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Previously on High School Musical:
The Musical: The Series...

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Auditions for HSM3 and rehearsals
for HSM4 at the same time?

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(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) We love to see it.

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The senior musical is gonna be good to go.

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Once we get our stage back.

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As for the movie, the director
likes to keep things spicy.

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You've been let go from the project.

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But honestly? I'm just using this
as material for my valedictorian speech.

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Did that sound confident?

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Gotta say, waking up at 6:00 a.m.
just to be in a movie

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has me seriously rethinking my destiny
as the next Timothée Hal Chalamet.

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Ricky, you didn't have to bring me to set.

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The Background kids aren't
even in the Ms. Darbus scene.

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That came out wrong.
You all are very important to this movie.

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-(CHUCKLES)
-Wait, you know

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Timothée Chalamet's middle name?

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Don't change the subject.

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I am dropping you off
on your first day as a movie star,

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and five hours of sleep
wasn't gonna stop me.

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Well, let's see if I can
survive my first day on set,

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before you call me movie star.

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-Holy...
-Yeah.

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I mean, I've always wanted
to be a secret trophy boyfriend,

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so everything's going
according to plan, actually.

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Ah! I just... I wish
it wasn't all happening so fast.

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I am so psyched
for the HSM3 table read today.

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Miss Jenn's got you fully covered, okay?

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I heard her practicing
the Gabriella lines on my dad last night,

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and it was cute... Until it wasn't.

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-Ugh.
-Yeah.

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Your chariot awaits!

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Wait.

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It just, like... It means a lot
that you're not totally freaked out

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that I'm stepping into this role,
or whatever.

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G... (CHUCKLES) You are literally

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the easiest person in the world
to root for.

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I just wish I didn't have
to keep it to myself.

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MALE CREW MEMBER:
Excuse me? Uh, lovebirds.

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This section's for main cast only.

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No extras.

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Oh, actually, my platonic friend here
is kind of a big deal.

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Oh! Congratulations!

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-You, out!
-Okay.

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You're gonna kill it. Star!

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Yes, Gina is playing
opposite Mack in the movie now, but...

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But Troy and Gabriella are endgame,
and that has to mean something, right?

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It's just...

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I'll admit it, it's a lot of new stuff
to get used to, you know?

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Coming through.

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Oh, yeah.

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I could get used to this!

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(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

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MISS JENN: Gather around, Wildcats.

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Since High School Musical 3 should have
been tightened up in editing, for pacing,

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we'll need to jump right
into our table read.

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Even if we are short our leading lady.

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What's the word on the bird?

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A source on the crew says
that Gina's in hair and makeup,

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prepping for the big Ms. Darbus scene.

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Who's your source?

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Oh, Carlos, I can't reveal my sources.

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I was prepared for this when I agreed
to share Gina with the movie,

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and we will make this work.

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Okay, but can we just talk
about how insane it is

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that the real Ms. Darbus
is gonna be walking these halls again?

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The halls where I once played Ms. Darbus,

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and where, today,
Miss Jenn takes over the role.

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(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY) You guys.

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Let's not get too excited.

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I am still a member of Actors' Equity,

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and while I am willing
to scab for this role,

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it means nobody
can report me to the union!

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Yes, Mother.

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(CLICKS TONGUE)

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Oh, you want me to read
for Chad as well as Kelsi?

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I mean, sure, gender is a construct.

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-Let's do this.
-Well, actually, there's...

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Sorry! I'm here! I'm here.

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MISS JENN: Come in!

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I was up late, working on 11 versions
of my college essay.

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If a living legend like Dani
can be fired after one day,

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nobody's future is safe, y'all.

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RICKY: You're already working
on college applications?

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Wait, when are college deadlines?

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Well, early admission is at Halloween,
and the rest are soon.

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Very soon.

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CARLOS: Um, Kourtney?
KOURTNEY: Mmm-hmm.

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Why is the logo on your coffee cup
from Seb's family farm?

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(COUGHS)

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Oh...

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That. You may wanna sit.

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(CLEARS THROAT)

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So, Seb's family is running
the coffee truck at craft services.

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(YELPS)

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So Seb is working on the movie,
but in a catering position?

