I think he might have been raised by some miserable people and they turned into a miserable person himself. It's a vicious cycle and when you think about it from what we hear his parents to all this money so yes they were pretty vicious.
I remember when every Sunday on about every network,they would have a Sunday night movie, and sometimes we would have to decide which one we would want to watch. I really miss those days .we miss you Gary Coleman rip
@@SuperMarioBrosIII Back then there were far less commercial breaks than there are now. And the breaks were only a couple of minutes long, not 5-7 minutes like today.
@@sjdrifter72 Yes, I know I was alive back then to witness this. But this movie seems about 25 minutes longer than a made for tv movie today! I mean we see Gary go through so much within the films time frame as well as his parents struggle. 🔥📺📼🙋
Gary Colman was a on unrecognized under appreciated genius. He brought such warmth and humanity to the screen that you don’t find in young actors or in Hollywood today. He was a natural talent. I see a lot of myself in him. Being born on the 8th means that he is special. His sad and tragic life is a tragedy. I hope he finds happiness in heaven.
For some reason, I see a trailer for a Gary Coleman doc on Peacock, then I was like "Wasn't there a movie where Gary Coleman plays a pyromaniac?", so I decided to search for it and this video happens to be uploaded only 7 hours ago. Talk about a bizarre coincidence.
I was 3 years old when this movie came out, now I'm 42, I never knew this movie existed, Gary Coleman sure was a talented actor, sadly he passed away at my age, thanks for the upload! :)
Gary Coleman was one of my favorite actors growing up my mommy recorded this on the video machine for us and we watched this movie a lot over the years. I really love Gary's performance in this movie it shows how versatile he is he can play the role of Arnold a fun-loving little kid living with a white guy and a cool brother named Willis and also play his role in this movie to perfection being ultra dramatic ignition moments that needed and making you want to just cry because he was such a good good actor making you believe in everything that was going on at the moment.
Whoa whoa there's been no trace of this movie anywhere forever and i just heard about this movie weeks ago and didn't find a single thing and now there's a full upload on it u have proven yourself to be an angel without its wings for this kind act
Watching this film took me back in time if only for a little while to forget about all the craziness that's going on in this world we live in today...Thank you for this time travel. ❤
Thanks for posting this. RIP Gary Coleman. Gary really had a rough life, his adopted parents stole his money, he was typecast as Arnold Jackson and Hollywood never gave him good movie roles. This film is the only exception. RIP Yaphet Kotto, Ron O'Neal, and Cicely Tyson!
@Youttubi Gary Coleman's biological mother was homeless. After he was born he was adopted by Sue and Willie Coleman. I don't know if his biological mother or his adoptive parents had other children, and I don't think there's any information on that.
The guy at the high school,Mike,is Ellen Travolta's son..he looks just like his Uncle John Travolta ❤, remember, Ellen Travolta, played on Charles in charge..as Scott Baios,mom..what a good looking family..❤And ,Ron O'Neal, played on A Different World,as jasmine guys daddy ❤..I never seen,this movie and I'm 51,now..But,A good Sunday night movie..and I remember,those old commercials ❤Thank you, again.❤true Classic,Gary Coleman ❤
I know isn’t it weird how much movies have changed. Movies today are so bad I stopped going to cinema ages ago. Films and movies used to be exciting to watch back in the day not any more though.
Thanks for uploading this rare gem. I haven’t seen this since 1985 when it first aired. My mom recorded this on our VCR, but the tape got tossed out accidentally :(
Damn glad to be part of the 80s. NBC had some great shows as well as tv movies. I remember when this had premiered, now looking at it now Gary Coleman was a beast with this movie. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for the upload and all those classic commercials! It was great to watch this movie again! They need to bring movies like these back! Great performance by Gary Coleman, Cicely Tyson, and Ron O'Neal RIP to all three of them!
I have seen the promo to this movie several times in the past couple years, but never have I ever expected to come across the actual full complete movie of playing with fire featuring Gary Coleman and Cicely Tyson! I have seen bits and pieces of it when I was a kid back in the early 90s When they had shown it on the cinema 7 show on WXYZ channel 7, but I have never been able to capture it since. Thank goodness I actually found this after scrolling through different videos in the home feed on TH-cam this morning!
