High School Musical DVD Press Release

[Joshrzmeup]

I was watching the dance-along version on tv tonight and I think it's cool that they have 'learning the dance moves' as an extra on the dvd. It's a good movie with some decent songs. I can't wait to get it.

[zack626]

i loved this movie.. i thought it was great.. yea it was predictable... but almost every movie is

[musicradio77]

I saw "High School Musical" on the Disney Channel yesterday and it was great. One of the best Disney Channel movies around. The movie was splendid from start to finish. I recorded that movie on my DVD-R. I don't need to get the real copy.

[DisneyFan05]

I just saw High School Musical recently and I bought the soundtrack. It is a great movie with great songs and great dancing. I've heard that there is going to be a sequel. I'm not sure if that's true or not.

[Lucylover1986]

It's probably true. No one from Disney can ignore the Ka-Ching sounds they hear in their heads everytime someone mentions High School Musical.

[Luichy]

Thought the movie was good, but my nieces and nephews are still flipping over it, they just can't get enough. I think it's a good thing to make dancing and singing cool again. The kids are singing and dancing and choreographing as opposed to playing video games. But anyway, just wanted to add that there's an access hollywood podcast on itunes (you can find it by going to the access hollywood page), with behind the scenes and interviews and stuff. Thought I'd put it out there for those who just can't get enough of it!

[musicradio77]

Disney scores a hit by going to 'High School'

By JOHN ROGERS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The most that Disney executive Gary Marsh and his colleagues were expecting from "High School Musical," a song-and-dance romance, was to create a hit movie for kids.

What they did instead was unleash one of the biggest children's-TV phenomena since Fess Parker pulled on a coonskin cap and set a nation of kids to singing the "Ballad of Davy Crockett" in the 1950s.

When "High School Musical" debuted on the Disney Channel on Jan. 20, it drew nearly 8 million viewers, making it the top-rated basic-cable show that week. When it was repeated the next night, it drew more than 6 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Then it got bigger.

The broadcast of a karaoke version, for which people were encouraged to sing along, was a hit, and in March, three videos from the movie were among the 12 most-popular downloads at the Apple iTunes Music Store. Disney will re-air the film twice tomorrow night starting at 8.

The movie soundtrack, meanwhile, reached No.10 on the Billboard pop-music charts two weeks after its release, hit No.1 four weeks later and, after sliding down to No.3, returned to the top spot again.

"I knew we had something when everybody around the office was asking for a copy of the CD before the movie came out, wanting to play it in their cars and take it home to their kids," said Marsh, president of entertainment for Disney Channel Worldwide.

Plans for the sequel are already in the works. The DVD of the original will be released next month along with "High School Musical - the Novel." A stage show is in the works and a touring concert is a possibility. Cell-phone ring tones are going on sale. And in June, Disney will export "High School Musical" to its channels in 23 countries.

In "High School Musical," Zac Efron plays basketball star Troy, who meets Vanessa Anne Hudgens' "brainiac" character Gabriella at a singing event.

This being a Disney film, it can also be safely assumed that everything will work out for Troy and Gabriella by the time they hit their last notes. That's something for which Marsh makes no apologies.

"The reality is that a kid's world is incredibly tense and full of pressure and anguish," he said. "If what we can do is provide the release valve, provide the jubilation, the celebration, that is what kids are looking for. If we do it right, it may be corny, but it sure feels good."

[PR Fan]

I finally watched the whole movie last night on The Disney Channel, i think i can easily see why The Soundtrack has been selling and the movie was grossing a lot. I think this is a buy for me .

[AwallaceUNC]

My review of today's Encore Edition DVD is posted here: http://www.ultimatedisney.com/highschoolmusical.html

PlutoRegion1's fantastic report from the star-studded DVD screening/party red-carpet event can be found here: http://www.ultimatedisney.com/highschoo ... pitan.html

-Aaron

[JiminyCrick91]

If anyone cares the full film has been re-added to the US iTunes store.