The Life of a Human Firecracker

Film Synopsis

A Michigan man turns danger into performance art in this fiery portrait of John Fletcher, better known as “Gehngis John the Human Firecracker.” Fletcher spent more than two decades captivating crowds by igniting over 800,000 firecrackers on his own body. Across 87 explosive shows, he transformed personal adversity into a one‑of‑a‑kind charitable mission, proving how passion, grit, and a spark of wild creativity can reshape a life and uplift a community.