If you've seen "Us," Jordan Peele's wildly successful horror movie, you know it opens with a tense scene at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk.
There’s no more that can be said without spoilers, but suffice it to say the movie left an impression.
The San Francisco Chronicle noted some people on Twitter were not in a rush to see the boardwalk.
You know I was thinking to myself the other day, I can't wait for summer. I really wanna drive to Santa Cruz. But thanks to the movie "Us" I won't be visiting Santa Cruz any time soon. 🙃
— Perdomo (@MrfPerdomo) March 23, 2019
Okay, I just saw Us. I’m shook. Never going to Santa Cruz boardwalk again. Thanks, @JordanPeele
— Edwin Rios (@Edwin_D_Rios) March 25, 2019
Excited for everyone to have Santa Cruz Boardwalk thoughts and fears now but please know their vacation home was on a lake in the San Bernardino mountains and there is not a “bay” like that anywhere near Santa Cruz.
— queer girl (@queergirlblogs) March 25, 2019
i saw the movie “us” last night and let’s just say i’m never going to the santa cruz beach boardwalk at night again
— Ben (@Ben28X) March 24, 2019
A few years ago I went out to look for food near the Santa Cruz boardwalk at night on a weekday and it was super creepy. #UsMovie
— Kyle Gilman (@KyleGilman) March 25, 2019
After watching Us I’m kinda freaked out to go to the Santa Cruz boardwalk😂
— Denisse Rubio (@denisserubiiio) March 22, 2019
i can never look at santa cruz beach boardwalk the same again ☹️
— shiloh (@shilohhcruz) March 22, 2019
#UsMovie makes me never want to go to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk ever again
— 🌴 j u u p r n c e 🌴 (@iamjuuprince) March 25, 2019
One person even tweeted some photos of “Us” being filmed on the boardwalk.
Throw back to when we saw them filming “Us” at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk!! pic.twitter.com/aeDTW1QjTs
— Jesse (@wilkentv) March 25, 2019
“Us” grossed more than $70 million at the domestic box office during its opening weekend. It was the largest opening weekend ever for an original horror movie.
The movie stars Lupita Nyong’o as the mother of a family that meets scary versions of themselves while on vacation at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk.
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