High School Musical (2006)

A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.

Director:

Kenny Ortega

Writer:

Peter Barsocchini

Stars:

Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zac Efron	...	Troy Bolton
Vanessa Hudgens	...	Gabriella Montez (as Vanessa Anne Hudgens)
Ashley Tisdale	...	Sharpay Evans
Lucas Grabeel	...	Ryan Evans
Corbin Bleu	...	Chad Danforth
Monique Coleman	...	Taylor McKessie
Bart Johnson	...	Coach Jack Bolton
Alyson Reed	...	Ms. Darbus
Chris Warren	...	Zeke Baylor (as Chris Warren Jr.)
Olesya Rulin	...	Kelsi Nielsen
Ryne Sanborn	...	Jason Cross
Socorro Herrera	...	Mrs. Montez
Joey Miyashima	...	Principal Matsui
Dutch Whitlock	...	Skater Dude #1
Ryan Templeman	...	Skater Dude #2

Storyline

Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez are two totally different teenagers who meet at a party while singing karaoke on New Year's Eve. One week later Troy goes back to his high school, East High, in New Mexico to find that Gabriella is a new student there. They quickly become close friends and accidentally audition for the school musical. After getting a callback, drama queen Sharpay Evans and her sidekick brother Ryan are furious. Then Chad, Troy's best friend and basketball teammate, and Taylor, Gabriella's new friend on the decathlon team, must find out a way to make Gabriella hate Troy.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | singing | father son relationship | audition | basketball | 

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Taglines:

This School Rocks Like No Other!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Music | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

DisneyNOW Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

20 January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

High School Musical

Filming Locations:

East High School - 840 S 1300 E, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Salty Pictures, First Street Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Corbin Bleu's first appearance at the school, he was wearing three different watches. He was given a choice of which one he wanted to wear, so he chose all three of them. Each was set to different time zones.

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Goofs

During the song "We're All In This Together", Ryan points at the camera as he sings. In the next shot however, his hand is down at his side. The movement is much too quick to have been natural.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mrs. Montez: Gabby, it's New Year's Eve. Enough reading.
Gabrilla Montez: But mom, I'm almost done!
Mrs. Montez: The teen party? I've laid out your best clothes. Come get ready.
Gabrilla Montez: Can I have my book back?

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Crazy Credits

After the end credits, Sharpay runs back into the gym and runs up to Zeke and hugs him, saying she loves his cookies and wants him to make more for her.

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Alternate Versions

The Encore Edition DVD contains the original version and the sing-along version.

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Connections

Featured in 20 to 1: Megastars with Megabucks (2010)

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Soundtracks

We're All In This Together
Written by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil
Produced by Matthew Gerrard
Performed by Zac Efron (uncredited), Drew Seeley (uncredited), Vanessa Hudgens (uncredited), Lucas Grabeel (uncredited), Ashley Tisdale (uncredited), Corbin Bleu (uncredited), Monique Coleman (uncredited), Olesya Rulin (uncredited) and High School Musical Cast (uncredited)

User Reviews

Disney's High School Musical

I have seen High School Musical and I recommend it to others. It is a movie about a basketball star and a soon to be newcomer in East High take a vacation in the same place. They sing "The Start of Something New" and suddenly come addicted to singing and partially, each other. I love this movie and have seen it every time on Disney Channel. You might think it's boring because of singing, but once you watch the movie, you'll definitely change your mind. The main stars of the show are Zac Efron as "Troy", Vanessa Anne Hudgens as "Gabriella", Ashley Tisdale as "Sharpay", and Lucas Grabeel as "Ryan". I love this movie and I guarantee that you will love it too.