Under the Roller Coaster (movie)

Under the Roller Coaster (movie)

  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Lila Place
  • Production companies: Department of Communication, Stanford University
  • Release date: 1/17/2006
  • Run time: 15 min.

Movie description

This enchanting film examines the true-life experience of one woman and her unique relationship to Coney Island living under the famed Thunderbolt Roller Coaster. The destruction of the Thunderbolt, one of the last remaining Coney Island icons, represented the end of an era in the amusement area's ever-evolving history. The film celebrates the Thunderbolt coaster as a piece of architecture that holds memories through which we gain insight into the history of New York and its people. Mae's story is a window onto a lost world and makes us think about the importance of place in a new way.

Actors

Mae Timpano

Mae Timpano

Role(s): Self

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