Taft Union High School is located in Taft in Kern County, California, in the United States. Taft High was founded in 1912. Taft is a small city of fewer than 10,000, and the school also serves the surrounding rural area, which in the early 21st century has a total population of about 20,000. The school was featured in the movie The Best of Times (1986) starring Robin Williams and Kurt Russell. Taft was also seen in For My Daughter's Honor (1996). Parts of the movie Frog-g-g!