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High School Musical
Directed by
Kenny Ortega
G
2006
1h 38m
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5.7
67%
74%
6.5
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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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Cast of High School Musical
Zac Efron
Troy Bolton
Vanessa Hudgens
Gabriella Montez
Ashley French
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
Olesya Rulin
Kelsi Nielsen
Joey Miyashima
Principal Dave Matsui
Ryan Templeman
Skater Dude #2
Irene Santiago
Chem Teacher
Leslie Wing
Lucille Bolton
Joyce Cohen
Ms. Falstaff
Anne Kathryn Parma
Susan
Charles Klapow
Basketball Player Dancer
Brad Tobler
Basketball Player Dancer
Allison Holker
Cheerleader Dancer
Britt Stewart
Cheerleader Dancer
High School Musical Ratings & Reviews
The Ringer
Kate Halliwell
School spirit is forever, though. May the legacy of the East High Wildcats never die.
Variety
Laura Fries
Although the plot's not particularly novel, writer Peter Barsocchini's script maintains the fantasy elements while incorporating topical and relevant themes into the story.
Screen It!
Screen It! staff
While [High School Musical] will inspire more than a few choice eye rolls from parents, its messages are far healthier for kids, particularly at the impressionable "tween" stage, than many of its competitors.
CinemaBlend
Edward Perkis
Ok, they don't need to reinvent the wheel, but it is somewhat ironic that the main theme of the flick is not sticking to the status quo (there is even a whole song about it) while all you see are recycled ideas and stereotypical characters.
Bullz-Eye.com
Bullz-Eye Staff
The film can seem a bit preachy at times, and because this is a Disney-produced feature, the cheese factor is turned way up. Still, the music isn't half bad considering most of the songs contain lyrics like "Everyone is special in their own way."
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Meredith Borders
The direction, by Footloose choreographer and Gilmore Girls director Kenny Ortega, has about as much depth as you'd expect from a Disney Channel original movie, but the film's energetic and lively.
IGN Movies
Michael Drucker
Unless you have a kid under the age of seven, you'll probably find High School Musical a little too cheesy for its own good.
New York Times
Anita Gates
It would be unfair not to salute the movie's message about broadening one's horizons and not being limited by stereotypes or peer pressure. But when an admirable message is packaged in such treacle, it just makes the message seem treacly, too.
AV Club
Noel Murray
Mostly, High School Musical makes an appealing case for an idealized vision of high school, where individuality is celebrated and even the mean kids know everyone's name.
Common Sense Media
Lucy Maher
What infuses this movie with much of its spunk are [Zac] Efron's and [Vanessa Anne] Hudgens' lively performances; both come across as friendly, well-adjusted, and immensely likable.
Movie Views
Ryan Cracknell
Pop fluff intended for kids stuck between Dora the Explorer and Gossip Girl. Consider it a bonus that it's tolerable, if not fun, for the rest of us as well.
Groucho Reviews
Peter Canavese
There's no denying the tween audience was hungering for this movie, without even knowing it. [Blu-ray]
Film Threat
Felix Vasquez Jr.
[High School Musical] is a simplistic, and single minded teen romp filled with Disney channel regulars that disappears from your collective memory minutes after viewing it.
DVDTalk.com
Scott Weinberg
A schmaltzy little piece of obvious fluff that's directed in truly horrendous fashion and populated by cardboard characters who spit out simplistic platitudes and breathy pop tunes.
DVDTalk.com
David Cornelius
For all its ungainliness, its cheesiness, its silliness, High School Musical is undoubtedly a great big heap of fun.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...it's difficult to imagine even the most die-hard fan of musicals finding anything here worth embracing.
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