High School Musical 2 (TV 2007)

During the summer vacations a talent show is organized in a local country club and Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad and Taylor take part in it.

Director:

Kenny Ortega

Writer:

Peter Barsocchini

Stars:

Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zac Efron	...	Troy Bolton
Vanessa Hudgens	...	Gabriella Montez
Ashley Tisdale	...	Sharpay Evans
Lucas Grabeel	...	Ryan Evans
Corbin Bleu	...	Chad Danforth
Monique Coleman	...	Taylor McKessie
Bart Johnson	...	Jack Bolton
Alyson Reed	...	Ms. Darbus
Chris Warren Jr.	...	Zeke Baylor
Jessica Tuck	...	Mrs. Evans
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Vance Evans
Mark L. Taylor	...	Mr. Fulton
Ryne Sanborn	...	Jason Cross
Olesya Rulin	...	Kelsi Nielsen
KayCee Stroh	...	Martha Cox

Storyline

The Wildcats are back. They start off getting out of school, where Sharpay makes sure Troy has job at her country club. Troy then in returns gets everyone else a job at the country club too. Gabriella is the new lifeguard, while Troy, Chad, and the others work in the kitchen. At the country club there is a talent show, which Sharpay and Ryan win every year. Kelsi had written a song for Troy and Gabriella to sing at the talent show, which later on Sharpay takes (at a faster tempo) for her and Troy to sing at the talent show. Sharpay plots to take Troy away from Gabriella, by getting him a better job than the rest of the Wildcats. Troy starts changing, all for a "scholarship", starting to act like a jerk, which results in Gabriella breaking up with Troy, saying she doesn't belong there. After Troy loses all his friends, because he began acting like a jerk and had found out that Sharpay had made it where no Junior Staffers can perform in the talent show, he decides to do something about ...

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Plot Keywords:

talent show | country club | lifeguard | basketball | golf | 

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Taglines:

They're facing their biggest challenge yet.......summer jobs

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 August 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

High School Musical 2: Extended Edition

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, First Street Films, Salty Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min 111 min (extended)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Any time an actor hit a golf ball towards a camera, they were actually hitting table tennis (ping-pong) balls. This is clearly evident during the Bet On It scene as the ball Troy goes to hit on the Tee has no grooves. In this shot Zac Efron hit several balls and all towards cameras manned by crew members and people around them. If real balls were used they could have not only hurt the crew, but also broken the cameras.

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Goofs

During the song 'Bet on It', we see Troy looking into the water at his refection, however the reflection is not flipped like a reflection should be as you can clearly see the buttons on his T-Shirt are on the left, when we look back at Troy splashing the water, the buttons are still on the left.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ms. Darbus: You must remember, young thespians, learning is never seasonal, so do allow the shimmering lights of Summer to refresh and illuminate your fertile young minds.
Chad Danforth: What is she talking about?

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes are shown.

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Connections

Featured in Dancing with the Stars: Series 7 Grand Final (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Gotta Go My Own Way"
Performed by Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens
Written and Produced by Andy Dodd amd Adam Watts
Seven Peaks Music (ASCAP)

User Reviews

great summer movie

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