Summary
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?
Cast
Zac Efron
Troy Bolton
Vanessa Hudgens
Gabriella Montez
Ashley Tisdale
Sharpay Evans
Lucas Grabeel
Ryan Evans
Corbin Bleu
Chad Danforth
Olesya Rulin
Kelsi Nielsen
Chris Warren
Zeke Baylor
Monique Coleman
Taylor McKessie
Ryne Sanborn
Jason Cross
Kaycee Stroh
Martha Cox
Mark L. Taylor
Thomas Fulton
Robert Curtis Brown
Vance Evans
Jessica Tuck
Darby Evans
Bart Johnson
Coach Jack Bolton
Alyson Reed
Ms. Darbus
Tanya Chisholm
Jackie
Miley Cyrus
Girl at Pool
Kelli Baker
Lea
McCall Clark
Emma
Manly "Little Pickles" Ortega
Boi Evans
Leslie Wing
Lucille Bolton
Jaymz Tuaileva
Javier / Principal Dancer
Annette Wright
Mrs. Hoffenfeffer
K. Danor Gerald
Player
Charan Prabhakar
Assistant Pro
David Nibley
Man #2
Dave Fox
Coach Reynolds
Charles Hajek
Valet
Charles Klapow
Principal Dancer
Shawn Carter
Principal Dancer
Mollee Gray
Principal Dancer
Shane Harper
Principal Dancer
Bayli Baker
Principal Dancer
David Huff
Principal Dancer
Kimberly Klapow
Principal Dancer
Roger Malaga
Principal Dancer
Jared Murillo
Principal Dancer
Doug Penikas
Principal Dancer
Tyne Stecklein
Principal Dancer
Britt Stewart
Principal Dancer
Andrew Winston
Principal Dancer
Sarah K. Aezer
East High Dancer
Christian Denice
East High Dancer
Craig De Rosa
East High Dancer
Raquel Goodsell
East High Dancer
Allison Holker
East High Dancer
Thayne Jasperson
East High Dancer
Michelle Parker
East High Dancer
Safari Natalia Sorenson
East High Dancer
Hefa Leone Tuita
East High Dancer
Lisa Whittaker
East High Dancer
Danny Axley
Baseball Dancer
Abe Leon Fullmer
East High Dancer
Italo Elgueta
Baseball Dancer
Nick Lanzisera
Baseball Dancer
Gevorg Manoukian
Baseball Dancer
Ryan Novak
Baseball Dancer
Alan Salazar
Baseball Dancer
Brittany Hipp
Synchronized Swimmer
Amanda Godinez
Synchronized Swimmer
Catherine Smith
Synchronized Swimmer
Quinn Linde
Baseball Player
Adam Gunn
Baseball Player
Derek Bundy
Baseball Player
Scott Hoopes
Baseball Player
Berkeley Ward
Baseball Player
Dakota Larsen
Baseball Player
Johnny Ahn
Dancer (uncredited)
Joseph Paul Branca
Dancer (uncredited)
Chevy Lamont Cofield
Party Dancer (uncredited)
Amanda Garrett
Dancer (uncredited)
Mike Handy
Basketball Booster (uncredited)
Michael McQuain
Wealthy College Booster (uncredited)
Brandon O'Neal
Dancer (uncredited)
Joseph Winter
Bass Guitar Player (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Kenny Ortega
Lyricist
Matthew Gerrard
Lyricist
Robbie Nevil
Screenplay
Peter Barsocchini
Reviews
Geronimo1967
December 8, 2023
6
Flush with the success of winning their high school basketball tournament and now suitably loved up, "Troy" (Zac Efron) is offered a summer job at an exclusive country club. He's keen but wants "Gabriella" (Vanessa Hudgens) to join him. A quick chat with the manager and it seems the entire class now have jobs there... Except, of course, "Sharpay" (Ashley Tisdale) and brother 'Ryan" (Lucas Grabeel) whose folks just happen to own the place. Smell a rat, yet? Well it seems that the spoiled "Sharpay" has designs on "Troy" - well on his voice, anyway - and so she uses her wiles, her money and her parents to promise him a lucrative scholarship, some nice Italian golf shoes and a great deal of effective flattery. His gal and his friends start not to recognise him and it looks like she has him on a plate... Can he come to his senses before he is subsumed into a life of pink poodles? What this really misses is Alyson Reed's over-the-top teacher "Ms. Darbus" who hardly features, and also a killer song. There's still plenty of ensemble choreography numbers and more cheese than you can ever fondue, before a denouement that is really rather predictably flat. Again, I think Grabeel is the man with the talent here - he can dance and hold a note way better than the star of the show, and by the time it ended I did wonder if this already weary franchise had any more legs. Not very good, sorry.
