Wildwood Days(2004)

Wildwood Days

Wildwood Days is a documentary celebrating the pop culture history of a quirky New Jersey shore resort threatened by demolition. Through interviews with Bruce Willis, Dick Clark, Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, and legendary radio personality Jerry "The Geator" Blavat, the film explores Wildwood's golden era of neon-lit motels with names like the Astronaut, the Eden Roc, and the Bonanza. Far removed from today's bland chain hotels, these 1950s and 60s establishments embodied the era's sense of novelty and glamour. Wildwood also boasts the country's largest boardwalk and a storied musical heritage. The film captures a vanishing piece of American leisure culture before the wrecking ball arrives, preserving memories of a resort that once defined mid-century vacation dreams.