Filming On The Van Nuys High School Campus
The campus was used as a location for the 1982 movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Ridgemont High's mascot in the movie was the same as Van Nuys High School—a wolf, which remains VNHS' mascot today.
The horror films Christine and Sleepwalkers, both written by Stephen King, were filmed at Van Nuys High School.
Some perhaps less well known movies filmed at Van Nuys High include Kid 'n Play's Class Act and My Stepmother is an Alien (featuring Kim Basinger.) Parts of Grease were also filmed at VNHS. Scenes of the Disney film "Starstruck" were also shot in VNHS
The Pilot episode of The Wonder Years, and several episodes of Highway to Heaven, as was The Ramones' punk rock movie classic Rock 'n' Roll High School.
The music video of Vitamin C's Graduation song was filmed at Van Nuys High School. An episode of Apple's Way 1974-1975 Vince Van Patten was filmed on the football field. An episode of Scrubs was filmed in the track field. An episode of 7th Heaven was filmed at Van Nuys High School, as was an episode of Twin Peaks.
2009 music video "About a Girl" by The Academy Is... was also filmed in Van Nuys High School.
Several episodes of the 2010 series "Parenthood" were shot in the library and quad area.
VNHS was used as the location for many of the scenes in the 80's TV series "The White Shadow".
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