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The 1995 movie Eyes Beyond Seeing, by director Daniel Robert Cohn, was filmed in KPPC's Building 136/137 (old medical/surgical unit) shortly after the building was closed down. The film also contains exterior shots of the famous Building 93 (The 13 story tall Geriatric/Ambulatory building), in an attempt to convince viewers that the interior shots were done inside 93.
The film stars Keith Hamilton Cobb as a mental patient claiming to be Jesus Christ, and also features a cameo by Henny Youngman, in his final movie appearance before his death, as a mental patient claiming to be Henny Youngman.
In 2009, another movie was made about KPPC. In this film the legend of Mary Hatchet was brought to the screen in "Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet" written and directed by Frank Sabatella. The film tells one version of the urban legend in the form of a ghost story filled with gore as a group of teens set out to celebrate Blood Night years after Mary killed her parents, was committed to KPPC, and was gunned down during her bloody escape. The role of Mary was portrayed by Samantha Facchi. The film also stars Bill Moseley and Danielle Harris.
Building 93 of the psychiatric center was also a primary location in the 2010 feature film, "Peripheral Vision" a thriller from filmmaker, Michael D. D'Andrea.
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