High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV)

Director:

Kenny Ortega

Writer:

Peter Barsocchini (writer)

Release Date:

17 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

On August 17th, are you ready for the start of something new?

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Talent Show | Country Club | Lifeguard | Basketball | Kiss

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

High School Musical 2: Extended Edition (USA) (DVD box title)
High School Musical 2: Sing It All or Nothing! (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Germany:104 min | 111 min (extended version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Finland:K-3 | Australia:G (DVD rating) | Australia:PG | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:G | Ireland:G | USA:TV-G | UK:U

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

The Star Dazzle Award trophy had to be designed and redesigned eight times.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Sharpay and her family are on a hill hitting their balls, everybody hits them except Sharpay. You can see the pink ball lying in the grass when she walks out.

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?

Movie Connections:

References Pulp Fiction (1994)

Soundtrack:

Fabulous

Danger! America's IQ is dropping!

Okay, so the day the first High School Musical came out I watched a documentary on PBS instead, so I had no idea what horrors were going on at Disney Channel until the next day at school. I stepped into class and WHAM! I hear everyone belting out "We're soarin', flyin'," and "We're all in this together!" and I was like, "What the heck are you guys singing?" and in unison they cried, "High School Musical!" and I could literally see America's IQ was falling. So I decided to see it for my self, and I must say I was sickened by the time they got to, "Stick to the Status Quo." No song should actually tell you to be average. I was disgusted by all the actors, especially Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale, who seemed to have no brains at all, for bringing this message to the world. And now High School Musical 2. Even worse than the first. It's completely devoid of any intelligence. And don't think I'm some teenager watching R-rated horror movies-I'm a twelve-year-old watching R-rated Oscar winners. I'm not saying parents have to let their kids watch Silence of the Lambs instead of High School Musical-but please, at least let them watch decent musicals/movies, like The Sound of Music or Dr. Strangelove (which is not a musical but still great-and rated PG! Don't say your kids won't get the jokes either-I got them when I was seven!) or maybe Singing in the Rain. Not this crud. Do you really want your kids watching airheaded rich kids complain about their boyfriends/girlfriends and how terrible their lives are? I didn't think so. Please, save America's movie reputation by bringing and end to High School Musical!!!