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High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale headlines this coming of age comedy about an unpopular high school senior who lands a date with the most popular boy in school, only to find herself grounded on... read more read more... day of the big event. Mandy Gilbert (Tisdale) never ran with the "in" crowd, but the biggest party of the year is coming up and she needs to land a date as soon as possible. Much to Mandy's surprise, high school hunk Drew (Robbie Amell) agrees to accompany her to the big event. But just when it seemed like everything was going to work out in the end, Mandy is placed under detention by her overprotective dad. Perhaps with a little help from her resourceful friends and her handy new video phone Mandy will be able to trick her father, outsmart Drew's jealous ex-girlfriend, and finally prove that she has what it takes to become the most popular girl in school. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Stephen Herek

Release Date: July 13, 2008

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DVD Release Date: July 22, 2008

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  • May 29, 2010
    Cute teen movie. Nothing amazing and gets a bit tiresome at times - for example with the band bit, but on the whole okay. Kind of reminded me of Ferris Bueller updated for some reason, with how she kept getting out of scrapes and fooling her father into thinking she was studyin... read moreg etc. Young teens and tweens will love it, and also older people with a low maturity level!
  • January 24, 2012
    I can't really rate this movie fairly because I borrowed it from the library and saw most of it but it was pretty scratched up so I missed key scenes. One of the most important scenes is when we find out the nature of Drew's true character. Will Mandy will do sexual stuff with hi... read morem or will she go home and confess to her dad that she's been lying to him all day??? From the skipping in the DVD, it really looked like Drew turned out to be a creep and Mandy did the right thing by walking away. But then the movie takes a turn for the worse because it really looks like Mandy never confessed her lies to her dad and then at the end she lets Drew put a crown on her. It really makes no sense unless Drew's character turned out to be good after all. I was extremely angry at Mandy for continually lying to her father... who cares if he is controlling and possessive? You need to respect and obey him and gain his trust by proving your character. GAH. Little teenie boppers will go nuts for this movie but to me, it was just lame. There were some really good moments, but they were all with the dad's character and his little nephew and sister.
  • October 4, 2009
    I LOVE THIS MOVIE! Its like real life with mean girls and 1 pretty not so mean girl uhh such a good movie!
  • July 10, 2009
    I have seen this movie and for the billionth time the girl gets her dream guy. Done, done, and DONE to DEATH!!!
  • June 19, 2009
    I didn't think the guy was really all that cute. It was an interesting moive, somethings I was a little surprised at for an ABC family film.
  • January 25, 2009
    Not bad. I really think its so stupid, how this chick is not worrying about her boyfriend cheating on her but instead she's trying to hurt the girl he's after. Thats so dumb. She should have just left him. Ashley Tisdale is super annoying but this movie was actually okay.
  • January 21, 2009
    After I saw this movie was when I really started appreciating her as an actress. I'd always thought she would be in silly stuff like the Suite Life of Zac and Cody. But High School Musical did lots of things for her. She is an amazing singer and actress. I loved this movie.
  • November 19, 2008
    It was... interesting. It was a bit confusing at some bits and was kinda strange but it was funny and I love Ashley Tisdale.
  • November 18, 2008
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  • October 25, 2008
    i love this movie its is really good its proves not only popular girls got out with the hottest guys

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Emily Ashby
December 18, 2010
Emily Ashby, Common Sense Media

Cute, but sends iffy messages to Tisdale fans. Full Review

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