I was away at Military school when this was broadcast. Never even knew about until last year when I say a teaser for it. Couldn’t find it anywhere! Thank you so much for posting!!!
There's a strange joy in finally getting to see a piece of lost media, and even though it's terrible, it's enjoyable. Thank you.(Worth it for the Stick-ups commercial!)
Here it is after all these years. Lost Media's Holy Grail. What a magnificent mess, it exceeded my worst expectations. Perfect timing with the Gary documentary release. THANK YOU KEV!
I never saw this movie. Sad that Gary had to go through his medical procedures and problems while acting. Glad he did this movie. He was more than ‘Whatchu Takin’ Bout Willis’ catch phrase. Rest well, Mr. Gary Coleman. (I recognized his little sister as Laura Winslow best friend in Family Matters, Maxxie. )
I was nine when this movie came out and I never seen itbut I get to see it at 47 is wild!! To say the least, and these commercials it taking me back to childhood😁💪🏿💯
Do you know for the past 2 years i was waiting for someone to find this movie and post this on TH-cam!? I had a feeling today that someone did. YOU ARE THE MVP SUPERNOVA
I've found out this movie existed a few years ago (I was only 2 when it premiered) by way of an old promo uploaded here on TH-cam and I've been waiting for someone to upload it ever since. Thanks!
Can’t believe I just watched this whole thing. Seems like even in movies the people were actually more emotionally mature and had better dialogue with eachother before we were all buried in our phones.
I remember when this film came out. And unfortunately, I only saw the last ten minutes of it because I forgot the exact time it came on. The weird thing is I was thinking there would be a future repeat of it. But it never happened. Maybe because it wasn't that good or because it was that intense. I feel it's the latter, because it's a very good film. Thank you for presenting lost art.👍
Gary was one of the most talented child actors I have seen his first 2 seasons on strokes has never been surpassed by any child actor his timing and natural delivery was perfect. He never really got to stretch as actor this maybe the first time he tried something dramatic.
Check him out in the "GOOD TIMES" episode he featured on...his timing, delivery, comedic skill at that young age was epic...amazing 2 see...if only bloopers was back then 💯 he was one of our greatest
I haven’t watched this since it aired. Thanks for posting. I guess Ms. Tyson and Mr. O’Neal had nothing else on their schedule to do this hokey TV movie. On another note, Gary really wanted to shake his “Arnold” persona and character when he did this. This was a big deal back then. RIP to Gary, Cicely, Ron, and Yaphet. On another note, that girl that was diggin Gary’s character wouldn’t piss on him in real life. HA!
@@timothyhayden You’re right. I think Gary did have a hand in that subplot. She would’ve NEVER EVER been in a room with him in any shape or form. No offense but it looked like a joke.
No, he wasn’t trying to shake his image. His parents made him to work between the seasons of different strokes being filmed, while he was sick. I remember the interviews, accusations, and the adoptive parents lies.
@@ladyofthecentury I don't think Playing with Fire was a good vehicle for Gary Coleman, for obvious reasons discussed above. I've seen Gary in post-DS interviews saying if he could do it all over again, he would have shunned show business and just lived a low key life. I was all about Diff'rent Strokes when I was a kid, but, behind the scenes, I think Gary was done dirty by everyone who used him as a meal ticket. As far as the other DS kids, I am freaked out that Todd Bridges and Dana Plato had a sexual relationship! I guess it was their way of seeking comfort from each other from the business.
I thoroughly enjoyed this upload, watched it beginning to the end. Gary Coleman was epic in this, a rare gem of a movie! Thanks very much for uploading, subscription added 😊
Until a few weeks ago, I never even knew this TV movie existed. Since this came out in '85, Diff'rent Strokes would have been a year away from being cancelled.
This is a rare hard to find movie, ive always heard about this movie, and seen the trailer on TH-cam while brousing one day,and i tried looking for the actual movie,and nobody had ever uploaded it on here i guess, and now thanks to u i finally get a chance to watch it and see what it is ,looked very serious and very dramatic seeing the trailer, and guess this must have been Gary coleman s first serious drama Tv role, playing a troubled kid who gets into serious mischief and is totally a opposite of his Comedic cute little Arnold from Different Strokes character .
