High School Musical Fun Facts

High School Musical Cast

Here are some fun facts about Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens and the movie High School Musical!

High School Musical Fact FileThe green top Gabriella wears during Start of Something New didn't come with sparkles on! Those were added specially!

High School Musical Fact FileThe extras used in the Start of Something New scene do not appear again anywhere in the movie!

High School Musical Fact FileThe snowflakes falling outside the lodge were actually flakes of potato!

High School Musical Fact FileWhen we first meet Chad he is wearing 3 watches! This is because he was given 3 to choose from, but wanted them all!

High School Musical Fact FileThe school in which High School Musical is filmed actually have red and white as their school colours! (Which came in very handy when producing the sets!)

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High School Musical Fact FileLucas Grabeel learnt all the moves to Getcha Head in the Game, even though he wasn't in the scene! It was his favourite dance!

High School Musical Fact FileBart Johnson, who played Coach Bolton, watched basketball movies every day in order to prepare for his role.

High School Musical Fact FileA song and dance which was never written or produced, (because the movie would have been too long!), was a battle scene between Ms Dalton and Coach Bolton!

High School Musical Fact FileThe Hip-Hop girl (a.k.a. Martha Cox!) in Stick to the Status Quo came to the auditions, and the director liked her so much, he gave her this role! Kaycee Stroh has now got a manager in Hollywood : how cool!

High School Musical Fact FileThe chilli-fries that are dropped onto Sharpay were actually ice-cold!

High School Musical Fact FileThe garden on the roof of the school was built specially for the film. Some of the plants are fake!

High School Musical Fact FileThe framed picture of Coach Bolton when he younger, is actually a picture of Bart's nephew!

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High School Musical Cast

High School Musical Fact FileDid you know that Vanessa Anne Hudgens was home-schooled since 7th grade? So she never actually went to a high school!

High School Musical Fact FileOn the day that Vanessa filmed When There Was Me and You, the basketball team all came to watch and sing to her, for support! How sweet!

High School Musical Fact FileMost of the milk-cartons in the cafeteria were actually filled with lemon-lime juice, as real milk would have gone off.

High School Musical Fact FileThe day the crew were filming at Gabriella's house, they had to stop for a while, as fireworks started going off near-by!

High School Musical Fact FileThe title High School Musical was just a working title, but it was so catchy it stuck!