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High School Musical 3: Senior Year

  • 2008
  • G
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
65K
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Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, and Lucas Grabeel in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
High School Musical 3: Senior Year -- Can I Have This Dance? Clip
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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 music... Read allAs 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.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
  • Writer
    • Peter Barsocchini
  • Stars
    • Zac Efron
    • Vanessa Hudgens
    • Ashley Tisdale
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    65K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kenny Ortega
    • Writer
      • Peter Barsocchini
    • Stars
      • Zac Efron
      • Vanessa Hudgens
      • Ashley Tisdale
    • 205User reviews
    • 126Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 9 nominations

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    High School Musical 3: Senior Year -- May I Have This Dance? Clip
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    High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Have This Dance)
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    High School Musical 3: Senior Year: Rocketman
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    Kenny Ortega and Ashley Tisdale in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
    Corbin Bleu, Alyson Reed, Olesya Rulin, Ryne Sanborn, Ashley Tisdale, Chris Warren, and Lucas Grabeel in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
    Corbin Bleu and Zac Efron in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
    Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Vanessa Hudgens, and Zac Efron in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
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    Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
    Lucas Grabeel in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
    Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, and Jemma McKenzie-Brown in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
    Monique Coleman, Olesya Rulin, Vanessa Hudgens, and KayCee Stroh in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
    Corbin Bleu and Zac Efron in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
    Zac Efron in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)

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    Zac Efron
    Zac Efron
    • Troy Bolton
    Vanessa Hudgens
    Vanessa Hudgens
    • Gabriella Montez
    Ashley Tisdale
    Ashley Tisdale
    • Sharpay Evans
    Lucas Grabeel
    Lucas Grabeel
    • Ryan Evans
    Corbin Bleu
    Corbin Bleu
    • Chad Danforth
    Monique Coleman
    Monique Coleman
    • Taylor McKessie
    Olesya Rulin
    Olesya Rulin
    • Kelsi Nielsen
    Chris Warren
    Chris Warren
    • Zeke Baylor
    • (as Chris Warren Jr.)
    Ryne Sanborn
    Ryne Sanborn
    • Jason Cross
    KayCee Stroh
    KayCee Stroh
    • Martha Cox
    • (as Kaycee Stroh)
    Bart Johnson
    Bart Johnson
    • Coach Bolton
    Alyson Reed
    Alyson Reed
    • Ms. Darbus
    Matt Prokop
    Matt Prokop
    • Jimmie Zara
    Justin Martin
    Justin Martin
    • Donny Dion
    Jemma McKenzie-Brown
    Jemma McKenzie-Brown
    • Tiara Gold
    Leslie Wing
    Leslie Wing
    • Mrs. Bolton
    • (as Leslie Wing Pomeroy)
    Socorro Herrera
    • Mrs. Montez
    David Reivers
    David Reivers
    • Mr. Danforth
    • Director
      • Kenny Ortega
    • Writer
      • Peter Barsocchini
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Zac Efron injured his wrist while filming the spinning corridor scene featured in the song "Scream."
    • Goofs
      Troy gets green paint on his hands, then climbs over the white fence without getting green paint on it.
    • Quotes

      Chad Danforth: [Embarrassed about asking Taylor to prom in the middle of the lunchroom. Practically whispering] So, uh, hey. I was kinda wondering if you'd maybe go with me.

      Taylor McKessie: Oh, hey Chad. They have tuna surprise on the menu. It's good. Really good.

      Chad Danforth: [to Troy] Dude.

      [Troy shrugs]

      Chad Danforth: Taylor, hey, I'm, I'm asking you to prom.

      Taylor McKessie: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't hear you 'cause it's so loud in here.

      [to Kelsi]

      Taylor McKessie: Did you hear something?

      Kelsi Nielsen: No.

      Martha Cox: Neither did I.

      Chad Danforth: [to Troy] Dude.

      Troy Bolton: Okay, uh,

      [to the students in the lunchroom]

      Troy Bolton: excuse me. Excuse me, everybody.

