Editing Santa Paula, California (section)

=== Movies ===
Santa Paula was the early film capital of California. [[Gaston Méliès]] brought his [[Star Film Company]] to the city in 1911, filming movies such as ''The Ghost of Sulphur Mountain''.

Parts of the movie ''[[Disorganized Crime]]'' (1989), starring [[Fred Gwynne]], was filmed downtown on Main Street.

Main Street and other locations featured prominently in the 1990 Winona Ryder film ''[[Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael]]''. And other films such as “[[Pee-wee's Big Holiday]]”.

''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]'' (1992) filmed throughout the surrounding area and held a casting call in town for background actors.

Santa Paula also served as one of the locations for the motion picture ''[[Mr. Woodcock]]'' (2007), starring [[Billy Bob Thornton]].

A good portion of ''[[Joe Dirt]]'' (2001) starring [[David Spade]] was filmed downtown as well as at the popular restaurant Mary B's.

The [[Lindsay Lohan]] movie ''[[Georgia Rule]]'' (2007) was filmed in Santa Paula.

The majority of the 1997 film ''[[Leave It to Beaver (film)|Leave It to Beaver]]'' was filmed in Santa Paula, with many Santa Paula residents being cast in minor character roles and as extras. The famous scene of Beaver trapped in the giant coffee cup had Main Street blocked off for almost a week while filming continued.

Parts of the [[Brian De Palma]] movie ''[[Carrie (1976 film)|Carrie]]'' (1976), starring [[Sissy Spacek]], were filmed in Santa Paula.

Other movies that were filmed partially in Santa Paula include ''[[The Philadelphia Experiment (film)|The Philadelphia Experiment]]'' (1984), the ''[[Chinatown (1974 film)|Chinatown]]'' sequel ''[[The Two Jakes]]'' (1990), the [[Martin Short]]/[[Danny Glover]] buddy comedy ''[[Pure Luck]]'' (1991), ''[[For Love of the Game]]'' (1999), ''[[Bubble Boy (film)|Bubble Boy]]'' (2001), starring [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], and ''[[Bedtime Stories (film)|Bedtime Stories]]'' (2008) starring [[Adam Sandler]].

The James M. Sharp House is an historical Italian villa-style house built in 1890. It is located on West Telegraph Road, just outside Santa Paula, and has been the setting for several movies, including ''[[Amityville 4]]'' (1989), ''The Black Gate'' (1995), and ''[[How to Make an American Quilt]]'' (1995).