High
School Musical 2
is the sequel to the Disney
Channel Original Movie, High
School Musical. It opened
in August , 2007 on the US Disney
Channel and Family Channel.
The premiere brought in a total
of 17.2 million viewers in the
United States - almost 10 million
more than the first movie, 17.5
million viewers in Asia - and
almost 9 million viewers in
the Philippines!
Plot
The summer
brings excitement to the East
High Wildcats as they go over
their plans for their break
from school. Troy Bolton (Zac
Efron) stresses over getting
a job with the price of college
looming on his mind, as well
as trying to make sure he and
Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens)
are able to stay together all
summer. The final bell rings
and the students emerge and
sing (What Time Is It).
As a symbol of his feelings
for her, Troy gives Gabriella
a necklace with his initial
"T" on it on the last day of
school. Sharpay and Ryan Evans
(Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel)
plan on spending the summer
at their family's country club,
Lava Springs (Fabulous).
However, Sharpay's summer plan
also includes breaking up Troy
and Gabriella by getting Troy
hired at Lava Springs and making
her move on him. But what Sharpay
does not plan on is Troy talking
to the club's manager, Mr. Fulton
(Mark L. Taylor), into hiring
Gabriella and their close group
of friends: this includes Gabriella's
best friend Taylor (Monique
Coleman), and Troy's best friend
Chad (Corbin Bleu). Fulton is
unable to fire the Wildcats
at Sharpay's command, since
her mother (Jessica Tuck) approved
their hiring, so she orders
him to make them want to quit.
Fulton exerts his powers of
intimidation upon explaining
their place at the club. Seeing
his friends are intimidated
ad unconfident, Troy offers
to help his friends working
in the kitchen and convinces
them that they can work their
hardships out (Work This
Out).
While
Troy continues to worry about
obtaining a college scholarship,
Gabriella is simply thrilled
to be in one place over the
summer; the first time in her
life where she doesn't move
to a new city. Sharpay schemes
harder than ever to make the
Wildcats miserable, and win
Troy, who has to choose between
two worlds: his own with the
Wildcats and Gabriella, or another
where Sharpay's family can offer
him a way to college and other
luxuries he has only dreamed
about. Meanwhile Kelsi, inspired
by their relationship, writes
a ballad for Troy and Gabriella,
and Troy agrees to sing with
his friends in the upcoming
talent show (You Are the
Music in Me). Sharpay conspires
to get Troy to perform alongside
for the show and holding his
future over his head. She takes
Kelsi's song away, speeds up
the tempo and forces him to
sing it with her. A visit from
a fellow college basketball
team, the Red Hawks, causes
a rift between Troy and Chad
when Troy chooses to spend time
with the Red Hawks instead of
his friends, alienating especially
Chad. As Troy grows further
away from what was formerly
his, Ryan realizes he does't
mean much to Sharpay anymore.
Taylor and Gabriella even invite
Ryan to the baseball game, and
Chad offers him Troy's place
in the game (I Don't Dance).
Troy and Gabriella's relationship
is silently strained to the
breaking point when Troy sees
Ryan with Gabriella, sparking
a little jealousy. Troy's relationship
with Chad is tentative, as the
latter feels Troy is abandoning
him as well as the rest of his
friends. Despite that, Troy
& Sharpay then practice
their song for the Star Dazzle
Show (You Are the Music in
Me (Sharpay Version)).
When
Sharpay discovers that Ryan
and the Wildcats are putting
together their own performance
in the show, she finally crosses
the line by banning the Wildcats
from performing in Lava Springs'
annual Star Dazzle Talent Show,
even though Ryan has been working
with the group to put together
a performance. Gabriella confronts
Sharpay. She makes it clear
that she refuses to play Sharpay's
"game," and quits her job at
Lava Springs. Troy overhears
the exchange and tries to persuade
Gabriella to change her mind.
They emotionally sing the song
(Gotta Go My Own Way),
in which Gabriella expresses
her loss of trust with Troy
and how she just can't stay
while she has a broken heart,
and the song ends with her leaving
Troy's necklace in his hand
and running to her car crying,
and our heartbroken protagonist
walking back towards the country
club...alone. Shortly after,
he has a discussion about this
with his dad, who remains supportive
of his son.
Troy
returns to work the next day
to find that all his friends
refuse to talk to him, but Kelsi
shows Troy the letter from Fulton.
