Restoration (1995)

The 17th century period film Restoration (1995) stars Robert Downey Jr. as Robert Merivel, a talented young med student who is called away from his studies by a morose King Charles the II (Sam Neill). See, his dog Lulu is dying. In his first act as a member of The Kings court Merivel saves the life of the beloved royal hound. He is asked to wed one of King Charles’ many mistresses in order to assuage suspicion, but with the distinct order not to fall in love his new wife. Well... you can see where this is going. While this historical drama has been praised for the casts remarkable acting chops, the true marvel here is Robert Downey’s junior bacon cheeseburger buns!