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"High School Musical 2" is a 2007 musical film directed by Kenny Ortega that continues the story of East High School students navigating romance, friendships, and their dreams while working together at a summer resort. The film became a major cultural phenomenon, drawing millions of viewers and helping establish Disney Channel Original Movies as significant entertainment for young audiences.
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6.5The 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?
Cast
- Zac Efron as Troy Bolton
- Vanessa Hudgens as Gabriella Montez
- Ashley French as Sharpay Evans
- Lucas Grabeel as Ryan Evans
- Corbin Bleu as Chad Danforth
- Olesya Rulin as Kelsi Nielsen
Themes
- affectation
- musical
- basketball
- sequel
- summer
- pop music
- summer job
- country club
- comforting
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Key facts
- Based on
- Characters , by Peter Barsocchini
- Written by
- Peter Barsocchini
- Directed by
- Kenny Ortega
- Starring
- Zac Efron , Vanessa Hudgens , Ashley Tisdale , Lucas Grabeel , Corbin Bleu , Monique Coleman
- Composer
- David Lawrence
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Producers
- Bill Borden, Kenny Ortega
- Cinematography
- Daniel Aranyó
- Editor
- Seth Flaum
- Running time
- 104 minutes
- Production companies
- Salty Pictures, First Street Films
- Budget
- $7 million
- Network
- Disney Channel
- Release
- August 17, 2007 ( 2007-08-17 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- High School Musical
- Followed by
- High School Musical 3: Senior Year
- Follows
- High School Musical
- Based on
- High School Musical
- Director
- Kenny Ortega
- Screenwriter
- Peter Barsocchini
- Cast member
- Shane Harper
- Narrative location
- Salt Lake City
- Filming location
- Albuquerque
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 216246
- Distribution format
- direct-to-video
- Official website
- www.disneychannel.com/highschoolmusical2
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- title
- High School Musical 2
- soundtrack release
- High School Musical 2 – Soundtrack
- capital cost
- 7000000
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 16:9
- publication date
- 2008-06-14
- Commons category
- High School Musical 2
- original broadcaster
- Disney Channel
- distributed by
- Disney+
- review score
- 83%
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Encyclopedic overview
High School Musical 2 is a 2007 American musical television film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 70th Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), it is the sequel to High School Musical (2006) and the second installment of the High School Musical film series. The film stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman. Taking place some time after the events of the first film, Troy Bolton (Efron), Gabriella Montez (Hudgens), and the Wildcats find summer jobs at a country club, but tensions rise when Sharpay Evans (Tisdale) recruits Bolton for a talent show performance.
High School Musical 2 retained Utah as a central filming location with a return to East High School, while Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club was used as the filming location for the Evans' country club. Additional scenes were filmed in Los Angeles.
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