяца назад

@@brightgaming6906 not a single puff or light since August 15th.

@Dolphiny_Link 4 месяца назад

@@JimmyEatDirt Congratz, I don’t know if this means much, as I’m a complete stranger, but I’m happy for you. Continue on that path 😊

@JimmyEatDirt 4 месяца назад

@@Dolphiny_Link happy to say that I've passed up offers to smoke for four months (and change). I already have nearly my full lung capacity back, and I can run again.

@Dolphiny_Link 4 месяца назад

@@JimmyEatDirt That’s great, I’m really happy for you 🙂

@edo5407 7 месяцев назад

He took the part as Tony Stark to heart, he is a super hero for tons of kids and for sure that responsibility weighs him firmly on making sure he doesn’t ever let them down.

@dasupertramp5855 8 месяцев назад

One of the best videos about RDJ that I've seen, with some great clips & quotes. What I'm still waiting & hoping for is someone to set aside all of the "Hollywood" of it and see him, from his childhood, as a person just struggling to deal with the situations he's been put in, just see him as another human being and not a character in another Hollywood story. He's often portrayed as just another self indulgent rich Hollywood brat. In reality, he didn't grow up rich. He had a father who was obsessed with his work. RDJ has said that his dad only paid attention to him if they were filming or if his dad was doing drugs with him. In the "SR" doc, RDS says that the first time he cared about anyone but himself was when his 2nd wife became ill. His dad set him on the path to destruction as a child with the wild lifestyle and the drugs. Downey's first arrests came within weeks of his wife & son leaving him. His last arrest came on a Thanksgiving holiday after she refused to let him spend the holiday with them. He was trying to numb his pain with the drug use. When you look beyond the sensational "Hollywood" story, you find someone very relatable and inspirational. I know that many people have, but many more would understand if they knew the heart of the man.

@thekawaiicupcake00 8 месяцев назад

you’ve probably heard this before, but what’s really special about your content is that you don’t shove in a “here’s how you SHOULD feel about ___”. you present information and facts as they are, and you show the human being (along with some very awesome editing!) that’s really cool to me. it’s like, “here’s this wonderfully messy talented flawed human being! do with that what you will.” i enjoy it every time. ❤

@MeaninginMagic 8 месяцев назад

I can't even begin to imagine the amount of time and effort that went into this. Well done Dodford and Co. for creating another fantastic piece.

@SirQuantization 8 месяцев назад

I knew he was destined for more greatness once I saw him in Tropic Thunder.

@notavail_able 8 месяцев назад

Word. It was Iron Man for me, but whatever. He pulled off blackface in Tropic Thunder perfectly lol

@hawwdyhaw8024 8 месяцев назад

That wasn't Robert. That was a dude playing a dude, disguised as another dude. He would have killed in that roll though.

@notavail_able 8 месяцев назад

@@hawwdyhaw8024 yeah it was. He was the dude playing the dude who was playing the dude disguised as another dude.

@SirQuantization 5 месяцев назад

@@notavail_able You the dude who don't know which dude he is

@raygatana1886 7 месяцев назад

Dude, this isn't youtube, this is a god damn professional documentary! This is such impressive work oh my god.

@Adnan-kg4cj 8 месяцев назад

He is one of the all time greats of our era

@Adnan-kg4cj 8 месяцев назад

One of the greatest actor of all time

@westerwal8000 8 месяцев назад

RDJ didn’t only change his own life, but the whole world. I cannot imagine the difference if Nicholas cage would be playing iron man. His character and entire being, shaped the culture and being of millions of people

@HunterLikesCameras 8 месяцев назад

Most incredible ad read I’ve ever seen. I can’t even call it in ad read, it was an ad experience! Well done Dodford.

@KaninGames 8 месяцев назад

I never knew how little i knew of Robert Downey Jr until i saw this film. Brilliant as always

@RawBerserker 8 месяцев назад

That was simply fantastic! As always 😄 Comprehensive, so well paced, no unnecessary fluff. Just pure goodness. I truly can't wait for the next one... Jim Carrey's story is an immense one. Best of luck to you

@GenericTallGuy 8 месяцев назад

This video is the gold standard. So well made. RDJ, what a story ❤

@Jacktrades1 8 месяцев назад

RDJ is one of my favorite actors, and his comeback story is one of the best This was a great video Dodford, keep up the good work. You should maybe make a video about Johnny Depp next.

