Before Leonardo DiCaprio starred in the acclaimed The Wolf of Wall Street and earned critical praise for its true depiction of the celebrated Wall Street, Robert Downey Jr. had already been there, done that. Starring in the lesser-known political documentary called The Last Party in 1993, the star also paid a visit to the Global Financial Centre and was justly, extremely disappointed.
The newly resurfaced video from the documentary has been going viral and amusing the netizens, many of whom called the video Downey’s perfect audition clip for Iron Man. And we couldn’t agree more!
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The Time Robert Downey Jr. Was Disappointed By Wall Street
Robert Downey Jr. much like his Marvel character Tony Stark, is known to be always candid and brutally honest no matter what the occasion. It is his intense candidness and openness that has made him a world-famous celebrity. Starring in the 1993 documentary, The Last Party, the actor ran interviews and reported about the Democratic National Convention in 1992.
In one instance the Oppenheimer actor also paid a visit to the Wall Street exchange, spending time in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. The complete and utter shock, as well as disgust, can be clearly seen on Downey’s face, despite the not-so-good-quality video.
Looking at the people shouting like animals and the resulting chaos that is characteristic of the everyday proceedings on the New York Stock Exchange floor, the actor declares,
“If money is evil, then that building is hell.”
But that wasn’t his only observation. Remarking on the state of people, he remarked, spewing a well-observant string of profanities,
“This the most obnoxious group of money-hungry, low-IQ, high-energy, jack-rabbit, f**kin’ wannabe-bigtime, smalltime s*t-talking, bothersome, irritating, immature motherf**kers I’ve ever had to endure for more than five minutes.”
Providing a very insightful and eccentric commentary is what fans still relate to this day.
Fans Have The Most Honest Reaction To RDJ’s Wall Street Comments
When the video of Robert Downey Jr. on Wall Street went viral, fans were quick to offer their side of insightful comments. While many were shocked to find Downey in such a place and starring in such a documentary, others had some very amusing reactions.
Numerous fans on Reddit remarked, Isn’t this like the perfect audition to play Tony Stark? While others stated — He’s really not wrong. The only thing that’s changed is the technology in the building. As for the rest of the fans, many were impressed by Downey’s weird yet very real reaction to the ensuing chaos.
Meanwhile, on X, his fans and netizens had similar things to say. Here are some fan hilarious reactions:
and an actor, of all people, calling you all that – you know it’s bad 😂😂😂
— decliner spike (@declinerspike) January 21, 2024
He’s a poet pic.twitter.com/moEGM0ALHu
— Socrates the Python (@sir_breaksalot) January 21, 2024
And that's why he became Iron Man saving the world.
— Apurv Anand (@apurv_anand) January 21, 2024
It was normal that after that experience he fell into drugs.
— The real one (@Moisex) January 21, 2024
the method acting tapes for iron man
— xCephasx Studios (@xcephasxstudios) January 21, 2024
Well, Downey’s reaction hardly comes as a surprise and so do the fans’ hilarious remarks. Seeing the video it is not hard to figure out the whys and hows of how RDJ became Iron Man, the character who changed the entire trajectory for Marvel.
Meanwhile, The Last Party can be rented or purchased on Amazon.