Troy becomes fed up with the
downhill events that are occuring
for the people he loves (Bet
on It), and goes to tentatively
reconcile with Chad. Troy confronts
Sharpay and tells her that he
won't sing with her because
of how she treated his friends,
causing Sharpay to burst into
tears. The Wildcats later convince
Troy to sing in the talent show,
which he does only under the
condition that they are allowed
to perform as well. Ryan gives
Troy a new song (Everyday)
to learn moments before the
show, saying that Sharpay wants
to do to this song instead.
As Troy goes onstage, he asks
Sharpay why she switched the
song and Sharpay is shocked
to find that her brother tricked
her. Troy sings alone until
Gabriella arrives just in time
to sing with him, which shows
us an extremely shocked Troy,
and all the Wildcats join near
the end of the song on stage.
In the end, Sharpay herself
proudly presents her brother
Ryan with the award for the
talent show. After the talent
show, the Wildcats (including
Ryan and Sharpay) all head out
onto the golf course to enjoy
the fireworks. Troy and Gabriella
finally share their first kiss,
after many failed attempts,
and the summer ends with a pool
party and the Wildcats' celebration
of a great summer together (All
for One) with the special
cameo appearance, Disney Channel
orignal show Hannah Montana
star, Miley Cyrus.
Characters
- Troy
Bolton (portrayed by Zac
Efron) is the male star of
the movie. He is the most
popular guy at East High School
and captain of the varsity
basketball team. He is in
a relationship with Gabriella
Montez. They met at a ski
lodge while attending a New
Years Eve teen party in High
School Musical and were called
on stage to sing a duet together.
They exchanged cell numbers
and Gabriella later moved
to Albuquerque with her mother,
surprising Troy when she arrives
at his school. Along with
most of East High, he takes
a summer job at Lava Springs,
the country club owned by
Sharpay and Ryan Evans' parents.
Over the summer, he gets new
opportunities to go to a great
college and easily obtain
a basketball scholarship,
but this causes jealousy in
his best friend, Chad Danforth,
and Gabriella starts to worry
that he has forgotten about
his friends. He is also friends
with Jason and Zeke.
- Gabriella
Montez (portrayed by Vanessa
Hudgens) is the female star
of the movie. She is a smart
girl who took part in East
High's Scholastic Decathlon
in the first film. Known as
the "freaky math girl" in
her old schools, she appears
shy and intelligent but finds
a new popularity for herself
at East High. She is in a
relationship with Troy Bolton.
Along with most of East High,
she takes a summer job at
Lava Springs as a lifeguard,
the country club owned by
Sharpay and Ryan Evans' parents.
As the summer progresses,
she feels that Troy has become
a different person when he
gets new opportunities with
his promotion. The pair briefly
split up but quickly reconcile.
Her best friend is Taylor
McKessie. She is also friends
with Kelsi and Martha.
- Sharpay
Evans (portrayed by Ashley
Tisdale) is the antagonist
of the film. She plans to
spend the summer lounging
around her parents' country
club, Lava Springs and winning
that country club's midsummer
talent show back-to-back.
She has a noticeable crush
on Troy Bolton and is always
trying to steal him away from
Gabriella. Her plan is taken
to a whole new notch when
she promotes Troy to honorary
member and cancels the Wildcats'
performance in the talent
show. This is all because
she thinks that Troy and Gabriella
together could spoil her show
just as the pair previously
beat her and her brother out
to star in the lead roles
for the Winter Musical of
"Twinkle Town".
- Ryan
Evans (portrayed by Lucas
Grabeel) is Sharpay's fraternal
twin brother, who is stuck
inbetween being a antagonist,
and a male protagonist. Throughout
the movies we see that he
owes his total devotion to
Sharpay to his utter stupidity;
In High School Musical, he
is unable to read the word
'Drama'. He can be very sneaky
and cunning but has a hard
time keeping up with schemes
that are not his own. Over
the course of the film, he
finds his own person and abandons
his place as Sharpay's lackey,
becoming friends with the
Wildcats. He also has a secret
crush on Gabriella.
