Theo Fleury: Playing With Fire

Theo Fleury: Playing With Fire

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 25, 2011

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

Theo Fleury: Playing With Fire

Production Companies

Pyramid Productions

Director

Matt Embry

Description

Theo Fleury was an NHL star. He played for the Calgary Flames, New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks. He made 50 million dollars and threw it away on drugs, alcohol and gambling. He reached bottom, and bought a gun intending to kill himself. At the last minute he changed his mind. He wrote a book revealing that, as a teen, he'd been sexually abused by his coach. It created a firestorm of publicity and went on to become a No. 1 bestseller in Canada. Theo starred in a top-rated skating competition reality show and had a cameo in the opening film at TIFF last year. Inspired by the book, the documentary follows Theo's struggle with the aftermath of the book and gives his turmoil a voice.