In The Movies
Santa Rosa High School was used for several Hollywood movies, including Peggy Sue Got Married and Inventing the Abbotts. For the filming of Peggy Sue Got Married, the production company paid for a complete restoration of the school's aging gothic facade, including repair and replacement of the many gargoyle figures.
Director Wes Craven applied for the use of Santa Rosa High School and made a verbal contract with the principal of the school for the filming of Scream (film). Just days before filming was to begin, the school board denied permission for the use of the school, citing concern for the younger, more sensitive students' reactions to images of horror and death in their school's hallways. In response, the city, previously popular as a film setting, was blacklisted in Hollywood and Craven included in the closing credits of Scream (film) the note, "And no thanks whatsoever to the Santa Rosa City School District Governing Board." Ironically, a Hollywood horror writer, Daniel Farrands, was a 1987 graduate of Santa Rosa High.
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