I remember this movie as a kid n my brothers used to watch it all the time when we was in school n the commercials bring back remember too 🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️😎😎😎😎😂😂😂😂
Honestly, I really love this movie because I learned a lot about people personalities and what triggered them to do the things they do is things that happen from their Child Hood. In fact, didn't know lots of fires was started by people because of anger problems.
I never knew Gary made something like this, I can see why it never made it to vhs or anything physical media being out of character for Gary. It is surprising that a recorded tape nearly 40 years old is still in working order.
That's not how reality works, sadly. EVERYTHING eventually decays and stops working. You can't suspend the laws of physics because we like physical media. You could leave a new in box VCR and sealed VHS taped sealed in a vault and within a predictable amount of time the actual tape reel will degrade and the rubber parts in the VCR will disintegrate and the capacitors fail/leak. NOTHING lasts forever.
That's not how reality works, sadly. EVERYTHING eventually dec!ys and stops working. You can't suspend the laws of physics because we like physical media. You could leave a new in box VCR and sealed VHS taped locked in a vault - and within a predictable amount of time the actual tape reel will degr!de and the rubber parts in the VCR will dis!ntegrate and the capacitors fail/leak. NOTHING lasts forever.
Gary Coleman was a gifted actor and he had a hard life and his parents took most of his money and left him with nothing and its sad what happened to his life and him and people made his life hell and he trusted the wrong kinds of people b/c he was so honest and look what Hollywood did to him. Left him in the dusk and he had to pick up the pieces and move on alone. He died and Hollywood owed him alot. He was a man trapped in a small body. RIP Gary Coleman I hope your in happier place now. This world didn't treat you right and people used him too. He suffered from the Different Strokes curse along with Dana Plato. Her son killed himself. So sad.
Back when i was a kid these made for tv movies seemed so corny. But now after Hollywood hasn't put out anything decent in way over a decade, these stories are far more interesting and entertaining.
I REMEMBER SEEING THIS MOVIE WHEN I WAS 8 YEARS OLD. IT CAME OUT A WEEK BEFORE MY 9TH BIRTHDAY, 4/23. THIS MOVIE TAUGHT ME A LESSON ABOUT PLAYING WITH FIRE OR ANYTHING THAT IS DANGEROUS.
I'm so excited to find this movie! I never even knew about it. I lived in Germany in the 80s and we only had one American TV channel. I can't wait to watch it.
Thank you for uploading this!!!!!! I was interested in this film but quickly lost interest when i discovered it was lost. The new Gary Coleman doc reignited (Excuse the pun) my interest and this time it has been found!!!! Sad that no matter what year a film is released in, it can still be lost, like the recent Batgirl film. All film should be seen, no matter how bad or controversial it is.
After different strokes went off the air everyone was so happy to hear of this movie coming on and they get to see their favorite actor once again in a role of a lifetime. The Hollywood producers just do not make the same type of movies anymore with that classic music they just don't even have the same type of cool music that they used to have why can't they even make music with the movies like they used to. The music in this movie really makes you more sentimental. 😊
@ Everyone To all that are grateful for finally being able to see this film again!!! I am TheShadowknight!! And it was my pleasure!!!
Thanks for this! the tape this was on didn't by chance also contain the episode of "Scene Of The Crime" which aired directly after?
THANK YOU!!
Thank you so much ❤❤❤
Thank you for posting I have looking for this movie for years
I have been looking for so long I almost gave up hope in finding it again... thank you so much for the upload
I always loved Gary Coleman. It's a shame he had such a troubled life. For all the joy he brought people I think he deserved better.
I totally agree with your comment
I think he might have been raised by some miserable people and they turned into a miserable person himself. It's a vicious cycle and when you think about it from what we hear his parents to all this money so yes they were pretty vicious.
I agree!
R.I.P. to Gary Coleman, Ron O Neil and Cicely Tyson
The commercials on here ae gems too.
