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High School Musical 2

High School Musical 2

Long live the fighters.

20076.51h 51m

Overview

The East High Wildcats are gearing up for big fun as they land the coolest summer jobs imaginable. Troy, Gabriella, Chad, and Taylor have scored sweet gigs at the Lava Springs Country Club owned by Sharpay and Ryan's family. Sharpay's first rule of business: Get Troy. As Troy experiences a life of privilege he's never known, will he give up the Wildcats and Gabriella to rise to the top?

Directed by Kenny Ortega
Written by Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil, Peter Barsocchini
Produced by Bill Borden, Kenny Ortega, Don Schain
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0M0

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

Olesya Rulin

Olesya Rulin

Kelsi Nielsen

Chris Warren

Chris Warren

Zeke Baylor

Monique Coleman

Monique Coleman

Taylor McKessie

Ryne Sanborn

Ryne Sanborn

Jason Cross

Kaycee Stroh

Kaycee Stroh

Martha Cox

Themes & Keywords

affectationmusicalsequelsummersummer jobcountry clubcomforting

About High School Musical 2

High School Musical 2 is a comedy, drama, family, music, romance, tv movie film released in 2007 exploring themes of affectation, musical, sequel, summer, summer job, country club. Directed by Kenny Ortega, it stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley French. The East High Wildcats are gearing up for big fun as they land the coolest summer jobs imaginable. Troy, Gabriella, Chad, and Taylor have scored sweet gigs at the Lava Springs Country Club owned by Sharpay and Ryan's family. Sharpay's first rule of business: Get Troy. As Troy experiences a life of privilege he's never known, will he give up the Wildcats and Gabriella to rise to the top?

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