@orangeants 8 месяцев назад

I just went back and saw 3 videos youve mare in this format, and I really like how you commit to your storyline. It would've been really easy to use clips from the highlights of RDJ or Drew Barrymore's career once the arch has ended but that wouldn't fit the narrative and the result is brilliant ❤ also the ad clips are so well integrated I take so long realize they've begun

@ethanrothstein6785 8 месяцев назад

It blows my mind that you're not more popular on this platform. Where other RU-vidrs are boring and hard to follow (some very popular ones), your storytelling is seamless. Keep up the great work

@MythicalShadowCat 8 месяцев назад

This was so fantastic, you tell the stories of these actors like they were never told before with a beautiful touch of editing, speaking of touch, next is Jim Carrey with the Truman Show wall touch?! 👀

@an0baca745 8 месяцев назад

Soooo refreshing the way you tell story! The visuals, the scripting! And that ending, damn!! 🏆💪 Lots to learn from you, great job

@Magdalena8008s 8 месяцев назад

Him on Archmair Expert with Dax and seeing two friends chat about it all was really eyes opening to the man. Respect.

@ShadowKrueger 8 месяцев назад

It was so fitting when Robert became iron man because Tony suffered with addiction in the comics and RDJ stated he connected with that.

@JWisdom 8 месяцев назад

Great story beautifully presented as usual 🙌🏼 loved the effort you put into the ad reads as well

@TheMrSnuggle 8 месяцев назад

please dont stop making videos.... you literally have the best account on youtube, your work does not go unnoticed... each video should have millions of views so talented

@gunnermatthey847 7 месяцев назад

Sobriety? "Yano what it is?, It's Mandatory." Really hit me right in the feels

@KINOanatomy 8 месяцев назад

When editing, rythm and narration skills meet up, that gives us a masterpiece of a video. The more I watch your videos, the more baffeled i get. like someone said for a man in another video "you're breathtaking"

@reececozaa9328 7 месяцев назад

This man is literally mine and so many others idol, 26 now, and can't believe how far RDJ came, you became many people hero's and proved he could be the best person he could. He deserves the success he has

@4rl0ng 8 месяцев назад

It's honestly mind-blowing that this gem got like 30k+ views. Definitely worth millions.

@sadboygreggy 4 месяца назад

*“What’s hard is to decide.” Hits different when you lived through the same struggles & tribulations RDJ has.*

@cielolee2815 7 месяцев назад

Great little documentary about RDJ, but putting that aside, the ad for Publish Press was maybe the best ad I've ever seen, on youtube or elsewhere. I watched it all the way through; I never watch ads all the way through. Impressive, keep up the good work!

@pitsakal 8 месяцев назад

This video is amazing!! Great job Dodford ! Felt like I was watching a Netflix documentary the entire time ! Loveee it!

@TheElbowMerchant 8 месяцев назад

Been looking forward to this one since your community post. And as expected, Dodford doesn't miss!

@belliott88 7 месяцев назад

Dodford, your work is impossibly underrated. Keep putting out whatever genuinely compels you to want to make it the best work you’ve ever done.

@starry4471 7 месяцев назад

I've been struggling with self-doubt as an unemployed, broke 19 year old. I think I really needed to watch this video and I'm glad I did. Thank you.

@janina6206 8 месяцев назад

WOW pretty much one of your best videos yet. so well done and put together, loved the arrangement of the interviews.

@docsaico 8 месяцев назад

This was so beautiful, thank you. 🥹

@developingtank 6 месяцев назад

This was the only one of your recent videos that I hadn't watched until now. It's fun to see the growth of your channel and how over the last few months your style has started to become fully realized. Looking forward to whatever comes next.

@sherwinstark 6 месяцев назад

This is By Far, One of the Best Documentaries on Robert Downey Jr I've Ever Watched. ♥️💐

@blakestorbakken6851 4 месяца назад

Genuinely almost got emotional in the end with the way this video was put together. The music the editing and the story it follows. Amazing job and I hope you can understand that your work is such a good quality

@avastoibobozoda9780 8 месяцев назад

The realest of deals. Thank you Dodford

@SteveDCM 8 месяцев назад

You know that is a good day when you were blessed with another Dodford video.

@Eric-Alan 8 месяцев назад

Wow. This was put together so well. Excellent job.

@pillowbutlikebetter912 8 месяцев назад

Love this video, amazing as always

@jeffreysaari 8 месяцев назад

Best midroll ad of all time. There wasn’t a moment that I wanted to skip it. The j cut at the end was actually very engaging as well. I read and retained the information of the ad while the story continued. Excellent.