Really gives you glimpse into what the times were like.
R.I.P to Yaphet Kotto too
RIP Y. Kotto
Ron O’Neal ❤
yeah Yaphet just died not too long ago 😢 rip
When the world was more sane than it is today.
I remember when every Sunday on about every network,they would have a Sunday night movie, and sometimes we would have to decide which one we would want to watch. I really miss those days .we miss you Gary Coleman rip
I’m loving the 80’s commercials!!! This is when life was life!!!❤
Me too. I miss the 80s.
literally the best part 🥰
almost brought me to tears , the 80's was the best , I guess because we were kids .
I know😫I miss the 80,s & 90’s
Yeah I know.....life is so dull and boring now. 😒😒😒
To whomever posted this video: THANK YOU!!!
All hail @THESHADOWKNIGHT!
@@KevRipz Movie has very limited commercial interuptions. Could that be due to the subject matter?🤗📺📼🔥
Thank you for posting this movie👊🏾.I remember watching this movie when I was a kid back in the 80’s
@@SuperMarioBrosIII Back then there were far less commercial breaks than there are now. And the breaks were only a couple of minutes long, not 5-7 minutes like today.
@@sjdrifter72 Yes, I know I was alive back then to witness this. But this movie seems about 25 minutes longer than a made for tv movie today! I mean we see Gary go through so much within the films time frame as well as his parents struggle. 🔥📺📼🙋
Gary Colman was a on unrecognized under appreciated genius. He brought such warmth and humanity to the screen that you don’t find in young actors or in Hollywood today. He was a natural talent. I see a lot of myself in him. Being born on the 8th means that he is special. His sad and tragic life is a tragedy. I hope he finds happiness in heaven.
Gary had the remarkable ability to break through the fourth wall and relate to fans on a personal level.
I hope he finds happiness in heaven too.
For some reason, I see a trailer for a Gary Coleman doc on Peacock, then I was like "Wasn't there a movie where Gary Coleman plays a pyromaniac?", so I decided to search for it and this video happens to be uploaded only 7 hours ago. Talk about a bizarre coincidence.
the spirit of gary coleman is trying to tell you something
Just having be rediscovered
😊😂@@SmeddyTooBestChannel
Pretty sure that was what the uploader intended
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A great day for Lost Media, and therefore the World!
@@TheWOCArchive Hey you! I’m a fan! 💜 WOC or DIE! ☺️
@@KevRipz Do you also happen to have A Little Bit Strange tv pilot which only aired once in 1989 starring a young Martin Lawrence?📺📼🤔🙏
Bro I have not seen this since I was a child! Thank you so much for this. Also, Rest in Power Gary Coleman, Cicely Tyson, Ron O'Neal and Yaphet Kotto
4 of the greatest performers in American cinema
I was 3 years old when this movie came out, now I'm 42, I never knew this movie existed, Gary Coleman sure was a talented actor, sadly he passed away at my age, thanks for the upload! :)
I was 5. I’m 44 now.
My father is the same age as you. I'm planning on sending him this movie, as he watched Different Strokes a lot as a kid.
I watched him in tv shows. Watching him in movies was a rare opportunity.
After sooo many years of searching and waiting, you came through with a MIRACLE!! THANK YOU!!!
Gary Coleman was one of my favorite actors growing up my mommy recorded this on the video machine for us and we watched this movie a lot over the years. I really love Gary's performance in this movie it shows how versatile he is he can play the role of Arnold a fun-loving little kid living with a white guy and a cool brother named Willis and also play his role in this movie to perfection being ultra dramatic ignition moments that needed and making you want to just cry because he was such a good good actor making you believe in everything that was going on at the moment.
I grew up in the early 80's and saw every episode of diffrent strokes but i never even heard of this movie....This is my first time seeing it
Gary Coleman in A Movie 🎥 With Super Fly (Ron O’Neal) AND Cicely Tyson. Among Greatness RIP 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 1985 Forever NBC Was DOPE! Back in The Day.
