High School Musical

TV Movie
2006
TV-G
1h 38m

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Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, and Lucas Grabeel in High School Musical (2006)

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Teen Romance Comedy Drama Family Music Musical Romance

A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

99K

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POPULARITY

1,224

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 10 wins & 19 nominations total

Gabriella Montez
(as Vanessa Anne Hudgens)

Ashley Tisdale

Sharpay Evans

Lucas Grabeel

Ryan Evans

Corbin Bleu

Chad Danforth

Monique Coleman

Taylor McKessie

Bart Johnson

Coach Jack Bolton

Alyson Reed

Ms. Darbus

Chris Warren

Zeke Baylor
(as Chris Warren Jr.)

Olesya Rulin

Kelsi Nielsen

Ryne Sanborn

Jason Cross

Socorro Herrera

Mrs. Montez

Joey Miyashima

Principal Matsui

Dutch Whitlock

Skater Dude #1

Ryan Templeman

Skater Dude #2

Irene Santiago

Chem Teacher
(as Irene Santiago-Baron)

Leslie Wing

Mrs. Bolton
(as Leslie Pomeroy)

Joyce Cohen

Librarian

Director
- Kenny Ortega
Writer
- Peter Barsocchini
All cast & crew
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Trivia
The movie was filmed at East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. Students still use Sharpay's pink locker.

Goofs
Quite a few times, Taylor calls Troy "Trey."

Quotes
Gabrilla Montez: [about singing previously] Well, you sound like you've done a lot of singing, too.
Troy Bolton: Yeah, my showerhead is very impressed with me.

Crazy credits
After the end credits, Sharpay runs back into the gym and runs up to Zeke and hugs him, saying she loves his cookies and wants him to make more for her.

Alternate versions
A sing-along version was aired the day after its television premiere, with the words to the songs appearing at the bottom of the screen.

Connections
Edited into Glorious Days (2019)

Soundtracks
Start of Something New
Music by Lynn Ahrens
Lyrics by Stephen Flaherty
Written by Matthew Gerrard & Robbie Nevil
Produced by Matthew Gerrard
Performed by Zac Efron, Drew Seeley, and Vanessa Hudgens

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Featured review

6/10

The phenomenon that was

10 years ago this first High School Musical film launched with very little fanfare, and no real big names in it. Little did Disney know that it would capture the imagination and hearts of so many young people, spawn two (at present) sequels and become a lasting phenomenon!

Is it surprising when you watch the actual film? No, not really. It's an hour and a bit of fun, the young cast (and they do look young) all give good performances, and it's enjoyable for all ages.

The make it or break it quality with any musical are the songs, and of the three 'High School' films this is the one with the most iconic songs.

No, it's not Shakespeare. But it is an almost modern version of Grease. I'm not a huge musicals fan, but I enjoyed it.