High School Musical (TV 2006)

Troy and Gabriella - two teens who are worlds apart - meet at a karaoke contest and discover their mutual love for music.

Director:

Kenny Ortega

Writer:

Peter Barsocchini

Stars:

Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 17 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 Jr.	...	Zeke Baylor
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:

audition | basketball | karaoke | high school | albuquerque new mexico | 

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Taglines:

This School Rocks Like No Other!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney Channel [asia] Disney Channel [au]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

20 January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

High School Musical: Premiers pas sur scène

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:

Disney Channel, Salty Pictures, First Street Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Over 600 teen actors auditioned for this movie.

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Goofs

During "Stick to the Status Quo", Gabriella's food stains Sharpay's coat and under shirt. In the next scene Sharpay is in, she is picking out a new shirt and the coat is still stained; however, the undershirt is clean.

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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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Connections

Referenced in Conan: And in This Corner... Gingivitis! (2011)

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Soundtracks

"What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)"
Written by Andy Dodd & Adam Watts
Performed by Zac Efron (uncredited), Drew Seeley (uncredited) and Vanessa Hudgens (uncredited)

User Reviews

the taliban might even approve

Romantically entangled High Schoolers who don't kiss? Students who drink milk with their lunches? A "be true to yourself" message that includes all the timidly heterosexual students (none of whom struggle with their sexual identity)? Ridiculously stereotyped faculty members and parents who can do no wrong by their kids?

As many have mentioned, this is a shameful throwback to the early-mid 20th century.

I'm not sure whether this paints a more bleak picture of the Disney operation or of a wide swath of the downward-spiraling American culture.