Production Had to Relocate Schools After the Original High School Pulled Out
Scream was supposed to film the Woodsboro High School scenes at Santa Rosa High School in Santa Rosa, CA, but the school decided it didn't want a horror film shot there. Production moved to Sonoma Community Centre in Sonoma, CA, and director Wes Craven put a special thank-you in the credits of the movie that reads, "No thanks whatsoever to the Santa Rosa City School District Governing Board."