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'''''High School Musical 2 ''''' is the [[sequel]] to the [[Disney Channel Original Movie]], ''[[High School Musical]]''. It debuted on [[August 17]], [[2007]] on the [[Disney Channel]] and [[Family Channel]]. The premiere brought in a total of 17.2 million viewers - almost 10 million more than its predecessor - making it the highest rated basic cable broadcast of all time.<ref name="variety">{{cite web |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117970479.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |title=Variety.com - 'High School Musical 2' huge hit |accessdate=2007-08-18 |format= |work=}}</ref> |
'''''High School Musical 2 ''''' is the [[sequel]] to the [[Disney Channel Original Movie]], ''[[High School Musical]]''. It debuted on [[August 17]], [[2007]] on the [[Disney Channel]] and [[Family Channel]]. The premiere brought in a total of 17.2 million viewers - almost 10 million more than its predecessor - making it the highest rated basic cable broadcast of all time (in the USA).<ref name="variety">{{cite web |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117970479.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |title=Variety.com - 'High School Musical 2' huge hit |accessdate=2007-08-18 |format= |work=}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:12, 22 September 2007
| High School Musical 2 | |
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 Official poster for High School Musical 2 | |
| Directed by | Kenny Ortega |
| Written by | Peter Barsocchini |
| Produced by | Gary Marsh Bill Borden |
| Starring | Zac Efron Vanessa Hudgens Ashley Tisdale Lucas Grabeel Corbin Bleu Monique Coleman |
| Music by | Randy Peterson Antonnia Armato Andy Dodd Faye Greenberg Jamie Houston David Lawrence Adam Watts Matt Gerrard Kevin Quinn Robbie Nevil |
| Distributed by | Disney Channel |
Release dates |  August 17, 2007 September 21, 2007 |
Running time | 105 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | About $7 million [1] |
- This page is about the 2007 film. For the soundtrack, see High School Musical 2 (soundtrack).
High School Musical 2 is the sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical. It debuted on August 17, 2007 on the Disney Channel and Family Channel. The premiere brought in a total of 17.2 million viewers - almost 10 million more than its predecessor - making it the highest rated basic cable broadcast of all time (in the USA).[2]
Plot
The summer brings excitement to the East High Wildcats as they go over their plans for their break from school. Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) stresses over getting a job with the price of college looming on his mind, as well as trying to make sure he and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) are able to stay together all summer. Sharpay and Ryan Evans (Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel) plan on spending the summer at their family's country club, Lava Springs. However, Sharpay's summer plan also includes separating Troy and Gabriella by getting Troy hired at Lava Springs. What Sharpay does not plan on is Troy talking the club's manager, Mr. Fulton (Mark L. Taylor), into hiring the rest of the Wildcats, including Gabriella and her best friend Taylor (Monique Coleman), and Troy's best friend Chad (Corbin Bleu). Fulton is unable to fire the Wildcats at Sharpay's command, since her mother (Jessica Tuck) approved their hiring, so she orders him to make them want to quit. Troy offers to help his friends working in the kitchen and convinces them that they can work their hardships out, in the song, "Work This Out".
Sharpay schemes harder than ever to make the Wildcats miserable, and win Troy, who has to choose between two worlds: his own with the Wildcats and Gabriella, or another where Sharpay's family can offer him a way to college and other luxuries he has only dreamed about. Kelsi writes a duet for Troy and Gabriella, but Sharpay steals the duet from the two of them and forces Troy to sing it with her, holding his future over his head. As Troy grows further away from Gabriella, Ryan is pushed further away from Sharpay. Taylor and Gabriella even invite Ryan to the baseball game, and Chad offers him Troy's place in the game. Troy and Gabriella's relationship is strained to the breaking point, as well as Troy's friendship with Chad.
When Sharpay finally crosses the line by banning the Wildcats from performing in Lava Springs' annual Star Dazzle Talent Show, even though Ryan has been working with the group to put together a performance, Gabriella confronts Sharpay. She makes it clear that she refuses to play Sharpay's "game", and quits her job at Lava Springs. Troy overhears the exchange and tries to convince Gabriella to change her mind. However, all she can think of is how much Troy has changed over the summer, and breaks up with him.
Gabriella's quitting causes Troy to see the person he has become and realize everything he has sacrificed. As he sets out to make everything right again, Ryan gets help from the Wildcats to conspire to get Troy and Gabriella back together. They convince Troy to sing with Sharpay in the talent show - even though he'd quit citing her ban on junior staffers' participation in the show - which he does only under the condition that the Wildcats are allowed to perform as well. Sharpay relents, and the Wildcats put their plan into motion, finally getting Troy and Gabriella back together as they sing a duet. After the talent show, Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Zeke, Jason, Kelsi, Chad, Taylor, Martha, and Ryan all head out onto the golf course to enjoy the fireworks. Troy and Gabriella finally share their first kiss, and the summer ends with a staff pool party and the Wildcats' celebration of a great summer together.