Don't forget Yaphet Kotto as the fire chief officer R.I.P he's also from Alien movie fame
@@skeaneable YESSIR INDEED RIP YAPHET KOTTO 🤴🏿
I'm glad Gary did a movie like this which showed how much range he could bring. But others saw him only as Arnold Jackson, which was a shame.
Appreciate the upload -- and didn't mind the commercials. I grew up on them!
The Oldsmobile Calais commercial too me out!
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Whoa whoa there's been no trace of this movie anywhere forever and i just heard about this movie weeks ago and didn't find a single thing and now there's a full upload on it u have proven yourself to be an angel without its wings for this kind act
Watching this film took me back in time if only for a little while to forget about all the craziness that's going on in this world we live in today...Thank you for this time travel. ❤
What craziness?
@@theone2be33the same crazyness that happens every where everyday
thanks so much to have dig this out,I even thought it would never come back。thanks so much for that friend who recorded it and found it!
Man I haven’t seen this movie in 39 years I’m glad they found it and whoever found it a genius.
I am that GENIUS!!!
@@THESHADOWKNIGHT 🙏
@@THESHADOWKNIGHT Thank you hero.
I found it when I was looking at the filming career of Gary Coleman
Thanks for posting this. RIP Gary Coleman. Gary really had a rough life, his adopted parents stole his money, he was typecast as Arnold Jackson and Hollywood never gave him good movie roles. This film is the only exception. RIP Yaphet Kotto, Ron O'Neal, and Cicely Tyson!
Was Gary Coleman an only child?
@Youttubi Gary Coleman's biological mother was homeless. After he was born he was adopted by Sue and Willie Coleman. I don't know if his biological mother or his adoptive parents had other children, and I don't think there's any information on that.
@@varzilla1513 , okay. Thanks.
@@Youttubi You're welcome!
Passed away May 28, 2010. 14 years, 4 months, 17 days ago. Such a long time ago, man.
The commercials take me back to such nicer days just moving to the US from the caribbean. Life was so simple and fun.
There are some truly frightening scenes in this it's Gary's face with certain fires that really sells it he was a great actor
😢 why did he do that set fires 🔥
The guy at the high school,Mike,is Ellen Travolta's son..he looks just like his Uncle John Travolta ❤, remember, Ellen Travolta, played on Charles in charge..as Scott Baios,mom..what a good looking family..❤And ,Ron O'Neal, played on A Different World,as jasmine guys daddy ❤..I never seen,this movie and I'm 51,now..But,A good Sunday night movie..and I remember,those old commercials ❤Thank you, again.❤true Classic,Gary Coleman ❤
And she played his mom in Happ days
Ron also played in superfly.
She also played the social worker in the 2nd episode of Different Strokes, when Arnold and Willis, wanted to go back to Harlem.
FINALLY!!
I SWEAR I was looking for this movie a few weeks ago!
Thank you for the upload!😁
Thank you so much - the whole channel is RAD - but being able to watch this again is special - remember how much we looked forward to these TV movies?
I know isn’t it weird how much movies have changed. Movies today are so bad I stopped going to cinema ages ago. Films and movies used to be exciting to watch back in the day not any more though.
Thanks for uploading this rare gem. I haven’t seen this since 1985 when it first aired. My mom recorded this on our VCR, but the tape got tossed out accidentally :(
Damn glad to be part of the 80s. NBC had some great shows as well as tv movies. I remember when this had premiered, now looking at it now Gary Coleman was a beast with this movie. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for the upload and all those classic commercials! It was great to watch this movie again! They need to bring movies like these back! Great performance by Gary Coleman, Cicely Tyson, and Ron O'Neal RIP to all three of them!
Omgggggg I’ve been dying to see this movie again it’s only 30 years thanks for the upload ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I have seen the promo to this movie several times in the past couple years, but never have I ever expected to come across the actual full complete movie of playing with fire featuring Gary Coleman and Cicely Tyson! I have seen bits and pieces of it when I was a kid back in the early 90s When they had shown it on the cinema 7 show on WXYZ channel 7, but I have never been able to capture it since. Thank goodness I actually found this after scrolling through different videos in the home feed on TH-cam this morning!
