The Sheik (2014)

The Sheik: Directed by Igal Hecht. With Khosrow Vaziri, Jack Black, Jim Duggan, Mick Foley. The Sheik is a pop culture documentary that chronicles Khosrow Vaziri’s electrifying career. From his upbringing in Iran, to his journey in America, to his unprecedented experiences as America’s most hated villain.

“u0026quot;The Sheiku0026quot; is a pop culture documentary that chronicles Khosrow Vaziriu0026#39;s electrifying career. From his upbringing in Iran, to his journey in America, to his unprecedented experiences as Americau0026#39;s most hated villain.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile you could make a story about any wrestler of the 1970s and 1980s, including those mentioned in this film (like Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Jake the Snake Roberts), the Iron Sheik makes for a good story because then you can bring in foreign relations. He was Iranian, spent his early years there, and later came to America and helped train the Olympic team. How odd it must be to play u0026quot;the Iron Sheiku0026quot;, a villain, when you are proud of your Iranian roots and your American status.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThrough his story, we see the rise of WWF to a form of legitimacy, and what could be called the u0026quot;mistakeu0026quot; of Hulkamania… or was it not a mistake? Indeed, through Hulk Hogan, wrestling achieved a level of pop culture influence that it never saw again.”