Robert Downey Jr.’s The Nice Guys Cameo, Explained

Shane Black’s 2016 neo-noir buddy comedy “The Good Guys” has develop into one thing of a cult basic, regardless of being lower than a decade previous. The movie follows troubled personal investigator Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hirable enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) as they seek for the lacking teen Amelia (Margaret Qualley), who Healy was supposed to guard. It allowed each actors to actually present their comedic chops and chemistry, and it is as close to a perfect buddy comedy as you may get. It is humorous, it is action-packed, and it is sometimes a bit scary in a enjoyable manner, like all of the a number of instances when March primarily throws himself into an prolonged, painful tumble and by some means manages to outlive each time. 

Despite the fact that March turns into satisfied that he can’t die (when in actuality, he is most likely simply been drunk sufficient to ragdoll and never injure himself extra severely), issues get particularly scary when he finally ends up on the backside of a hill, proper subsequent to a bloody corpse. March will get upset, as all of us most likely would, and the terrifying second turns into kind of hilarious as he wheezes and tries desperately to get away. However audiences who seemed carefully might need seen one thing uncommon concerning the dearly departed useless man: he is performed by none aside from Robert Downey Jr. 

The physique is lacking about half of its face, and for the reason that scene is at night time, it makes him a bit more durable to determine. However eagle-eyed viewers may catch that it was Downey doused in blood and gore in an uncredited cameo. He is taking part in the physique of porn producer Sid Shattuck, the financier of an experimental porno movie that hid a significant message a couple of authorities conspiracy inside its hardcore intercourse scenes. His wounds are grotesque and upsetting, however the considerably hardened Healy is ready to determine him as Shattuck utilizing the contents of his pockets earlier than the 2 chuck him over a fence in an try and distance themselves from the crime scene. (In addition they upchuck a bit in response to the nastiness of the corpse, however fortunately the movie is ready within the Nineteen Seventies and DNA testing would not actually be round for an additional few a long time.) 

Sadly, they decide the improper fence and find yourself dropping poor previous useless Sid onto a desk on the heart of what seems like a marriage or very fancy celebration, resulting in lots of screaming, prompting the great guys to run away as quick as they probably can. 

Dark, surreal humor is a Shane Black trademark, and it is nice that Downey was in a position to be part of one of many darkest and funniest scenes in “The Good Guys,” even when it is simply an uncredited, easy-to-miss cameo. It would appear to be Downey is simply too huge of a star to sort out a non-role like that, particularly since his flip as Tony Stark within the “Iron Man” and “Avengers” motion pictures had already rocketed him to super-stardom by 2015, however Downey and Black had their very own buddy historical past.

In 2005, Downey starred in Black’s directorial debut, “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.” Black had develop into recognized for his work as a screenwriter, penning huge motion scripts like “Final Motion Hero” and “The Lengthy Kiss Goodnight,” together with creating the “Deadly Weapon” movie collection, however he saw “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” as his “anti-action movie” and went in a really completely different route. There’s nonetheless loads of nice buddy comedy banter, however “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” is a dialogue-heavy neo-noir black comedy that wasn’t actually what anybody anticipated, and it sadly bombed on the time, simply barely making again its modest manufacturing finances. 

The film has since develop into a cult basic (very similar to “The Good Guys”) and is fairly beloved, and it is also liable for Downey making it into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Iron Man” director Jon Favreau thought Downey’s efficiency was excellent within the film and used it to win over execs, which led to Downey bringing Shane Black aboard as author and director on “Iron Man 3.” 

Downey was most likely busy filming “Avengers: Age of Ultron” or “Captain America: Civil Conflict” in the course of the time “The Good Guys” was being filmed, however it’s nice that he nonetheless had a little bit of time to make an unceremonious cameo in his buddy’s film. 

Shane Black’s 2016 neo-noir buddy comedy “The Good Guys” has develop into one thing of a cult basic, regardless of being lower than a decade previous. The movie follows troubled personal investigator Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hirable enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) as they seek for the lacking teen Amelia (Margaret Qualley), who Healy was supposed to guard. It allowed each actors to actually present their comedic chops and chemistry, and it is as close to a perfect buddy comedy as you may get. It is humorous, it is action-packed, and it is sometimes a bit scary in a enjoyable manner, like all of the a number of instances when March primarily throws himself into an prolonged, painful tumble and by some means manages to outlive each time. 

Despite the fact that March turns into satisfied that he can’t die (when in actuality, he is most likely simply been drunk sufficient to ragdoll and never injure himself extra severely), issues get particularly scary when he finally ends up on the backside of a hill, proper subsequent to a bloody corpse. March will get upset, as all of us most likely would, and the terrifying second turns into kind of hilarious as he wheezes and tries desperately to get away. However audiences who seemed carefully might need seen one thing uncommon concerning the dearly departed useless man: he is performed by none aside from Robert Downey Jr. 

The physique is lacking about half of its face, and for the reason that scene is at night time, it makes him a bit more durable to determine. However eagle-eyed viewers may catch that it was Downey doused in blood and gore in an uncredited cameo. He is taking part in the physique of porn producer Sid Shattuck, the financier of an experimental porno movie that hid a significant message a couple of authorities conspiracy inside its hardcore intercourse scenes. His wounds are grotesque and upsetting, however the considerably hardened Healy is ready to determine him as Shattuck utilizing the contents of his pockets earlier than the 2 chuck him over a fence in an try and distance themselves from the crime scene. (In addition they upchuck a bit in response to the nastiness of the corpse, however fortunately the movie is ready within the Nineteen Seventies and DNA testing would not actually be round for an additional few a long time.) 

Sadly, they decide the improper fence and find yourself dropping poor previous useless Sid onto a desk on the heart of what seems like a marriage or very fancy celebration, resulting in lots of screaming, prompting the great guys to run away as quick as they probably can. 

Dark, surreal humor is a Shane Black trademark, and it is nice that Downey was in a position to be part of one of many darkest and funniest scenes in “The Good Guys,” even when it is simply an uncredited, easy-to-miss cameo. It would appear to be Downey is simply too huge of a star to sort out a non-role like that, particularly since his flip as Tony Stark within the “Iron Man” and “Avengers” motion pictures had already rocketed him to super-stardom by 2015, however Downey and Black had their very own buddy historical past.

In 2005, Downey starred in Black’s directorial debut, “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.” Black had develop into recognized for his work as a screenwriter, penning huge motion scripts like “Final Motion Hero” and “The Lengthy Kiss Goodnight,” together with creating the “Deadly Weapon” movie collection, however he saw “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” as his “anti-action movie” and went in a really completely different route. There’s nonetheless loads of nice buddy comedy banter, however “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” is a dialogue-heavy neo-noir black comedy that wasn’t actually what anybody anticipated, and it sadly bombed on the time, simply barely making again its modest manufacturing finances. 

The film has since develop into a cult basic (very similar to “The Good Guys”) and is fairly beloved, and it is also liable for Downey making it into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Iron Man” director Jon Favreau thought Downey’s efficiency was excellent within the film and used it to win over execs, which led to Downey bringing Shane Black aboard as author and director on “Iron Man 3.” 

Downey was most likely busy filming “Avengers: Age of Ultron” or “Captain America: Civil Conflict” in the course of the time “The Good Guys” was being filmed, however it’s nice that he nonetheless had a little bit of time to make an unceremonious cameo in his buddy’s film.