Overview

• Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem debuted on Netflix June 17, tracing Rob Ford’s rise from city councillor to Toronto mayor and his anti-establishment appeal.
• Director Shianne Brown combines archival footage with interviews of journalists and former staffers to highlight Ford’s personal struggles with addiction and his populist rhetoric.
• The film revisits the 2013 revelation of a crack-smoking video and Ford’s subsequent admission at City Hall, alongside other controversies such as public drunkenness and clashes with councillors.
• Doug Ford, who declined to participate in the documentary, condemned the filmmakers, calling the portrayal 'disgusting' and urging that his brother be left in peace.
• Rob Ford served as mayor until 2014 and died of cancer in 2016 at age 46, leaving a legacy of both fiscal reforms and enduring public spectacle.