# High School Musical 2 (2007)

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**Runtime**: 111 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance, TV Movie
**Directed by**: Kenny Ortega
**Written by**: Peter Barsocchini
**Starring**: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley French, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Olesya Rulin

> *Are you ready for the start of something new?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Lava Springs Country Club, summer break, a golf cart humming. 
Troy and friends trade school books for summer jobs, Sharpay schemes to recruit him. 
It plays best on a lazy summer afternoon.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful, uplifting

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 5.3/10 (71365 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 83%

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