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High School Musical

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High School Musical

High School Musical poster
Directed by Kenny Ortega
Produced by Don Schain
Written by Peter Barsocchini
Starring Zac Efron
Vanessa Hudgens
Ashley Tisdale
Lucas Grabeel
Corbin Bleu
Monique Coleman
Music by Greg Cham
Ray Cham
Andy Dodd
Faye Greenberg
Jamie Houston
David Lawrence
Adam Watts
Matt Gerrard
Drew Lane
Eddie Galan
Andrew Seeley
Cinematography Gordon Lonsdale
Editing by Seth Flaum
Distributed by Disney Channel, Family
Release date(s) January 20, 2006
Running time 97 min
Country
Language English
Budget $4,200,000
Followed by High School Musical 2
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Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

High School Musical (sometimes abbreviated HSM) is an Emmy Award-winning merican television film, and the first in the High School Musical film franchise . Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful movie that Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and the feature film High School Musical 3: Senior Year released theatrically in October 2008. It is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to have a theatrical sequel. A fourth installment, High School Musical 4, has been announced to be in the writing stages.

High School Musical was Disney Channel's most watched movie at its time, with 7.7 million viewers in its premiere broadcast in the US. In the UK, it received 789,000 viewers for its premiere (and 1.2 million viewers overall during the first week), making it the second most watched program for the Disney Channel (UK) of 2006. It was also the first ever Disney Channel Original Movie to be broadcast on the BBC on December 29, 2006.

The film's soundtrack was the best-selling album in the United States for 2006. Together, they try out for the lead parts in their high school musical, and as a result, divide the school. Despite other students' attempts to thwart their dreams, Troy and Gabriella resist peer pressure and rivalry, inspiring others along the way not to "stick to the status quo."

High School Musical was filmed at East High School located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the auditorium of Murray High School, and Downtown Salt Lake City. Murray High School was also the set of: Read It and Weep (2006), Minutemen (2008) and High School Musical: Get in the Picture (2008)

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Plot

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Musical numbers

High School Musical (soundtrack) The soundtrack was released on January 10, 2006 and debuted at number 133 on the Billboard 200, selling 7,469 copies in its first week. In the album's third week, for the chart dated February 11, 2006, it climbed to number ten, and has since risen to number one on the Billboard 200 twice (on March 1 and March 22) and had shipped 3.8 million copies on December 5, 2006. Out of those copies, more than 3 million copies have been sold by August 2006; it was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA. In 2007, the soundtrack got into the Guinness World Records for "Most hits from a soundtrack in the US Chart simultaneously". Nine tracks were simultaneously in the US Hot 100- a world first.

Song Chiefly Sung By Other Singers Scene
Start of Something New Troy and Gabriella None Mountain Ski Resort
Get'cha Head in the Game Troy Basketball Players East High's Gym
What I've Been Looking For Ryan and Sharpay None East High's Auditorium
What I've Been Looking For (Reprise) Troy and Gabriella None East High's Auditorium
Stick to the Status Quo Zeke, Martha, Skater Dude, Sharpay, Ryan Jocks, Brainiacs, Skaterdudes, Wildcats East High's Cafeteria
When There Was Me and You Gabriella None East High's Chemistry Class and Hallways
Bop to the Top Ryan and Sharpay None East High's Auditorium
Breaking Free Troy and Gabriella None East High's Auditorium
We're All in This Together Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan Wildcats East High School's Gym

DVDs

The DVD of the movie was released on May 23, 2006 under the title, High School Musical: Encore Edition. It created a sales record when 1.2 million copies were sold in its first six days, making it the fastest-selling television movie of all time. It is, however, the second DCOM (Disney Channel Original Movie) on DVD to be certified Platinum in DVD sales, the first being The Cheetah Girls. The High School Musical DVD was also released in Australia on July 12, 2006 through Walt Disney and was released on European Region 2 on December 4, 2006 where it went on to reach number one in the UK DVD charts. It was also shown on Disney Channel South Africa, the latest Disney channel at that time in the southern hemisphere. It was the top selling DVD in Australia in August 2006. In addition, the Region 3 DVD was released on October 10 in Hong Kong. It also released in Taiwan on December 15, 2006. This is the first Region 3 DCOM DVD ever released. It was released in Mexico on November 10 and in Brazil on December 6 to coincide with Christmas and the Globo broadcast of the movie.

