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Five Mesa High School freshmen: Olivia White ([[Bridgit Mendler]]), Mohini "Mo" Banjaree ([[Naomi Scott]]), Charles "Charlie" Delgado ([[Blake Michael]]), Stella Yamada ([[Hayley Kiyoko]]), and Wendell "Wen" Gifford ([[Adam Hicks]]) all meet in detention. The detention administrator and music teacher Ms. Reznik ([[Tisha Campbell-Martin]]) rants over the school principal Stanley Brenigan ([[Christopher McDonald]]) having moved all extracurricular activities to the basement of the school to make room for a new gymnasium. While she is out of the room, the students start tapping out a beat and pick up instruments, and Olivia sings "Turn Up the Music".
Five Mesa High School freshmen: Olivia White ([[Bridgit Mendler]]), Mohini "Mo" Banjaree ([[Naomi Scott]]), Charles "Charlie" Delgado ([[Blake Michael]]), Stella Yamada ([[Hayley Kiyoko]]), and Wendell "Wen" Gifford ([[Adam Hicks]]) all meet in detention. The detention administrator and music teacher Ms. Reznik ([[Tisha Campbell-Martin]]) rants over the school principal Stanley Brenigan ([[Christopher McDonald]]) having moved all extracurricular activities to the basement of the school to make room for a new gymnasium. While she is out of the room, the students start tapping out a beat and pick up instruments, and Olivia sings "Turn Up the Music".


The next day, they all meet at Dante's Pizza Parlor, where Stella informs the others that she signed them to perform at the high school's "Halloween Bash". The band forms with Olivia as lead vocalist, Stella as lead guitarist, Mo as bass guitarist, Wen as keyboardist, and Charlie as drummer.<ref name="DisneyMeet">[http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/originalmovies/lemonademouth/characters/ Lemonade Mouth &ndash Meet the characters]. disney.go.com. Retrieved April 3, 2011.</ref> They are unable to choose a band name. However, at school Olivia gets cornered by Ray Beech (Chris Brochu), lead singer and superstar of rival band Mudslide Crush, Jules (Caitlin Ribbans), and Patty (Elise Eberle), Jules' best friend. Stella spits her lemonade on Ray. Principal Brenigan rides up on his Segway PT and Ray refers to Stella as "Lemonade Mouth". Olivia, narrating, states: "And that is how we got our band name."
The next day, they all meet at Dante's Pizza Parlor, where Stella informs the others that she signed them to perform at the high school's "Halloween Bash". The band forms with Olivia as lead vocalist, Stella as lead guitarist, Mo as bass guitarist, Wen as keyboardist, and Charlie as drummer.<ref name="DisneyMeet">[http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/originalmovies/lemonademouth/characters/ Lemonade Mouth &ndash Meet the characters]. disney.go.com. Retrieved April 3, 2011.</ref> They are unable to choose a band name. However, at school Olivia gets cornered by Ray Beech [[(Chris Brochu)]], lead singer and superstar of rival band Mudslide Crush, Jules (Caitlin Ribbans), and Patty (Elise Eberle), Jules' best friend. Stella spits her lemonade on Ray. Principal Brenigan rides up on his Segway PT and Ray refers to Stella as "Lemonade Mouth". Olivia, narrating, states: "And that is how we got our band name."


Later, they approach the lemonade machine but are shocked to see the sign reading "Scheduled for Removal." They discover that the school is sponsored by another sports drink and the school must get rid of all competing drink machines. Later Mo sees her boyfriend, Scott Picket ([[Nick Roux]]), who also plays with Mudslide Crush, with Jules and is deeply hurt.
Later, they approach the lemonade machine but are shocked to see the sign reading "Scheduled for Removal." They discover that the school is sponsored by another sports drink and the school must get rid of all competing drink machines. Later Mo sees her boyfriend, Scott Picket ([[Nick Roux]]), who also plays with Mudslide Crush, with Jules and is deeply hurt.

