![]() ![]() ![]() To break up the monotony of interviews and vintage footage, Porges and Scott cleverly interject animation graphics, enhancing the visual imagery throughout the documentary. Yet, like the fiercely persistent Road Runner, ride patrons kept coming back for more. Former Action Park security guard Mark Johnson describes how people would look at this attraction and think that it was Acme Corporation’s death trap out of a Bugs Bunny or Road Runner cartoon. One was the back seat of an F-14, and the other was Cannonball Loop. According to Operations Manager Ed Youmans, there were only two ways for a human to experience nine Gs. Lacerations and dental accidents were common souvenirs of Cannonball Loop as riders’ teeth stuck in the padding of the loop slide. This narrative is aptly accompanied by Porges and Daron Fitch describing bribed Action Park employees, who, second in line after test dummies, accepted $100 cash from Mulvihill to be human test pilots, propelling their bodies through the pitch black twilight zone loop of doom. More by Peter Bell: ‘True History of the Kelly Gang’: Nothing in Life Is FreeĪmong the diabolical features of Action Park, Gethard describes the infamous and mythical Cannonball Loop as the creation of a lunatic who clearly didn’t have an engineering background. They were typically not in the minds of daring guests, and were definitely not prioritized by the park creator, Mulvihill. None of those attributes reigned supreme at Action Park. Upon leaving his house to join a neighborhood family for his first trip to the park, Gethard remembers hearing parental warnings to be smart and careful, and to use his best judgment. Most enjoyable, however, is the commentary of none other than comedian and NYC variety talk show personality Chris Gethard, as he playfully recalls seemingly unbelievable yet true stories of legendary mischievous fun at Action Park. ![]() Serving as the calm level-headed narrator is John Hodgman ( The Daily Show, Venture Bros.). ![]() Amidst a plethora of detailed recollections of former staff and guests, key vignettes include Porges himself as a journalist Ed Youmans, former Operations Manager Joe Hession, Gene Mulvihill’s favorite park employee Jessi Paladini, Vernon News editor and Esther Larsson, the grieving mother of a fatally injured teenage park patron. Porges and Scott feature a wide net of talking heads and vintage park footage. ![]()
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