Think South Pacific, candy-colored, rum-infused cocktails with names like the Shrunken Skull and the Missionary's Downfall, crazy Hawaiian shirts, exotica music, and a nonstop party scene inhabited by self-styled nonconformists.
Plastic Paradise: A Swingin' Trip Through America's Polynesian Obsession
The documentary "Plastic Paradise" explores the fascinating story of tiki culture, a brief but significant American phenomenon that rose to popularity after World War II, only to decline and later experience a revival.
