High School Musical 3: Senior Year is the third installment in Disney’s High School Musical film franchise. Its theatrical release in the United States began on October 24, 2008. Kenny Ortega returned as director & choreographer, as did all six primary actors. This latest sequel follows high school seniors Troy & Gabriella, who are faced with the ultimate prospect of being separated after graduating from East High. Joined by the rest of their Wildcat friends, they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes, & fears about the future. In spite of receiving mixed reviews, in its first three days of release, High School Musical 3: Senior Year grossed $42 million in North America & an additional $40 million overseas, breaking the record for the largest opening weekend for a musical film.
Plot: It’s the end of the Wildcats’ championship basketball game against the West High Knights, where team captain Troy (Zac Efron) immediately rallies their spirits (“Now or Never”). With the team’s spirit raised, they win, thanks to the winning shot from their newest team member Jimmie “The Rocket” Zara (Matt Prokop). Later, at Troy’s after-match party at his house, Troy and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) are seen thinking about their future and wishing that their last few months at East High would not end (“Right Here, Right Now”). Meanwhile, Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) meets Tiara Gold (Jemma McKenzie-Brown), a British exchange student whom she hires to be her personal assistant…
Cast
* Zac Efron as Troy Bolton
* Vanessa Hudgens as Gabriella Montez
* Ashley Tisdale as Sharpay Evans
* Lucas Grabeel as Ryan Evans
* Corbin Bleu as Chad Danforth
* Monique Coleman as Taylor McKessie
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