Cast
- Zac Efron as Troy Bolton, the male protagonist of the movie. He is the most popular guy at East High School and captain of the varsity basketball team. He is in a relationship with Gabriella Montez. Along with most of East High, he takes a summer job at Lava Springs, the country club owned by Sharpay and Ryan Evans' parents. His best friend is Chad Danforth. He is also friends with Jason and Zeke.
- Vanessa Hudgens as Gabriella Montez, the female protagonist. She is a part of the science club at East High School and is in a relationship with Troy Bolton. She takes a job as a lifeguard at Lava Springs.
- Ashley Tisdale as Sharpay Evans, the antagonist of the film. She plans to spend the summer lounging around her parents' country club, Lava Springs. She has a noticeable crush on Troy Bolton and is always trying to steal him away from Gabriella.
- Lucas Grabeel as Ryan Evans, Sharpay's fraternal twin brother. He can be very sneaky and cunning but has a hard time keeping up with schemes that are not his own. Over the course of the film, he finds his own person and abandons his place as Sharpay's lackey, becoming friends with the Wildcats.
- Corbin Bleu as Chad Danforth, Troy's best friend and is also friends with Jason and Zeke. He has a summer job at Lava Springs, and is saving the money from his job to get a car.
- Monique Coleman as Taylor McKessie, Gabriella's best friend. She is captain of the school Scholastic Decathlon team. She has a summer job at Lava Springs. She always sees through Sharpay and tends to be cynical when it comes to boys.
Others
- Mark L. Taylor as Mr. Thomas Fulton, the manager of the Evans' country club, Lava Springs.
- Bart Johnson as Mr. Jack Bolton, the father of Troy. He is very supportive of Troy's basketball career.
- Robert Curtis Brown as Mr. Evans, the father of Ryan and Sharpay.
- Jessica Tuck as Mrs. Evans, the mother of Ryan and Sharpay.
- Chris Warren, Jr. as Zeke Baylor. He has a crush on Sharpay and a love for baking.
- Ryne Sanborn as Jason Cross, he is friends with Troy, Chad, and Zeke. He has a crush on Kelsi. In the classroom he is usually kissing up to Ms. Darbus and sometimes speaks before thinking it through.
- Olesya Rulin as Kelsi Nielsen, is a student at East High. She is a pianist and composer. She is best friends with Taylor and Martha. She eventually ends up with Jason.
- Kaycee Stroh as Martha Cox, is a student at East High. She enjoys hip-hop dance. She is best friends with Kelsi.
Production
Zac Efron confirmed that his voice would not be dubbed with Drew Seeley like it was in the preceding movie.[3]
In early 2007, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, and Vanessa Hudgens were reported to be holding out for a more lucrative contract.[4]
Prior to rehearsals, Disney's High School Musical conducted a poll[5] to find out what viewers wanted to see in High School Musical 2. Some of the requests were:
- The blackboard in Mrs. Darbus class read "Turn off your cellphones."
- One of Chad's t-shirts read "I Majored in Vacation."
- Troy fixed Gabriella peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for their picnic date.
- Sharpay's golf cart was filled with beauty products.
- Miley Cyrus of Disney's Hannah Montana made a cameo appearance in the movie. She is one of the dancers by the pool near the end of the "All for One" dance number wearing in a yellow top with a flower in her hair. Her dance partner is choreographer Charles Klapow.
On February 19, the entire cast was on set and rehearsing in St. George[6] and Salt Lake City, Utah.[7]
On March 6, the cast began filming the first scenes of the movie in Salt Lake City, Utah at East High School. Four Days later on March 10th the cast moved to St. George, Utah to begin filming the remaining 3/4 of the film.