- Taylor
McKessie (portrayed by
Monique Coleman) is Gabriella's
best friend. She is captain
of the school Scholastic Decathlon
team and seems to be just
as intelligent in math and
science. She has a summer
job at Lava Springs as an
Activities Coordinator. She
always sees through Sharpay
and tends to be cynical when
it comes to boys. This cynicism
appears to have lessened since
she and Chad began dating
and she is best friends with
Martha and Kelsi.
- Chad
Danforth (portrayed by
Corbin Bleu) is Troy's best
friend and is also friends
with Jason and Zeke. He has
a summer job at Lava Springs
as a waiter and part-time
golf caddie and is saving
the money from his job to
get a car to impress Taylor,
whom he appears to be in a
relationship with. After Troy
gets promoted, he becomes
jealous and begins to drift
away from him but they make
up near the end.
Supporting
Characters
- Mr.
Thomas Fulton (portrayed
by Mark L. Taylor) is the
manager of Lava Springs. It
is apparent he is happy for
the Wildcats' employment,
but Sharpay orders him to
take whatever management necessary
to rid her of Troy's friends.
- Jack
Bolton (portrayed by Bart
Johnson) is the father of
Troy. He is very supportive
of Troy's basketball career.
He is also the coach of East
High's basketball club.
- Mrs.
Lucille Bolton (portrayed
by Leslie Wing) the mother
of Troy. She is somewhat strict
and has power over her husband,
her son, and his friends.
- Mr.
Evans (portrayed by Robert
Curtis Brown) is the father
of Ryan and Sharpay. A very
wealthy man who owns the Lava
Springs Country Club and is
an alumnus and member of the
board of directors of the
University of Albequerque,
the college which Troy would
like to attend and play basketball.
- Mrs.
Evans (portrayed by Jessica
Tuck) is the mother of Ryan
and Sharpay. A very wealthy
woman, the Lava Springs board
president.
- Ms.
Darbus (potrayed by Alyson
Reed)
- Zeke
Baylor (portrayed by Chris
Warren, Jr.) has a huge crush
on Sharpay and a love for
baking. His summer job at
Lava Springs is assistant
to the head chef.
- Jason
Cross (portrayed by Ryne
Sanborn) is friends with Troy,
Chad and Zeke. He is dating
Kelsi. In the classroom, he
is usually kissing up to Ms.
Darbus and sometimes speaks
before thinking it through.
- Kelsi
Nielsen (portrayed by
Olesya Rulin) is a student
at East High. She is a pianist
and is hired at Lava Springs.
She is dating Jason and she
is best friends with Martha
and Taylor.
- Martha
Cox (portrayed by Kaycee
Stroh) is a student at East
High. She enjoys hip-hop dance.
Her summer job at Lava Springs
is a food prep. She is best
friends with Kelsi and Taylor.
High
School Musical
Songs
-
High
School Musical 2 (soundtrack)
| Song |
Chiefly
Sung By |
Other
Singers |
Place |
| What
Time is It? |
Troy,
Gabriella, Ryan, Sharpay,
Chad, and Taylor |
Company |
Darbus'
class, school hallways,
lunch room, outside |
| Fabulous |
Sharpay
and Ryan |
Jackie,Lea
and Emma |
Country
Club Pool |
| Work
This Out |
Troy,
Gabriella, Chad, Taylor,
Jason, Kelsi, Zeke, and
Martha |
Other
Kitchen Workers |
County
Club Kitchen |
| You
Are the Music in Me |
Troy
and Gabriella |
Kelsi,
Chad, Taylor, Jason, Zeke,
and Martha |
Room
in country club |
| Humuhumunukunukuapua'a* |
Ryan
and Sharpay |
Jackie,Lea
and Emma |
Country
club theatre |
| I
Don't Dance |
Chad
and Ryan |
Company |
Baseball
field |
| You
Are the Music in Me (Sharpay
Version) |
Sharpay |
Troy
,Jackie,Lea and Emma |
Dinner
area |
| Gotta
Go My Own Way |
Gabriella
and Troy |
N/A |
Country
club pool |
| Bet
on It |
Troy |
N/A |
Golf
course |
| Everyday |
Troy
and Gabriella |
Company |
Outside
reception (Summer talent
show arena) |
| All
for One |
Troy,
Gabriella, Ryan, Sharpay,
Chad, and Taylor |
Company |
Country
club pool |
- NOTE:
The Humuhumunukunukuapua'a
musical number was deleted
from the movie.
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