UMichael B. IJordani kudliwanondlebe nemagazini yamadoda yamadoda yathetha ukuba mva nje ucinga kakhulu malunga nelifa lemveli eliza kushiya ilungu le-Hollywood. Ubandakanyeka emsebenzini ongaphezulu kweminyaka engamashumi amabini kwaye ukholelwa ukuba sele efikile kwi-deest ezithile emsebenzini wakhe ukuze abe ngumzekelo wabadlali abaqalisa.
Kwangelo xesha, iJordani ivuma ukuba wadlulisela iindima ezininzi ezidlulileyo, ngaphandle kwento yokuba wafumana iingcebiso ezaneleyo, ngakumbi emva kokuba ifilimu iphume nge "FROVE STETT yakhe": "Andikwazi ukudlala onke amanani embali emnyama. Kukho abanye abadlali abanetalente abafanele babe nethuba lokukwenza. "
Umfanekiso obhalwe ngohlobo lwedrama ye-biographical ifihlwe ngesiseko seziganeko zokwenyani ezenzeke ngo-2009. Emva koko umntu oselula wadubula ipolisa, kwaye kwizixeko ezininzi zaseMelika zaqala ukuzibonisa, amaqhinga nokurhoxa kwamagosa asebupoliseni.
Abagxeki baphawula ukuba njengoko i-Actor Jordani yatyhilwa ngokuqinisekileyo kule filimu. Kwaye umguquli wendima yesibonelelo se-Oscar uyakholelwa ukuba, ngaphandle kwempumelelo, akanakudlala bonke abalinganiswa abamnyama, kuba bekukho abanye abalinganiswa abamangalisayo, kuba bekukho amanye amaqanda anokusebenzisa eli thuba kunye neyona mifanekiso yabantu bokwenyani kwiimuvi.
Khumbula, umlingisi ukwaziwa kwifilimu "ezinobunzima", "lo mzuzu unqabileyo", kunye nokuqhubeka kwezinto ezimbini zotyekelo "kunye nelifa le-Rocky" kunye nelifa le-Syltorter I-stallone.