Feature Film Program

Brooklyn Drive-In: Class Action Park

Explore the legend, legacy, and truth behind the world’s most dangerous amusement park: New Jersey’s infamous Action Park.

$35; one ticket admits one car

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Sat Aug 22 7:30 PM

Explore the legend, legacy, and truth behind the world’s most dangerous amusement park: New Jersey’s infamous Action Park.

The Film

Class Action Park

Chris Charles Scott & Seth Porges | US | 90

Class Action Park is the first-ever feature-length documentary to explore the legend, legacy, and truth behind a place that long ago entered the realm of myth. To some, New Jersey's infamous Action Park was the most spectacularly fun amusement park on Earth: a place where unruly 1980s teenagers were given free rein to go gonzo on strange contraptions that seemed to violate the laws of common sense (and perhaps physics). To others, it was an ill-conceived death trap. One thing is sure: It's the type of place that will never exist again. Shirking the trappings of nostalgia, the film uses investigative journalism, newly unearthed and never-before-seen documents and recordings, original animations, and interviews with the people who lived it to reveal the true story for the first time. The documentary features an original score by The Holladay Brothers. Courtesy of HBO Max.

Event Details

7:30 PM
Doors Open & Pre-Show Begins
8:30 PM
Film Begins
10:00 PM
Q&A with co-director Seth Porges, former park security officer Jim DeSaye, former park employee Mark Johnson, and protagonists Daron Fitch & Faith Anderson
For entry, drive southbound down 1st Avenue to the corner of 58th Street. Entrance is at 80 58th St. Signs and members of staff will direct you to the Drive-In upon arrival.

For complete Drive-In FAQs, head here.

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