@Entree3000 8 месяцев назад

This is so masterfully produced! Amazing video!

@boqk 8 месяцев назад

Every single video this man makes gets me genuinely excited to watch

@seaque. 8 месяцев назад

these documentaries are my favorite RU-vid videos recently. They are professionally made. I am instantly hooked and excited for the next one, which rarely happens to me.

@jessienotjessy6731 8 месяцев назад

another gorgeous documentary dodford, a fantastic actor with a heartbreaking story i wouldn’t have known that in-depth before. thank you for creating what you do

@QUBIQUBED 8 месяцев назад

@@TayeDiggs. what??

@jensuah 8 месяцев назад

i LOVE the new dodford intro. i can't stop replaying it.

@Arctic_Funkeyes505 7 месяцев назад

I just found your channel today, and I love your content, I love the way it's put together, the editing, the timeline, and I can't wait for the next video

@GrahamWhittakerSZN 8 месяцев назад

Dodford said that the midroll ad would be amazing, and let’s just say IT WAS 🔥

@KZ-kl8fx 7 месяцев назад

The build up made that “I am iron man” hit so different 🪂👀

@victordealencar5860 7 месяцев назад

These video editings you make are awesome, truly. Keep up the good work!

@jessehanska1895 8 месяцев назад

Absolutely stunning video. Fantastic editing and storytelling.

@idkdkdkdkdkdk 8 месяцев назад

I do love your documentaries fr. It's amazing how you, Danny, and the whole team can create such a masterstroke in 22 minutes and 45 seconds. You've significantly impacted the way I make videos, and thanks to your influence, I've improved tremendously as an aspiring creator.

@E4RLIES 8 месяцев назад

Bravo Dodford👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 That was exceptionally well put together, told with great balance ❤

@JBJREEL 7 месяцев назад

I have binged all your videos this week. i love your editing man. Keep up the amazing work

@RemEdits 6 месяцев назад

This is brilliant! Great work my dude

@JB-vq6xv 2 месяца назад

Hope he wins the Oscar for Oppenheimer, then his story will have come full circle

@rbiv_ Месяц назад

🙂

@newmannewman6043 Месяц назад

😄

@flipper_ 7 месяцев назад

Robert is phenomenal. Continuing to put out films without him was the worst mistake Marvel ever could have made.

@PhoenixResale 8 месяцев назад

I’m thrilled every time you upload.

@Mitsuki_4374 8 месяцев назад

love ur vids keep doing great work man

@acinemalens 5 месяцев назад

Just imagine if Mel Gibson didn't give that second chance to RDJ, we will perhaps lost one of the greatest actor of our generation. Anyway, I really enjoy this documentary and the way you edit it. Learnt a lot from you as a man who is also trying to make video essays as well :)

@robvfx1711 8 месяцев назад

Great video as always man!

@The10.000ThingsOfficial 8 месяцев назад

I think this is storytelling, very good editing. You got my sub , you are doing something with theseee!! ❤

@PhilipVeinstein 8 месяцев назад

Man you documentaries are amazing! Subscribed to your channel when I found it not too long ago and always excited for a new video by you. Those videos IMO are on the level of documentaries we see on Netflix and HBO. Keep up the good work!

@brodiepasker9918 6 месяцев назад

Oh my god. This was put together so well.

@MissingTexture 8 месяцев назад

Another amazing video, thank you Dodford. Great subject matter this time around, first one of your vids to tear me up via the narrative you knitted together

@Comporio 8 месяцев назад

Great video as always

@alberchica5628 8 месяцев назад

As always, each video only gets better. Thanks for this one 🤙

@cupscout 8 месяцев назад

Absolutely incredible. Keep up the amazing work.

@justintiger9 8 месяцев назад

You guys are quickly becoming one of my favorite channels

@lukehavener9643 8 месяцев назад

stellar video as usual

@adelsyed30 8 месяцев назад

Man! I saw your Keanu video and immediately fell into your trap of amazing culmination of interview clips and what not in such a marvelous way that inspires you so deeply. DAAAMMNNN! I was so invested already in the video. Of course its about RDJ, of course its a video made by you, then the redemption part comes in and I am enjoying it like watching a climax of a cinematic masterpiece. you really have shown you are a lot more... I'm running out of words to describe your work. Keep going man. that's all I have to say. This is the first time I've maxed the use of my vocabulary and it's still not enough to describe your work. But you get the feeling of how I feel watching your videos? Man I wish you knew!