Robert Downey Jr. had already “been there, done that” before Leonardo DiCaprio featured in the critically praised film The Wolf of Wall Street, which won accolades from critics for its accurate portrayal of the renowned Wall Street. The 1993 star of The Last Party, a lesser-known political documentary, visited the Global Financial Center and was, understandably, very upset.
Many online users have found amusement in the recently discovered footage from the documentary, which has gone viral. Some have even dubbed it Downey’s ideal Iron Man audition clip. And we are in complete agreement!
The Moment Wall Street Let Robert Downey Jr. Down
Like his Marvel character Tony Stark, Robert Downey Jr. is renowned for being brutally honest and forthright at all times, regardless of the situation. His extreme transparency and candor are what have elevated him to international fame. The actor conducted interviews and reported on the 1992 Democratic National Convention for the 1993 documentary The Last Party.
The Oppenheimer actor once visited the Wall Street Exchange and spent some time in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Despite the poor camera quality, Downey’s expression of complete and utter shock and contempt is visible.
Observing the crowd’s animal-like yelling and the ensuing mayhem, which typifies the daily activities on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, the actor proclaims,
“If that building is hell, then money is evil.”
But it wasn’t all he noticed. Speaking about the condition of people, he said, spitting forth a carefully considered series of expletives,
“This is the most annoying, irritating, immature, wannabe-bigtime, smalltime s*t-talking, money-hungry, low-IQ, high-energy, jack-rabbit group of people I’ve ever had to put up with for longer than five minutes.”
Even now, people still find him to be quite funny and perceptive in his remarks.
The Most Sincere Responses To RDJ’s Wall Street Remarks Come From Fans
After Robert Downey Jr.’s Wall Street video went viral, people were quick to weigh in with their own perceptive remarks. Some people reacted extremely humorously to seeing Downey in such a setting and starring in such a documentary, while many others were appalled.
Isn’t this like the ideal audition to play Tony Stark? several Reddit users asked. Others countered, saying, “He’s really not wrong.” The building’s technology is the only thing that has altered. For the other admirers, Downey’s strange but genuine response to the pandemonium that followed won over a lot of hearts.
Well, neither Downey’s response nor the amusing comments made by the fans are too surprising. After watching the film, it is easy to understand the whys and hows of RDJ’s transformation into Iron Man—the character who fundamentally altered Marvel’s course.