Filming ended on April 16, 2007.[citation needed]
The film appeared on iO's and Verizon FiOS's Disney on Demand on August 10, 2007.[citation needed]
Musical numbers
- "What Time Is It?" - High School Musical Cast
- "Fabulous" - Ryan & Sharpay
- "Work This Out" - Cast - High School Musical
- "You Are the Music In Me" - Gabriella & Troy
- "I Don't Dance" - Chad & Ryan
- "You Are the Music In Me (Sharpay Version)" - Sharpay
- "Gotta Go My Own Way" - Gabriella & Troy
- "Bet On It" - Troy
- "Everyday" - High School Musical Cast
- "All for One" - Cast - High School Musical
- "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a" - Sharpay
Release information
The premiere of High School Musical 2 aired at 8 PM Eastern Time on August 17, and included a telecast hosted by Kenny Ortega and the movie's stars. On Saturday, August 18, Disney Channel aired "High School Musical 2: Wildcat Chat," where the stars of the movie answer questions posed by fans. On August 19, Disney aired a sing-along version of the movie.[8] On May 23, DirecTV announced that they would be hosting an exclusive high-definition airing of the movie a few days after the August 17 premiere on its network-only channel, The 101.[9]
Disney Channel aired a weekly program called Road To High School Musical 2, beginning June 8, 2007 and leading up to the premiere of High School Musical 2 in August. The show offered viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the production of the movie. The world premiere of the opening number "What Time Is It?" was on Radio Disney May 25, 2007,[10] while "You Are The Music In Me" premiered on July 13, 2007.[11]
Disney Channel On Demand debuted the movie on August 10, 2007.[12]
The Sing-Along version of the film aired on August 19, 2007.[citation needed]
The Dance-Along version aired on September 8, 2007 where the entire cast taught the moves to the songs What Time Is It? and All For One.[citation needed]
Reception
The first broadcast of the film on August 17, 2007 broke records, receiving 17.2 million viewers.[2] This number made it the most watched basic cable telecast in history (the previous record was held by an edition of ESPN's Monday Night Football on October 23, 2006, which attracted 16 million viewers), the most-watched made-for-cable movie ever (the previous record was held by TNT's January 21, 2001 airing of Crossfire Trail, which brought in 15.5 million viewers), and the largest audience of any program on broadcast or cable in the 2007 summer television season, along with Friday nights for the past five years. Ratings for the second showing of the movie fell to 8.4 million, and the third showing fell to 7.4 million, totaling the premiere weekend to 33.04 million viewers.[13]
Following the premiere weekend of the film, High School Musical 2 was up 442% on IMDB's MovieMeter, which measures the popularity of films.[14]
The film was generally well-received by critics, gaining a score of 72/100 at Metacritic.[15] USA Today's Robert Bianco awarded the film three stars out of four, saying High School Musical 2 was "sweet, smart, bursting with talent and energy, and awash in innocence".[16]
Merchandise
DVDs
High School Musical 2 will be released on DVD on 3 December, 2007 in the United Kingdom and on December 11, 2007 in the United States. Entitled High School Musical 2: Extended Edition, the DVD will include extended, original and sing-along versions with never-before-seen Gabriella & Taylor sequence in the movie.[citation needed]
- Bonus Features in Extended Edition[citation needed]
- Includes Exclusive Music Scene (Humuhumunukunukuapua'a)
- Sing Along Feature
- Backstage Disney
- Rehearsal Cam - Watch the dance rehearsal footage along with the movie
- Music & More
- High School Karaoke
- - Sing the lead vocals with help from optional on-screen lyrics
- Music Videos
On the same day, a Blu-ray Disc version of both this film and High School Musical will be released [17]. Entitled High School Musical: Once Again Edition.
Books & Magazines
- High School Musical 2: The Junior Novel (August 14, 2007)
- High School Musical 2 Magazine (August 17, 2007)
Release dates
Awards
High School Musical 2 won the Choice TV Movie category at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards. It also won a special Teen Choice Award for its record breaking premiere numbers.[18]
References
- ^ High School Musical Budget, August 15, 2007
- ^ a b "Variety.com - 'High School Musical 2' huge hit". Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "It's actually Efron singing in 'High School Musical 2'" 15 July 2007.
- ^ tmz.com 2007-02-09
- ^ Disney Channel - Original Movies - High School Musical
- ^ Inn at the Entrada News - "High School Musical 2 Rocks the Inn"
- ^ New York Times
- ^ "High School Musical 2" enters interactive semester
- ^ DIRECTV Press Release
- ^ "Access Hollywood". Retrieved 2007-08-18.
{{cite web}}: Text "'High School Musical 2' Debuts First Song" ignored (help); Text "Celebrity and Hollywood News" ignored (help) - ^ "High School Musical 2 enters interactive semester". Retrieved 2007-08-18.
{{cite web}}: Text "Entertainment" ignored (help); Text "Reuters" ignored (help); Text "Television" ignored (help) - ^ "Optimum - iO digital cable - Premium Channels On Demand". Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/nielsens-charts.htm
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810900/
- ^ "High School Musical 2 (Disney) - Reviews from Metacritic". Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ^ Robert Bianco, "'High School Musical' sequel holds onto note of innocence", August 16, 2007.
- ^ HSM on Blu-Ray, Ultimate Disney
- ^ Dana Ford, " "High School Musical 2" rules Teen Choice awards, August 26, 2007.
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