High School Musical 2 (2007)

School's out for summer and the East High Wildcats are ready to make it the time of their lives after landing jobs in a wealthy country club owned by Sharpay and Ryan's family.

Director:

Kenny Ortega

Writers:

Peter Barsocchini (based on characters created by), Peter Barsocchini

Stars:

Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 7 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	...	Zeke Baylor (as Chris Warren Jr.)
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

Troy is offered a job at Ryan & Sharpay's country club and ends up landing jobs for Gabriella, Chad, Taylor, Kelsi, Jason, Martha and Zeke. He is then introduced to Sharpay's parents and realizes that Sharpay can land him many opportunities and even a basketball scholarship. Meanwhile, while Troy starts hanging out with the rich folk, Chad is worried that Troy will forget his friends. Gabriella feels as though she is losing Troy to Sharpay. In the end, Troy will have to learn how to think about his scholarship without losing his friends.

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Plot Keywords:

disney plus | disney channel | 2007 | talent show | country club | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Music | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

After teaching the kids to play golf, Troy leaves and Sharpay hits a ball. Before she hits the ball, that is the only ball left. Then there is a closeup on the ball and there are two balls behind it. Then when it shows Sharpay hit the ball, there is a pile of balls and one set off to the side for her to hit.

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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

Referenced in South Park: Elementary School Musical (2008)

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Soundtracks

I Don't Dance
Written by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil
Produced by Matthew Gerrard
Performed by Corbin Bleu (uncredited) and Lucas Grabeel (uncredited)
Seven Peaks Music (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Overrated

I liked the first High School Musical. Really I did. It was fun, cute without being cheesy and it appealed to most ages.

High School Musical 2 is a joke compared to the first. First of all you have tweeny Disney stars like Vanessa Hudgens and Corbin Bleu with their terrible acting, the songs were awful, the plot seemed like an idea someone came up with in a span of 10 minutes. Ashley Tisdale and Zac Efron are probably the only kids in this TV movie who can act. What happened to the characters personalitys? Gabriella was the worst, turned into a giggling, cutesy, boy crazy teen. I wanted to slap her every scene she was in. Disney we know you tried but it wasn't really that great. Please boycott High School Musical 3, I hate to see how that will end up.

Details

Official Sites:

DisneyNOW Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 August 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

High School Musical 2: Sing It All or Nothing!

Filming Locations:

Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets - 7400 W. Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, First Street Films, Salty Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min (extended)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD