Hint: it's not 'Iron Man'.
With Robert Downey Jr. having firmly become one of the most beloved and recognizable actors in Hollywood today, it's easy to forget that things weren't always this way. There was a time, before The Avengers, before Iron Man, that Downey Jr. wasn't such a sure bet for studios, and it's because of this that the films the actor has named most important to his career may surprise you.
The Shaggy Dog saw the star appear as a sinister doctor who had Tim Allen's character transform into its titular Bearded Collie. The film was met with largely negative reviews, currently sitting at a measly 26% approval rating on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. However, it was crucial to resuscitating the star's career, with Downey Jr. calling it "the film that got Disney saying they would insure me." While Downey Jr.
Dolittle was another flop for the actor, though one from which Downey Jr. took a valuable lesson. “I finished the Marvel contract and then hastily went into what had all the promise of being another big, fun, well-executed potential franchise in Dolittle,” he said. "I had some reservations. Me and my team seemed a little too excited about the deal and not quite excited enough about the merits of the execution. But at that point I was bulletproof. I was the guru of all genre movies.
Downey Jr. returns to theaters later this month as he appears in Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated Oppenheimer. The film opens on July 21 via Universal Pictures. Check out the trailer below:
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