Robert Downey Jr tributes father’s filmmaking career on Netflix movie

(CNN, KYMA/KECY) - Robert Downey Junior's latest project debuts on Netflix this weekend.

It has elements of comedy, drama and reality, but it's not a work of fiction.

It's a documentary about his father, titled "Senior."

Robert Downey Senior was a well-known underground filmmaker in his day.

The younger Downey acted as a child in some of his father's films,

"Senior" delves into the actor's permissive childhood that led to many of his later issues with drugs.

While his father passed away last year from Parkinson's, Downey's documentary will live on as a lasting tribute.