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Lemonade Mouth is a 2011 musical drama film[1][2] based on the book of the same name by Mark Peter Hughes.[3] The film was directed by Patricia Riggen and written by April Blair, and stars Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Hayley Kiyoko, Naomi Scott, and Blake Michael. The Disney Channel Original Movie tells the story of five high school students who meet in detention and form a band to stand up for their beliefs and to overcome their individual and collective struggles. It premiered on April 15, 2011 on the Disney Channel.[4] It has been met with generally positive reviews, with some praising it for its many positive themes of honesty, integrity, and self-expression, and for its emphasis on the importance of the arts and of family and friendship.[1] Other reviews have described it as a "typically innocuous Disney channel flick."[5] The soundtrack was released on April 12, 2011. According to The View on Monday August 15, 2011, Lemonade Mouth is said to have a sequel to be in the making.

Plot

Five Mesa High School freshmen: Olivia White (Bridgit Mendler), Mohini "Mo" Banjaree (Naomi Scott), Charles "Charlie" Delgado (Blake Michael), Stella Yamada (Hayley Kiyoko), and Wendell "Wen" Gifford (Adam Hicks) all meet in detention. The detention administrator and music teacher Ms. Reznik (Tisha Campbell-Martin) rants over the school principal Stanley Brenigan (Christopher McDonald) having moved all extracurricular activities to the basement of the school to make room for a new gymnasium. While she is out of the room, the students start tapping out a beat and pick up instruments, and Olivia sings "Turn Up the Music".

The next day, they all meet at Dante's Pizza Parlor, where Stella informs the others that she signed them to perform at the high school's "Halloween Bash". The band forms with Olivia as lead vocalist, Stella as lead guitarist, Mo as bass guitarist, Wen as keyboardist, and Charlie as drummer.[6] They are unable to choose a band name. However, at school Olivia gets cornered by Ray Beech (Chris Brochu), lead singer and superstar of rival band Mudslide Crush, Jules (Caitlin Ribbans), and Patty (Elise Eberle), Jules' best friend. Stella spits her lemonade on Ray. Principal Brenigan rides up on his Segway PT and Ray refers to Stella as "Lemonade Mouth". Olivia, narrating, states: "And that is how we got our band name."

Later, they approach the lemonade machine but are shocked to see the sign reading "Scheduled for Removal." They discover that the school is sponsored by another sports drink and the school must get rid of all competing drink machines. Later Mo sees her boyfriend, Scott Picket (Nick Roux), who also plays with Mudslide Crush, with Jules and is deeply hurt.

At the Halloween Bash, Lemonade Mouth performs a song called "Determinate". The crowd, and even Principal Brenigan, love the song. As they finish the song, Stella makes a speech opposing Brenigan's decisions while Mo and Olivia pass back cans of Mel's Organic Lemonade. Principal Brenigan shuts them down. The following Monday, the band are called to Brenigan's office. He compliments their talent as a band, but forbids them from playing at school again. The next day, the band sees posters and banners everywhere supporting Lemonade Mouth. The principal accuses Stella of hanging the posters, and she is unable to convince him that the banners were not the band's doing. Later the band members discover that "Determinate" is playing on the radio.

Stella calls everyone to the school, where she is protesting the removal of the lemonade machine. As the group approaches, they get into a heated argument with one another and fight with the men who are removing the lemonade machine. Police arrive and the group is brought to a holding cell to wait for their parents. They agree, some reluctantly, to perform at Rising Star (an upcoming "battle of the bands" where the winner wins a record deal, even though they realize that they will not win the competition. When each member gets released from the cell, they meet with their families and reconcile with each other. Stella's mother says that she is proud of Stella for standing up for what she believes in.