The Remix Edition, a 2-disc Special Edition, was released on December 5, 2006.

Despite being filmed in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio, both the original and Remix Edition DVD releases featured a 1.33:1 "full screen" version (though not pan and scan as the camera stays directly in the center of the image), the format of the film as shown on the Disney Channel. The widescreen and high definition versions have subsequently been showing in the UK on BBC One, BBC Two, and BBC HD.

Other media

Sequels

High School Musical 2

High School Musical 2 High School Musical 2 is the sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical. It debuted on August 17, 2007 on Disney Channel in the U.S., and on Family in Canada. The premiere brought in a total of 17.3 million viewers in the United States—almost 10 million more than its predecessor—making it the highest-rated Disney Channel Movie to date.

High School Musical 3

High School Musical 3: Senior Year High School Musical 3: Senior Year is the third installment in Disney's High School Musical franchise. It was released theatrically in the United States on October 24, 2008. Kenny Ortega returns as director and choreographer, as do all six primary actors.[1][2] The film currently holds the record of the highest-grossing movie musical in its opening weekend, with over $80,000,000 worldwide.

Spin-off

High School Musical: El desafio (Argentina)

High School Musical: El desafio (Argentina)

High School Musical: El desafio (Argentina) is a spin-off of the American movie High School Musical for the Argentine market, based on the book Battle of the Bands. The movie arrived in Argentine theaters on July 17, 2008.

On stage performances

Concert tour

High School Musical: The Concert The "High School Musical: The Concert" tour started on November 29, 2006 kicking off in San Diego, California. The tour continued until January 28, 2007 performing in major cities around the United States, Canada and Latin America. The concert featured all of the original cast members except for Zac Efron, who was busy shooting Hairspray. Efron was replaced by Drew Seeley (whose voice was blended with Efron's during the movie). The concert featured the original songs from the movie, as well as displaying songs from Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, and Corbin Bleu.

Ice tour

"Feld Entertainment" produced global tour titled, High School Musical: The Ice Tour which had its world premiere in New York city on September 29, 2007.

Book series

High School Musical Book series In June 2006, Disney Press published High School Musical: the Junior Novel, the novelization of the successful film. This novel hit number one on the New York Times best-selling list and remained on the list for sixteen weeks. As of August 2007, the novel has sold more than 4.5 million copies, with 1 million copies of the novel's follow-up, High School Musical 2: The Junior Novel, being shipped to American retailers. "High School Musical 3: Senior Year: The Junior Novel" came out on September 23, 2008. Shortly after the success of the original novel, Disney announced that a book series, entitled Stories From East High, would be published in February 2007 with a new book being published every 60 days until July 2008. It also came to England, at the O2.

Video games

High School Musical: Sing It! High School Musical: Makin' the Cut! High School Musical 2: Work This Out DS High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! High School Musical 3: Senior Year DS The game is about the High School Musical friends traveling across America in a competition, hoping to win the "The American Amateur Musical" title. With the help of Troy and the others, they will show that they have what it takes to win the competition. The release date was originally set for August 14, 2007 for the Nintendo DS, Wii, and Playstation 2. The release date was later delayed to November 7, 2007. Another game was released in 2007 called "Makin' the Cut!" only for DS. Other games; High School Musical 3: Senior Year DS and Dance is coming October 21, 2008.

Reality series

High School Musical: Get in the Picture ABC broadcast a new reality series titled High School Musical: Get in the Picture, which started on July 20, 2008.

On July 20, 2008, ABC premiered the reality series to poor ratings, with the show coming in fourth place in its time.


Awards

Year Award Category Result
2006
Billboard Music Award Soundtrack Album of the Year Won
Emmy Award Outstanding Choreography
Teen Choice Award Television - Choice Breakout Star
(Zac Efron)
Television - Choice Chemistry
(Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron)
Television Critics Association Award Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming
American Music Awards Best Pop Album Nominated
Billboard Music Award Album of the Year
Emmy Award Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Dramatic Special
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
("Get'cha Head in the Game")
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
("Breaking Free")


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