The movie looks back on a water park in Vernon, N. J., that became notorious for injuries and even deaths after it opened in 1978.<\/b>
\nAction Park, an amusement park in Vernon, N. J., that opened in 1978, was notorious for bruises, scars, broken bones and even death \u2014 in a single week in 1982, two people died on extreme water rides. Starting next month, HBO Max will stream a documentary about it, \u201cClass Action Park,\u201d that was produced and directed by Chris Charles Scott and Seth Porges.
Mr. Porges, a former editor at Maxim and Popular Mechanics magazines, saw Action Park as a subject for investigative journalism, interviewing dozens of adults who had gone there as teenagers (and survived). He unearthed documents and recordings to describe how those who went to Action Park had \u201cfree rein to go gonzo on strange contraptions that seemed to violate the laws of common sense, and perhaps physics.\u201d
Sarah Aubrey, HBO Max\u2019s head of original content, said that the documentary \u201cbrings feelings of nostalgia even if you didn\u2019t grow up going to this infamous New Jersey amusement park.\u201d<\/p>\n