Cheeseburger first

Iron Man (2008)

Directed by Jon Favreau
Written by Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway
Starring (in this scene) Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, Gwenyth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan, Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stone

Chef’s Note:  Not sure this is the kind of product endorsement Burger King was hoping for-

In 2003, Downey Jr. was falling back into old habits and using frequently. It was not until he made a decision to stop at Burger King to get some food that the realization was made that Downey Jr. needed to stop using and stop using immediately.

When Downey Jr. pulled into the drive-through, he had “tons of …dope” in the car with him. He also was high when he placed his order.

“It was such a disgusting burger I ordered,” Downey Jr. explained. “I had that, and this big soda, and I thought something really bad was going to happen.”

While there was not any explanation as to what the sense of dread was, it was enough that instead of using the illicit substances in the car, Downey Jr. drove to the ocean where he got rid of all of his drugs and made the decision to get sober and stay clean from that point forward.

Chef’s Note:  Happy National Cheeseburger Day!