author lucky mckee used the park as a backdrop in the novel "may". the mansion was featured on the television series "the o.c." and "buffy the vampire slayer" ("reptile boy"), in the movie "troop beverly hills", and the sanatorium scenes in the film "rain man" were shot there as well. it was also featured in jennifer lopez's first film, "my family". wattles was also used extensively for the 1985 movie "ghoulies" and for the diana ross music video "eaten alive". the park was used for many scenes in the 1983 film "the lost empire" directed by jim wynorski.