At Rising Star, Mudslide Crush performs "Don't Ya Wish U Were Us". Lemonade Mouth takes the stage and tries to perform "Determinate," but no one except Stella can play due to their mishaps in the days before. Discouraged, they start to leave. Scott tries to go out and help, but Ray tells him he will be out of the band for good if he does. The audience then begins to sing "Determinate" together in support of the band. Scott, fed up with Ray, tells him he will find another band, goes out, and plays with Stella while the audience sings. Olivia, narrating, reveals that although they did not win the competition, they won "something bigger that night." Later, Mo and Scott get back together. Charlie accepts this and decides to aim his attention at a girl who has a crush on him, and Wen gives Olivia a new kitten after Nancy, her cat, dies. Wen also accepts his new stepmother.

At Wen's father's wedding, the man next to Stella tells her that Wen's dad was his old college buddy, and now he runs an organic lemonade company that has recently become extremely successful. Stella recognizes him as Mel, the name on the lemonade machine, and he agrees to donate a music hall for Ms. Reznik. The scene then cuts to Olivia walking to a mailbox to mail the whole story to her father in prison. The film closes with Lemonade Mouth performing "Breakthrough" at Madison Square Garden, with Scott as their new additional guitarist.

Cast

Production

The movie was filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[8] The names of eight characters in the book were changed for the film: the character of "Olivia Whitehead" was shortened to "Olivia White", "Wendel Gifford" changed by one letter to "Wendell Gifford", "Stella Penn" changed to "Stella Yamada", "Mohini Banerjee" changed to "Mohini Banjaree", and "Charlie Hirsh" changed to "Charlie Delgado".

Release

Critical reception

The film has received generally positive reviews from critics. It also currently holds an 6.7 making "Fair" rating (based on 17 votes) on TV.com.[9] Family-oriented reviewers at Common Sense Media praised the film for its themes of honesty, empowerment, overcoming adversity, self-expression, and standing up for what one believes in, and for its emphasis on the importance of the arts and of friendship and family.[1] Other reviews were not so kind, claiming that Lemonade Mouth is a "typically innocuous Disney Channel flick" that is a "hopelessly dumbed-down endeavour."[5]

Ratings

Lemonade Mouth was watched by 5.7 million viewers on its premiere night.[10] ranking as the No. 1 TV Telecast among Kids 6–11 (2.3 million/9.4 rating) and Tweens 9–14 (2.1 million/8.5 rating), and cable's No. 1 original movie of 2011 among Total Viewers.[11] With DVR viewing included, is total viewing was 7.1 million.[12]

Other media

The cast from the film have performed on The View, Good Morning America, So Random! and UK's Daybreak.

Soundtrack

Untitled

The Lemonade Mouth pop music soundtrack includes ten original songs by songwriters Aris Archontis, Maria Christensen, Ali Dee, Andy Dodd, Tom Leonard, Jeannie Lurie, Niclas Molinder, Chen Neeman, Joacim Persson, Lindy Robbins, Shridhar Solanki, Shane Stevens, Matthew Tishler, Bryan Todd, Reed Vertelney, Adam Watts, and Adam Hicks.[14] The soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on April 12, 2011.[15]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Produced byLength
1."Turn Up the Music" (Bridgit Mendler, Hayley Kiyoko, Naomi Scott)Adam Watts, Andy DoddAdam Watts, Andy Dodd2:56
2."Somebody" (Bridgit Mendler)Lindy Robbins, Reed VertelneyReed Vertelney3:28
3."And the Crowd Goes" (Chris Brochu, Nick Roux)Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, Chen NeemanJeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, Chen Neeman2:47
4."Determinate" (Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks)Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenas, Charlie Mason, Ebony Burks and Adam HicksTWIN3:18
5."Here We Go" (Bridgit Mendler, Hayley Kiyoko, Adam Hicks)Ali Dee, Vincent Alfieri, Zach DanzigerAli Dee2:53
6."She's So Gone" (Naomi Scott)Matthew Tishler, Shane Stevens, ChristensenMatthew Tishler3:06
7."More Than a Band" (Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Hayley Kiyoko, Naomi Scott, Blake Michael)Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, Chen NeemanJeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, Chen Neeman2:40
8."Don't Ya Wish U Were Us?" (Chris Brochu, Nick Roux)Tom Leonard, Lindy Robbins, Reed VertelneyReed Vertelney3:19
9."Breakthrough" (Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Hayley Kiyoko, Naomi Scott)Bryan Todd, Maria Christensen, Shridhar Solanki, Adam HicksTWIN, Bryan Todd3:27
10."Livin' On a High Wire" (Bonus Song = Bridgit Mendler, Naomi Scott, Adam Hicks)Windy Wagner, Ken Stacey, David Walsh, Joleen Belle, Adam Hicks 2:38
Total length:28:32

