High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Kenny Ortega

Writer:

Peter Barsocchini (writer)

Release Date:

17 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

On August 17th, are you ready for the start of something new?

Plot:

During the summer vacations a talent show is organized in a local country club and Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad and Taylor take part in it.

Plot Keywords:

Talent Show | Country Club | Basketball | Lifeguard | Digit In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Zac Efron	...	Troy Bolton
Vanessa Hudgens	...	Gabriella Montez
Ashley Tisdale	...	Sharpay Evans
Lucas Grabeel	...	Ryan Evans
Corbin Bleu	...	Chad Danforth
Monique Coleman	...	Taylor McKessie
Mark L. Taylor	...	Mr. Fulton
Bart Johnson	...	Jack Bolton
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Vance Evans
Jessica Tuck	...	Mrs. Evans
Alyson Reed	...	Ms. Darbus
Chris Warren Jr.	...	Zeke Baylor
Ryne Sanborn	...	Jason Cross
Olesya Rulin	...	Kelsi Nielsen
KayCee Stroh	...	Martha Cox

Also Known As:

High School Musical 2: Extended Edition (USA) (DVD box title)
High School Musical 2: Sing It All or Nothing! (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Germany:104 min | 111 min (extended version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Finland:K-3 | Australia:G (DVD rating) | Australia:PG | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:G | Ireland:G | USA:TV-G | UK:U

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

During the final chorus in "I don't dance", the dancers and players are moving and singing faster because it was getting dark and they needed to finish quickly. So during the lunch scene, it turned dark and a stage light was used to give the illusion of sunset.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Troy has dinner with Sharpay's family he goes into the kitchen and screams. He then looks at his wrist to check the time and groans because he's late for his date with Gabriella. There is never a watch on his wrist.

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?

Movie Connections:

References Grease (1978)

Soundtrack:

What Time Is It

The greatest movie of all time! For people in comas.

I saw the first High School Musical just after it came out hearing rave reviews and i thought it might be at least interesting. I was wrong, after about 40 mins of watching I would have rather ripped off my own ears and set them on fire than watch for another minute. I had absolutely no intention of watching this sequel but I was asked to by my sister on her birthday so I did. If I had poison handy I would have taken it without a second's hesitation. It was literally the worst "movie" I have ever seen. Don;t get me wrong I enjoy musicals very much, this had the worst songs and most obvious lip-syncing I have ever seen. The dance moves were similar to what you might expect from some backup dancer for Jessica Simpson. What I hate more than this movie (if that's even possible) is the fans. The true fans are the most moronic people I have ever met. Using no logic to backup their arguments of why this movie was so amazing other than 'OMG How can you say High School Musical sucked?? Zac Efron is lyke so kute! I just wanna hug him forever!' I could care less how cute an actor is that does not excuse the horrible monstrous atrocity that is High School Musical! Please for your sake DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE!