High School Musical 2 is a 2007 American musical television film written by Peter Barsocchini and directed by Kenny Ortega. 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. In High School Musical 2, 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 filming location for the Evans' country club. Additional scenes were filmed in Los Angeles.
Upon the film's release on August 17, 2007, it broke a plethora of viewership records as it became the most commercially successful Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) ever produced. In the U.S., High School Musical 2 generated 17 million viewers in its premiere broadcast, smashing the record of its predecessor by over ten million, while the figure remains the highest the network has ever produced. It also ranked as the highest-rated basic cable telecast at the time. The film's soundtrack enjoyed widespread success; it was certified double platinum in its first week as it debuted at number one in the United States, with its lead single "What Time Is It?" reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100. The film and soundtrack received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, with many considering it an improvement over its predecessor. The final installment of the film series, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, was theatrically released in October 2008.
Cast and characters[]
- Zac Efron - Troy Bolton
- Vanessa Hudgens - Gabriella Montez
- Ashley Tisdale - Sharpay Evans
- Lucas Grabeel - Ryan Evans
- Corbin Bleu - Chad Danforth
- Monique Coleman - Taylor McKessie
- Mark L. Taylor - Thomas Fulton
- Bart Johnson - Jack Bolton
- Jessica Tuck - Darby Evans
- Robert Curtis Brown - Vance Evans
- Alyson Reed - Ms. Darbus
- Chris Warren Jr. - Zeke Baylor
- Ryne Sanborn - Jason Cross
- Olesya Rulin - Kelsi Nielsen
- Kaycee Stroh - Martha Cox
- Tanya Chisholm - Jackie
- Leslie Wing Pomeroy - Lucille Bolton
- Kelli Baker - Lea
- McCall Clark - Emma
- Shane Harper - unnamed Wildcats player, dancer
- Charles Klapow - unnamed Wildcats player
- Miley Cyrus - dancer
International broadcast[]
| Country | Network(s) | Date(s) | Local title |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Disney Channel | August 17, 2007 | High School Musical 2 |
| The 101 Network | days after August 17, 2007 | ||
| Asia | Disney Channel | September 9, 2007 | |
| Central America | Disney Channel | September 27, 2007 | |
| Scandinavia | Disney Channel | October 5, 2007 | |
| Argentina | Disney Channel | September 22, 2007 | |
| Australia | Disney Channel | September 22, 2007 | |
| Belgium | Eén | October 28, 2007 | |
| Club RTL | October 26, 2007 | ||
| Brazil | Disney Channel | October 7, 2007 | |
| Canada | Family Channel | August 17, 2007 | |
| VRAK.TV | October 7, 2007 | ||
| Chile | Disney Channel | September 22, 2007 | |
| Dominican Republic | Disney Channel | September 23, 2007 | |
| Finland | YLE TV2 | November 25, 2007 | |
| France | Disney Channel | September 25, 2007 | |
| M6 | October 27, 2007 | ||
| Germany | Disney Channel | September 22, 2007 | |
| ProSieben | October 13, 2007 | ||
| India | Disney Channel | December 9, 2007 | |
| Ireland | Disney Channel | September 21, 2007 | |
| RTÉ Two | December 27, 2007 | ||
| Italy | Disney Channel | September 29, 2007 | |
| Italia 1 | November 17, 2007 | ||
| Mexico | Disney Channel | September 23, 2007 | |
| Netherlands | Net5 | September 29, 2007 | |
| Jetix | November 3, 2007 | ||
| Nederland 3 | October 11, 2008 | ||
| New Zealand | Disney Channel | September 22, 2007 | |
| Peru | Disney Channel | September 22, 2007 | |
| Poland | Disney Channel | October 5, 2007 | |
| Portugal | Disney Channel | September 29, 2007 | |
| SIC | October 28, 2007 | ||
| Spain | Disney Channel | September 29, 2007 | |
| South Africa | Disney Channel | October 5, 2007 | |
| United Kingdom | Disney Channel | September 21, 2007 | |
| BBC One | March 21, 2008 | ||
| BBC Three | January 11, 2009 | ||
| BBC HD | June 19, 2012 | ||
| China | CCTV-6 | July 6, 2008 | 歌舞青春2 |
| Taiwan | Disney Channel | September 24, 2007 | |
| Arab World | Disney Channel | October 5, 2007 | هاي سكول ميوزيكال 2 |
| Bulgaria | Nova TV | December 13, 2008 | Училищен мюзикъл 2 |
| Hungary | TV2 | November 2, 2007 | Szerelmes hangjegyek 2. |
| Israel | Jetix | August 30, 2007 | היי סקול מיוזיקל 2 |
| Japan | Fuji TV | September 17, 2007 | ハイスクール・ミュージカル2 |
| Disney Channel | October 13, 2007 | ||
| Russia | Channel One | June 14, 2008 | Классный мюзикл: Каникулы |