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Did you have any doubt? The movie basically spawned a way of life, delivering unto us Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and the rest of the cast, while kicking off a three-movie franchise that earned the first and only DCOM theatrical sequel (High School Musical 3: Senior Year). The songs were so killer ("We're All in This Together" is the jam) that the soundtrack was the best-selling album in the U.S. in 2006. This DCOM is so important to the fabric of the Disney Channel that the network is officially returning to East High for High School Musical 4 with a new generation of Wildcats who are sure to be tomorrow's stars. Wildcats for life!
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