Singles

"Somebody" was the first single of the album, premiering on Radio Disney on March 4, 2011, reaching #10 on the Top 30 Countdown. A lyrics music video was released on the Disney website later that same day. On March 18, 2011, the official music video for the song premiered on Disney Channel during a special Prom-themed The Suite Life on Deck. "Somebody" will later be performed on So Random!

International singles

In the UK, the lead single is "Turn Up the Music". A music video, which is the scene of the film where they sing the song, premiered on Disney Channel on 22nd July 2011. The second UK single is "Determinate". The music video, which is another scene of the film in which the band sings the song, premiered in August 2011. Three more singles will be released in the UK, which will be "Here We Go", "Somebody" and "Breakthrough". "Here We Go" and "Breakthrough" will be movie scenes, and the Somebody video will be the official music video which has also been shown on Disney Channel in the US. The soundtrack is out in the UK now. Lemonade Mouth will premiere on the UK Disney Channel on Friday, 16 September 2011 at 6: 00 PM. In the UK the soundtrack hasn't left the iTunes 200.

Soundtrack charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[16] 71
Polish Albums Chart[17] 26
U.S. Billboard 200[18] 4
U.S. Kid Albums[19] 1
U.S. Top Soundtracks[20] 1
U.S. Top Digital Albums[21] 3[22]

Sequel

In 2011, the author of Lemonade Mouth announced that he has been working on a sequel.[23] Also, Blake Michael has said: "It’s all up to the fans, it’s in their hands. If people enjoy it and they love it and they want more, they’ll get it. I think Disney is just a great organization in general and they’re always one step ahead of the game. So you never really know what’s gonna happen."[24] It was announced during the 2011 Licensing International Expo that Lemonade Mouth 2 is in the works, along with a Shake It Up film.[25]

International release

Country / Region Network(s) Date premiere Title
 United States Disney Channel USA April 15, 2011 Lemonade Mouth
 Canada Family Channel and Vrak.tv April 22, 2011, June 24, 2011 (What's What Edition) Lemonade Mouth
 Israel Disney Channel Israel April 28, 2011 'לימונייד מאות (Lemonade Mouth / not translated)
 France Disney Channel France May 3, 2011 Lemonade Mouth
 Netherlands Disney Channel Netherlands & Flanders May 13, 2011 Lemonade Mouth
 Belgium
 Italy Disney Channel Italy Lemonade Mouth
 Bulgaria Disney Channel May 14, 2011 Лимонадената банда
 Romania Disney Channel Romania Lemonade Mouth
 Hungary Disney Channel Hungary Limonádé
 Czech Republic Disney Channel Czech Limonade Mouth
 Poland Disney Channel Poland Lemoniada Gada
 Ukraine Disney Channel (Ukraine) Лимонадний голос український дубляж (Lemonade Voise)
 Russia Disney DVD, Disney Channel (Russia) May 17, 2011, 2011 Лимонадный голос (Lemonade Voise)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Disney Channel May 21, 2011 Lemonade Mouth
Arab League Arab World Disney Channel Middle East Lemonade Mouth
 Australia Disney Channel Australia Lemonade Mouth
 New Zealand Disney Channel Australia Lemonade Mouth
 Turkey Disney Channel Turkey Lemonade Mouth
 Serbia Disney Channel Lemonade Mouth
 Germany Disney Channel Germany May 27, 2011 Lemonade Mouth – Die Geschichte einer Band