Hell yeah! I’ve been looking for this for years. I remember seeing this as a kid
Thanks for the upload. 🙏🏾I was thinking about this movie last week. BTW the commercials add a nice nostalgic touch.👌🏾
I was away at Military school when this was broadcast. Never even knew about until last year when I say a teaser for it. Couldn’t find it anywhere! Thank you so much for posting!!!
Ive been waiting to see this movie for a long time thank you, excellent upload. I hope one day we get a dvd release.
Mr. Ron O'Neill, Ms. Cecily Tyson, Mr. Yaphet Kotto, and Mr. Gary Coleman. Respect to all of them who paved the way.
I'm loving the old commercials 😅😂
There's a strange joy in finally getting to see a piece of lost media, and even though it's terrible, it's enjoyable. Thank you.(Worth it for the Stick-ups commercial!)
Here it is after all these years. Lost Media's Holy Grail. What a magnificent mess, it exceeded my worst expectations. Perfect timing with the Gary documentary release. THANK YOU KEV!
I never saw this movie. Sad that Gary had to go through his medical procedures and problems while acting. Glad he did this movie. He was more than ‘Whatchu Takin’ Bout Willis’ catch phrase. Rest well, Mr. Gary Coleman. (I recognized his little sister as Laura Winslow best friend in Family Matters, Maxxie. )
Also cherry 🍒 from Punky Brewster.
Yeah, I didn’t know Cherrie Johnson was in this.😮 I vaguely remember this as a kid.
@@kalimbaayinde25
Yes, Punky Brewster’s friend (Cherrie)meets Arnold from Different Strokes.😊
trying to break out into adult roles with his stature was difficult, his acting career ended shortly after he became teenager.
I was nine when this movie came out and I never seen itbut I get to see it at 47 is wild!! To say the least, and these commercials it taking me back to childhood😁💪🏿💯
Do you know for the past 2 years i was waiting for someone to find this movie and post this on TH-cam!? I had a feeling today that someone did. YOU ARE THE MVP SUPERNOVA
Im 54 and used to watch different strokes...this was a good movie and Gary Coleman was a very good actor..love these older movies
I've found out this movie existed a few years ago (I was only 2 when it premiered) by way of an old promo uploaded here on TH-cam and I've been waiting for someone to upload it ever since. Thanks!
I’ve been looking for this movie for years
My first time knowing about it. Wish I could see it on another channel don't have peacock
Me too
A rare jem found on youtube! Took me back to the 80's! YES!!!!
Thank you for posting this! Can't believe it has been found!
Oh wow thanks for posting this.
Been looking for this movie forever.
Been looking for this movie for decades! Thank you!
Can’t believe I just watched this whole thing. Seems like even in movies the people were actually more emotionally mature and had better dialogue with eachother before we were all buried in our phones.
Facts social media platforms an phones destroy the world an communication of ppl
You hit the nail on the head my friend smh
Thanks for the posting this - I fell sleep the few minutes of the show. I never was able to catch the rerun of it.
I remember when this film came out. And unfortunately, I only saw the last ten minutes of it because I forgot the exact time it came on. The weird thing is I was thinking there would be a future repeat of it. But it never happened. Maybe because it wasn't that good or because it was that intense. I feel it's the latter, because it's a very good film. Thank you for presenting lost art.👍
I was 11 years old when this movie first premiered I'm 49 years old now, because of this movie I never played with fire as a kid growing up!
Thanks! I've been telling my kids about this!!
Gary was one of the most talented child actors I have seen his first 2 seasons on strokes has never been surpassed by any child actor his timing and natural delivery was perfect. He never really got to stretch as actor this maybe the first time he tried something dramatic.
Unfortunately, he wasn’t cut out for dramatic roles, at least this one anyway.
Check him out in the "GOOD TIMES" episode he featured on...his timing, delivery, comedic skill at that young age was epic...amazing 2 see...if only bloopers was back then 💯 he was one of our greatest
@@iscariot666 , I thought Gary was great in this movie.
Yes. He one was the first "Child Star" to "Divorce" his parents. They were literally working him to death.