      Chad Danforth: What are you...

      Troy Bolton: Uh,

      [Screams]

      Troy Bolton: *yo*!

      [Everyone quiets down and looks at them]

      Chad Danforth: [In shock that he has everyone's attention] Oh.

      Troy Bolton: My friend has something to say.

      Chad Danforth: [Climbs up on a table] Taylor McKessie, will you *please* be my date to the Senior Prom?

      Taylor McKessie: [Leans in with Gabriella, Kelsi and Martha, talking quietly. After a moment, she stands] I'd be honored!

      [Hugs him, then starts talking excitedly with the girls]

      Chad Danforth: [to Troy as they're walking away] Dude, I need to go shoot some hoops, or something.

      Troy Bolton: [Claps him on the back] You nailed it, man!

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Disney Through the Decades (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Now or Never
      Written by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil

      Performed by Corbin Bleu, Vanessa Hudgens and The High School Musical 3: Senior Year Cast

      Produced by Matthew Gerrard

    User reviews205

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    An entertaining film with many flaws but many of them come with the territory and shouldn't be met with too much surprise
    The low score on IMDb is representative of the majority opinion of those that are not really within the target audience of this film, however it is also the opinion of those who have never watched any of the High School Musical films for themselves. Rather than accepting that the film is not for them they also feel the need to deride it as worthless when really they mean that nothing about it holds any value for them. This is not the same as the HSM films being brilliant though – just I think that they come in for some overly harsh criticism by those that seem surprised that they do exactly what they propose to do. In a way it is like complaining that Star Wars is an awful film because it is a sci-fi.

    OK, there is plenty wrong with HSM3. The plot is obvious but yet full of sanitised relationships and situations, cloying moral messages and forced sentiment and certainly if you are watching it as a film then yes there is plenty that is clunky. However it is probably not fair to pick holes in all of the obvious stuff while ignoring that it does actually do a good job as a musical. Have you been to a musical? It tends to bring cheesy overacting, big smiles, easy sentiment, big musical numbers and not a lot of room for gritty reality of teenage life and the messy business of teenage relationships – that HSM3 has all these faults is not really something that I'm going to kick it about. It is a bit overlong though and, at almost two hours it does have sections that appear to have little forward motion and perhaps lack pace or a sense of fun that it does when it is in good form. It could and should have lost at least 20 minutes in there somewhere and would have been better for it – although I know that Disney see it as a flagship product recently so want to do more with it. It must also be said that several of the musical numbers are not as fun as they should have been. Some don't inspire in terms of choreography and several of the songs come over as rather bland and samey.

    The cast do well, although I understand why some viewers do not like the performances. Efron may not have a great range to expand out of this but he is a great presence in the film – he does singing and dancing really well and has a light touch that makes him easy to like. Likewise Hudgens, for all her photographic "scandals" delivers a wonderfully light turn that is nothing but sweetness. OK neither of them come over as real people but they are sweet and enjoyable couple at the heart of the film. As before Tisdale is fun and bitchy without being unlikeable and she works well with Grabeel. Bleu has less to do than before and I didn't think he was used that well – likewise Coleman.

    Overall HSM3 is far from a great film. It is clunky and obvious, overlong, cheesy and is not the sort of thing that will win over viewers who do not like cheesy musicals – but it is a bit harsh to blame that on the film when it is pretty clear from the start that this is what it is setting out to be. It should not be given total forgiveness for its flaws and of course the casual viewer may be left a bit cold by aspects of it but if you are happy to meet it on its terms then it is a reasonably good (if sanitised and soullessly packaged) product.
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    • bob the moo
    • Jul 13, 2009

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    • Where is Gabriella's dad?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 24, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • High School Musical 3
    • Filming locations
      • East High School - 840 S 1300 E, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Borden and Rosenbush Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $90,559,416
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $42,030,184
      • Oct 26, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $252,909,177
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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