(A Story of a Band)

 Republic of China (Taiwan) Disney Channel Taiwan May 28, 2011 檸檬大嘴巴 (Lemonade Mouth)
 Philippines Disney Channel Asia June 12, 2011 Lemonade Mouth
Indonesia Indonesia
Singapore Singapore
Malaysia Malaysia
Vietnam Vietnam
 Japan Disney Channel Japan July 16, 2011 レモネード・マウス
 Argentina
 Colombia
 Chile
 Mexico
 Ecuador
 Venezuela
 Peru
 Brazil
 Uruguay 		Disney Channel Latin America Lemonade Mouth
 United Kingdom
 Ireland 		Disney Channel UK and Ireland September 16, 2011 (Standard Length) Dvd Release – 26th September Lemonade Mouth
 United Kingdom
 Ireland 		Disney Channel UK and Ireland October 2011 (Extended/singalong/what's what editions) Lemonade Mouth
 Spain Disney Channel Spain November 25, 2011
November 30, 2011 (DVD) 		Lemonade Mouth
 South Korea Disney Channel Korea December 1, 2011 레모네이드 마우스
 Greece Disney Channel Greece May 21, 2011 Lemonade Mouth
NET September 10, 2011 Παγωμένη Λεμονάδα (Ice Lemonade)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lemonade Mouth - Television Review". Common Sense Media.
  2. ^ "Lemonade Mouth (TV 2011)". IMDb.
  3. ^ Disney preps next high school musical. hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference DCM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b [1]. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  6. ^ Lemonade Mouth &ndash Meet the characters. disney.go.com. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Lemonade Mouth," A Disney Channel Original Movie Set To Premiere Friday, April 15 on a Disney Channel. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  8. ^ Lemonade Mouth, A Disney Channel Original Movie, Set to Premiere Friday, March 25 on Disney Channel. thefutoncritic.com.
  9. ^ Lemonade Mouth at TV.com
  10. ^ Friday Cable Ratings: History's American Restoration Leads Demo; Disney's Lemonade Mouth Tops Viewing + Sanctuary, Smackdown and More - tvbythenumbers.com
  11. ^ Disney Channel Squeezes Sweet Success with Lemonade Mouth Written By Robert Seidman, April 18th, 2011
  12. ^ Disney Channel's Lemonade Mouth Gains an Additional 1.5 Million Viewers with a Week of DVR Playback – tvbythenumber.com
  13. ^ Lemonade Mouth. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  14. ^ Production Has Begun on Lemonade Mouth, a Disney Channel Original Movie. thefutoncritic.com.
  15. ^ Lemonade Mouth Disney Channel Premiere Pushed Back to April 15
  16. ^ "Chartifacts – Week Commencing: 30th May 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. May 30, 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  17. ^ Polish charts, 30 maja 2011
  18. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/album/soundtrack/lemonade-mouth/1499769
  19. ^ "Kids Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  20. ^ Billboard soundtracks, Week of June 18, 2011
  21. ^ Lemonade Mouth – Billboard Charts Allmusic
  22. ^ http://www.itunescharts.net/us/artists/music/lemonade-mouth/albums/lemonade-mouth/
  23. ^ ""Lemonade Mouth" author Mark Peter Hughes already working on sequel to this Disney Channel Original Movie". Jimhillmedia.com. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  24. ^ "Disney Channel [["Lemonade Mouth 2″]]". Disnology. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2011-05-14. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  25. ^ "Disney Channel Original Movie "Lemonade Mouth 2" and "Shake It Up" In Development". Disney Channel Medianet. June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.

External links

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