MCU: 12 Things You Learn Rewatching Iron Man
8. Tony Stark Is Basically James Bond
Before his revelation in the Middle East, Tony Stark is such a sh*tbag that he's basically James Bond - and more specifically than that, he's basically Roger Moore's James Bond.
He's a quip-throwing, womanising lech, who drinks heavily, parties and basically isn't a nice guy at all. He's at no point unlikeable, of course - which is the value of casting Robert Downey Jr - but with another actor, he may have been totally irredeemable.
Just imagine someone else saying "I got caught doing a piece for Vanity Fair" after literally bedding a female journalist. He calls her a "piece" and gets away with it. Unbelievable.
It's pretty sexist, all-in-all. Tony Stark has a bloody stripper pole fitted on his private jet, but it's not there when he gets on. It's a retractable one, which means he always assumes he's going to convince the stewardesses to strip.