Theo Fleury: Playing With Fire
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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.
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Cast
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Theo Fleury
Himself
Ron MacLean
Himself
Also in
Ice-Breaker: The '72 Summit Series
Larry Day
Kerry Fraser
Kerry Fraser
Matt Embry
Known for
Holiday in Handcuffs
Kirstie McLellan Day
Jamie Macoun
Peter Maher
Self (voice)
Shaun Smyth
Shaun Smyth
George Stroumboulopoulos
George Stroumboulopoulos
Brian Sutter
Brian Sutter
Matt Embry Director · Larry Day Writer
First release September 25, 2011 · Produced in Canada
Production
Pyramid Productions
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 25, 2011
Premiere · Calgary International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
May 4, 2012 · Premiere · Hot Docs
May 9, 2012 · TV · The Movie Network & Movie Central
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