I figured with school starting today (For me at least), I figured it was appropriate to try out this Fact Themed Page and give it a spin.
It's strange though.
For most of us, when we were kids, we used to enjoy watching this movie trilogy. And then, out of nowhere, once we become teenagers, we pass over this invisible border that makes us automatically hate it. Flipping the channel when we see it on TV, groaning and complaining when you hear the songs, rolling our eyes when you see their mercandise, I mean seriously?
I went through that phase for a while. Until I actually was willing to watch the first movie one day, and then it hit me. This was actually a not bad movie. I enjoyed it. The songs were stuck in my head again, you chuckled at the strange high school drama that occured, and of course there came the moment when you cried in the movie theatre then the Wild Cats took the stage one last time in HM3.
Well, in tribute this incredible Disney milestone, here are some facts about the High School Musical Trilogy.
And before anyone speaks up in the comments, yes I do know that there was a spin off movie made about Sharpay in NYC.
So then, let's get right to it.
Fact #1381
Miley Cyrus makes a super quick appearance in the pool party scene at the end of High School Musical 2.
Fact #1382
The role of Tiara Gold — aka Sharpay's evil assistant in High School Musical 3 — was originally offered to Selena Gomez.
Fact #1383
Drew Seeley actually was the voice of Troy Bolton in the first High School Musical movie. He later took Zac's place on the HSM concert tour while Zac was filming Hairspray. When HSM 2 and 3 came along, Zac did all of his own singing.
Fact #1384
In all three movies, Zac Efron looks at an invisible watch on his wrist.
Fact #1385
Lucas Grabeel, who played Ryan Evans, learned all of the "Getcha Head in the Game" choreography even though he was not in the scene. It was his favorite dance!
Fact #1386
On set, the director had a yawn jar. Nobody was allowed to yawn and if they did, they had to put some money in the jar.
Fact #1387
Remember Sterling from Sonny With a Chance? He originally auditioned for the role of Troy Bolton. Later on, he played Zac Efron's son in the movie 17 Again.
Fact #1388
Apparently, Zac was quite the prankster. He was always tossing water balloons at the cast and crew. They got him back by toilet papering his dressing room.
Fact #1389
When Chad first appears on screen, he's apparently wearing three watches! In wardrobe, he was given three different ones to choose from, but he couldn't decide.
Fact #1390
The East High mascot wasn't always a Wildcat. It was supposed to be a leopard.
Fact #1391
Troy Bolton's basketball number is 14 and the Rocketman — the freshman who looks up to Troy — has his reversed number: 41.
Fact #1392
Zac Efron's big number from High School Musical 2, "Bet On It," has become kind of a joke on the Internet. People have made tons of crazy GIFs inspired by the serious number.
Fact #1393
High School Musical was the most successful premiere ever on the Disney Channel at the time with an audience of 7.7 million.
Fact #1394
Zac Efron, who plays basketball star Troy in HSM, claims he was teased at school for being short and having a gap in his teeth. He is now at least 5ft 8ins.
Fact #1395
Choreographer Kenny Ortega worked with Madonna on her Material Girl video and with Michael Jackson on his Dangerous World Tour in 1992.
Fact #1396
HSM got into the Guinness Book of Records for “most hits from a soundtrack in the American charts simultaneously.”
Fact #1397
Hudgens starred as Tintin, the adolescent daughter of the caretaker of Tracy Island, in the big screen version of Thunderbirds.
Fact #1398
The grandfather of Ashley Tisdale is famous for inventing the popular American “Ginsu” kitchen knife.
Fact #1399
A YouTube clip featured a Chihuahua allegedly singing one of the HSM songs.
Fact #1400
The snow falling outside the lodge in the first film were actually flakes of potato.
Fact #1401
Bart Johnson, who played Coach Bolton, watched basketball movies every day in order to prepare for his role.
Fact #1402
A song and dance which was never written or produced, was a battle scene between Ms Dalton and Coach Bolton.
Fact #1403
On the day that Vanessa filmed “When There Was Me and You”, the basketball team all came to watch and sing to her, for support
Fact #1404
The title “High School Musical” was just a working title, but it was so catchy it stuck.
Fact #1405
When Sharpay is looking for Gabriella in the girls bathroom, she walks past where Gabriella is hiding behind the wall. It is also shown that there is no other room behind that wall. When Sharpay turns around to walk back out, it is impossible that Gabriella couldn't have been seen by Sharpay as she would have been in direct line with her vision.
Fact #1406
In the final scene "We're All In This Together", when Ryan is getting ready to jump off of the bleachers and be caught by his classmates, you can see Troy motion for Gabriella to move forward into the correct position for the shot.
Fact #1407
It took six days to film the "Bet On It" dance sequence.
Fact #1408
Zac Efron and Corbin Bleu came up with the British ditty they sang in the kitchen.
Fact #1409
Most of the country club members seen in High School Musical 2 are real members of the actual country club where the film was made.
Fact #1410
Zac Efron came into dance rehearsals 3 weeks late for High School Musical 3 because he had been filming Me and Orson Welles.
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I hope you alle enjoyed these facts as much as I did!
Stay in school folks ;)
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