Thank you so much for posting this! You're freaking awesome
I haven’t watched this since it aired. Thanks for posting. I guess Ms. Tyson and Mr. O’Neal had nothing else on their schedule to do this hokey TV movie. On another note, Gary really wanted to shake his “Arnold” persona and character when he did this. This was a big deal back then. RIP to Gary, Cicely, Ron, and Yaphet. On another note, that girl that was diggin Gary’s character wouldn’t piss on him in real life. HA!
@@timothyhayden You’re right. I think Gary did have a hand in that subplot. She would’ve NEVER EVER been in a room with him in any shape or form. No offense but it looked like a joke.
@@ghanasoul unless he was...Gary Coleman...ironically.
No, he wasn’t trying to shake his image. His parents made him to work between the seasons of different strokes being filmed, while he was sick. I remember the interviews, accusations, and the adoptive parents lies.
@@ladyofthecentury I don't think Playing with Fire was a good vehicle for Gary Coleman, for obvious reasons discussed above. I've seen Gary in post-DS interviews saying if he could do it all over again, he would have shunned show business and just lived a low key life. I was all about Diff'rent Strokes when I was a kid, but, behind the scenes, I think Gary was done dirty by everyone who used him as a meal ticket. As far as the other DS kids, I am freaked out that Todd Bridges and Dana Plato had a sexual relationship! I guess it was their way of seeking comfort from each other from the business.
I thoroughly enjoyed this upload, watched it beginning to the end. Gary Coleman was epic in this, a rare gem of a movie! Thanks very much for uploading, subscription added 😊
The Pontiac grand am commercial took me back….. that was my first car 😂
Oooouuuu mine too it was white and mine was air brushed burgundy with my name in the door handles in burgundy couldn’t tell me 💩😂
Cool 😎 😊
The speak and spell did it for me. 😢. The good ol days.
You are a big huge life saver ive been looking for this movie for years!!! Thx so much!
Well I'll be..! Do you know how many people been requesting this particular movie from other youtubers??
Finally someone uploaded it @Kev THANKS!!
Someone finally put it up! You are awesome!!!
these 1980s commercials bring back so many memories of my teens
Until a few weeks ago, I never even knew this TV movie existed. Since this came out in '85, Diff'rent Strokes would have been a year away from being cancelled.
when the first line uttered in a movie is "whip it up, whip it out..", youre in for good times!🤣 Rip GC & Cicely Tyson
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Love that the commercial were recorded.. love this era
This is a rare hard to find movie, ive always heard about this movie, and seen the trailer on TH-cam while brousing one day,and i tried looking for the actual movie,and nobody had ever uploaded it on here i guess, and now thanks to u i finally get a chance to watch it and see what it is ,looked very serious and very dramatic seeing the trailer, and guess this must have been Gary coleman s first serious drama Tv role, playing a troubled kid who gets into serious mischief and is totally a opposite of his Comedic cute little Arnold from Different Strokes character .
Definitely!! The promo from 1985 says “Gary Coleman like you’ve never seen him before.”
@@AvaZinn yup!!..im curious if Tod Bridges ever did a dark role opposite his Willis character from Different Strokes
@@randallagbayani7466 If my memory serves me correctly, I don’t believe Todd Bridges ever did a dark role.
I love 80s movies. Thank you
Gary’s character is beyond nuts!!
That character David Phillips need to be in Juvenile. Arson is a crime. Gary Coleman played the Mess out of David Phillips.
I remember this movie as a kid n my brothers used to watch it all the time when we was in school n the commercials bring back remember too 🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️😎😎😎😎😂😂😂😂
I've been looking for this movie and it just popped up
This is amazing content I have also started archiving all of my Days of our lives 1983 to 1999 VHS tapes. I'd give anything for content from 1965-1982
Im 41 years old never knew this movie was out glad i know now 💙❤️
First time see this lil ole school movie great movie and memories ❤
Honestly, I really love this movie because I learned a lot about people personalities and what triggered them to do the things they do is things that happen from their Child Hood. In fact, didn't know lots of fires was started by people because of anger problems.
Some people go unheard and it's like many alternatives are available just aren't used...
