High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)

As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.

Director:

Kenny Ortega

Writers:

Peter Barsocchini, Peter Barsocchini (characters)

Stars:

Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale

7 wins & 9 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
Olesya Rulin	...	Kelsi Nielsen
Chris Warren Jr.	...	Zeke Baylor
Ryne Sanborn	...	Jason Cross
KayCee Stroh	...	Martha Cox
Bart Johnson	...	Coach Jack Bolton
Alyson Reed	...	Ms. Darbus
Matt Prokop	...	Jimmie Zara
Justin Martin	...	Donny Dion
Jemma McKenzie-Brown	...	Tiara Gold

Storyline

Troy and the gang of East High School are going through their senior year, facing graduating and going their separate ways. Coming to terms with the reality of it all, Troy wants to attend the nearby University of Albuquerque next year on a basketball scholarship, but Gabriella wants to attend Stanford University in California. Meanwhile, Sharpay, the school's shallow and spoiled rich girl, plots to go all out planning the school's final musical show with the idea to add music to her hopes and fears about the future. While Sharpay takes an up-and-coming British exchange student under her wing, her flamboyant fraternal twin brother, Ryan, has his sights set on something different after school. In addition, Troy's best friend and basketball teammate Chad, and Garbiella's best friend Taylor, all have their sights set on their plans after high school and come to terms with the reality of the real world.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | basketball | graduate | sequel | bloopers during credits | 

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Taglines:

high school graduation

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [fr] Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 October 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

H.S.M. 3

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,742,682 (UK) (31 October 2008)

Gross:

$90,556,401 (USA) (30 January 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Borden and Rosenbush Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Over 1,000 extras were used for the Graduation scene.

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Goofs

When Troy is on the roof talking to Gabriella over the phone, there is nothing behind him. When Troy and Gabriella are both on the roof, there is a green house and plants.

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Quotes

Sharpay Evans: But... you were so loyal. And sweet.
Tiara Gold: That's called acting. You should try it sometime.

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Crazy Credits

There is a music video during the credits: "Just Getting Started" by the "High School Musical: Get in the Picture" reality show winner Stan Carrizosa.

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

"Just Wanna Be With You"
Written and Produced by Andy Dodd and Adam Watts
Performed by Lucas Grabeel, Olesya Rulin, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens

User Reviews

No--it's not great but it is full of energy and life

Sequel to the TV movies "High School Musical" and "High School Musical 2" (neither of which I saw). A bunch of friends are getting ready to graduate from high school. There's Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) the school basketball champ who secretly wants to sing and dance. There's his girlfriend--sweet, squeaky clean Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) who is going to a college that is far away from Troy. Then there's Troy's best bud Chad (Corbin Bleu) who doesn't want high school to end. Then there's the evil Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) who wants Gabriella's part in the school play.

The script is horrendous. I laughed out loud at a few of the dumber lines and was constantly either rolling my eyes or smirking at the plot developments. However, I'm not the target audience for this--I'm a 46 year old guy. I saw it cause I love musicals and this has gotten raves from the critics. It's pretty obvious they're not cheering on the ridiculous plot but the musical numbers. They come out of nowhere but they're full of energy and life. They're also beautifully choreographed and some are really eye-popping. The whole cast can sing and dance and give their all to every single song. "The Boys Are Back" number between Chad and Troy is a true show-stopper. None of these songs will become classics but they're good enough. This is a musical aimed squarely at teenagers and pre-teens. The language is very clean (the G rating should tell you that), all the teens look clean and fresh, all the plots are predictable and family friendly and the whole cast goes at this full blast. This is truly a movie that the whole family can watch. A lot of people are jeering at this movie (notice the poor rating it has) but why? It's just an update of those stupid Beach Party movies of the 1960s. It's no masterpiece musical but it's fun, friendly and full of energy. I give it a 7.