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High School Musical

High School Musical

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20066.51h 38m

Overview

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.

Directed by Kenny Ortega
Written by Peter Barsocchini, Robbie Nevil, Matthew Gerrard
Produced by Don Schain
Box OfficeBudget: $4.2MRevenue: $4K

Top Cast

Zac Efron

Zac Efron

Troy Bolton

Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens

Gabriella Montez

Ashley French

Ashley French

Sharpay Evans

Lucas Grabeel

Lucas Grabeel

Ryan Evans

Corbin Bleu

Corbin Bleu

Chad Danforth

Monique Coleman

Monique Coleman

Taylor McKessie

Bart Johnson

Bart Johnson

Coach Jack Bolton

Alyson Reed

Alyson Reed

Ms. Darbus

Chris Warren

Chris Warren

Zeke Baylor

Olesya Rulin

Olesya Rulin

Kelsi Nielsen

Themes & Keywords

high schoolbecoming an adultschool performancemusicalbasketballhigh school sportsjocksingingauditioncliquepeer pressureteenage romancelighthearteddramaticamused

About High School Musical

High School Musical is a comedy, drama, family, music, romance, tv movie film released in 2006 exploring themes of high school, becoming an adult, school performance, musical, basketball, high school sports. Directed by Kenny Ortega, it stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley French. 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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