Omg I been looking for this for years!!! Thank you
“The house is on fire”
“Whats you talking about Willis?”
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Lol
Been looking for this for years thank u
When Gary showed David’s upset and angry expressions, I wonder if he was thinking about how his own parents treated him?
Thanks for posting this
Thank you so much for posting this.
Thank you so very much for posting this❤😊
I never knew Gary made something like this, I can see why it never made it to vhs or anything physical media being out of character for Gary. It is surprising that a recorded tape nearly 40 years old is still in working order.
Physical devices last forever
Umm vhs still work lol
@@nenep1872 and here I thought VCRs/VHS went out about twenty years ago
That's not how reality works, sadly. EVERYTHING eventually decays and stops working. You can't suspend the laws of physics because we like physical media. You could leave a new in box VCR and sealed VHS taped sealed in a vault and within a predictable amount of time the actual tape reel will degrade and the rubber parts in the VCR will disintegrate and the capacitors fail/leak. NOTHING lasts forever.
That's not how reality works, sadly. EVERYTHING eventually dec!ys and stops working. You can't suspend the laws of physics because we like physical media. You could leave a new in box VCR and sealed VHS taped locked in a vault - and within a predictable amount of time the actual tape reel will degr!de and the rubber parts in the VCR will dis!ntegrate and the capacitors fail/leak. NOTHING lasts forever.
Great Movie so many great actors in this film
Gary Coleman was a gifted actor and he had a hard life and his parents took most of his money and left him with nothing and its sad what happened to his life and him and people made his life hell and he trusted the wrong kinds of people b/c he was so honest and look what Hollywood did to him. Left him in the dusk and he had to pick up the pieces and move on alone. He died and Hollywood owed him alot. He was a man trapped in a small body. RIP Gary Coleman I hope your in happier place now. This world didn't treat you right and people used him too. He suffered from the Different Strokes curse along with Dana Plato. Her son killed himself. So sad.
I have never saw the movie and I seen everything. I was 15 years old went this movie was aired. I enjoyed watching the Movie.
Great find! Maybe there is hope for the lost "Hot Pursuit" (1984) Episodes!
Superfly and Cherie from Punky Brewster.
Thank you for posting this.
Thanks for this rare gem
Back when i was a kid these made for tv movies seemed so corny. But now after Hollywood hasn't put out anything decent in way over a decade, these stories are far more interesting and entertaining.
The only person who can play himself as a child while he’s an adult 😂😂
Andy Milonakis is another one.
He was 17
@@brittanylacour926 really
I REMEMBER SEEING THIS MOVIE WHEN I WAS 8 YEARS OLD. IT CAME OUT A WEEK BEFORE MY 9TH BIRTHDAY, 4/23. THIS MOVIE TAUGHT ME A LESSON ABOUT PLAYING WITH FIRE OR ANYTHING THAT IS DANGEROUS.
Thank you so much for uploading this...This took me back.
I'm so excited to find this movie!
I never even knew about it. I lived in Germany
in the 80s and we only had one American TV channel.
I can't wait to watch it.
I never saw him play such a scary role. A pyromaniac!
Thank you for uploading this!!!!!! I was interested in this film but quickly lost interest when i discovered it was lost. The new Gary Coleman doc reignited (Excuse the pun) my interest and this time it has been found!!!! Sad that no matter what year a film is released in, it can still be lost, like the recent Batgirl film. All film should be seen, no matter how bad or controversial it is.
I'm glad you were finally able to see it! I agree with you!
This likely was lost due to poor ratings and change of ownership in the copyright.
The difference is that Batgirl was never released, so there was never a chance for anyone to preserve it.
I was born October 1985 this a game changer for me❤❤❤❤❤
You don't remember this movie. Stop playing 😂
Thank you for uploading this! This is wild! How often does lost media like this become found? What a historic day.
After different strokes went off the air everyone was so happy to hear of this movie coming on and they get to see their favorite actor once again in a role of a lifetime. The Hollywood producers just do not make the same type of movies anymore with that classic music they just don't even have the same type of cool music that they used to have why can't they even make music with the movies like they used to. The music in this movie really makes you more sentimental. 😊