Ifilimu entsha ekhokelwa nguSteven Spielberg, isihloko sakhe sokuqala 'Isilingo seChicago 7 kwaye uza kuba neenkwenkwezi uSacha Baron Cohen, unokufumana enye into yokongeza. Akukho ngaphezulu okanye ngaphantsi kukaWill Smith, owathi emva kokudlala okuphela komntu osindileyo emhlabeni kwiNdaba, ngendlela inoveli enhle kakhulu nguRichard Matheson, ngoku angazibeka kumyalelo wokungakhathali kwaye uhlala esenza izinto ezintsha uSteven Spielberg.
Isilingo seChicago 7 Yifilimu malunga nemvukelo ngokuchasene neMfazwe yaseVietnam eyenzeka kwisixeko saseMelika ngo-1968, ehambelana nendibano yombutho weDemocratic, owawubanjelwe khona.