In the late 20th century, few amusement park rides were more inviting to youthful thrill seekers than those at Action Park in northwestern New Jersey.

But the park also had a deservedly ominous reputation. In the 18 years that it operated (before closing in 1996), six people died from injuries they suffered there.

People called it “Class Action Park,” and the park seemed to have served as inspiration for “Action Point,” the 2018 film starring Johnny Knoxville.

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But it was those thrills — and yes, even the broken bones, chipped teeth and bloody noses — experienced at Action Park that make “a lot of people look back fondly on it as a coming-of-age experience,” Seth Porges, a co-creator of a new documentary about the park, told my colleague, James Barron. “How do you reconcile the fun of it with the human toll?”