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I know, I know.
I'm just as shocked as you are, okay?

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I was in line for coffee,

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ironically looking for the tea
on what happened with Dani,

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and like a Book of Mormon vision,
Sebbie was there.

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Did he say anything about me?

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I hate to say this, but the coffee
wasn't the only thing that felt icy.

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MISS JENN: Babies...

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We should begin.

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This script is 213 pages long, so...

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Have you guys started?

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(ALL CLAMORING)

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Movie star, much?

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Okay!

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I thought you'd be doing
fancy movie things.

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We're on a two-hour hold
'cause Alyson Reed's flight is delayed,

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-so that means...
-You get to join the table read!

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I mean, you know, it's gonna be good
for all of us to have a full cast.

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Oh, don't you worry,
we'll have a full cast.

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Any minute now.

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As soon as her flight arrives.

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Yes, I had a big idea, and, yes,
everyone's gonna be really happy.

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(CHUCKLES) Well, no time to lose.

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Let's begin!

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-(CLEARS THROAT)
-Oh.

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Hands, hands. Hands.

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Hands. Hands, hands.

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(SINGING) Can I have this dance?

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Can I have this dance?

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Amen.

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Thank you.

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Go ahead.

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"I've never been asked to a prom,
but this sounds like an invitation."

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"Gabriella guides Troy to his outfit.

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"The tension is fierce,
but also appropriate for all audiences."

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"This one."

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"Gabriella and Troy hold for a long beat."

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We can speed through this, you guys.
We'll be here all day.

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Oh. Okay. Uh...

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Obey the stage direction.

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Very disciplined.

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Wow. Chemistry much?

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I was about to say...

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"I've never been to a dance,
much less a prom,

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"but I was hoping these
might be a good start?"

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"Do you think we're gonna have to waltz?
'Cause I have no idea how to do that."

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GINA: "All I know is what my dad taught me
when I was little.

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"I'd stand on his toes,
and he'd waltz me around the living room.

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"Here, come here. I'll show you."

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-"What?"
-"Come here!"

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"We're on the roof!"

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(CHUCKLES) "Come here. You'll love it."

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Very good.
We can skip the songs today, you guys.

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Let's just...

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(SINGING) Take my hand, take a breath

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Pull me close and take one step

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Keep your eyes locked on mine

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And let the music be your guide

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Won't you promise me?

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Now, won't you promise me?

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That you'll never forget

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To keep dancing...

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BOTH: Wherever we go next

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-It's like catching lightning
-(PIANO JOINING)

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The chances of finding someone like you

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It's one in a million

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The chances of feeling the way we do

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And with every step together

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We just keep on getting better

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So can I have this dance?

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Can I have this dance?

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Can I have this dance? Oh!

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No mountain's too high
And no ocean's too wide

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'Cause together or not
Our dance won't stop

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Let it rain, let it pour

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What we have is worth fighting for

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You know I believe
That we were meant to be

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Yeah!

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It's like catching lightning

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The chances of finding someone like you

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It's one in a million

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The chances of feeling the way we do

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And with every step together

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We just keep on getting better

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So can I have this dance?

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Can I have this dance?

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Can I have this dance?

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Okay. For the record,
I did not choreograph that, but...

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No notes.

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-Whoo!
-(ALL CLAPPING)

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Agreed.

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We stayed up till 3:00 a.m.
working on that.

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Not a big deal.

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My idea.

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Moving on.

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"Chad enters."

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(CLEARS THROAT)

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Now, dude!

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-Oh, my God! Is this real life?
-(ALL CHEERING)

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Guys, we heard from Ricky that you guys
were short one very important Chad.

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Not just any Chad.

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A low-energy, snarky little fella
by the name of Jet.

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My boyfriend. (CHUCKLES)

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In the show.

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(STUDENTS CHUCKLING)

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Okay, long story short.

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Jet was expelled from the last school,

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and not doing well at our new school
back home, and when Ricky,

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I mean, Miss Jenn, gave us the offer
for Jet to play Chad,

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and I learned the movie
was looking for a student PA...

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(CHUCKLES) Okay, I guess that was
actually the long version.

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The point is, my camp friends
are my school friends now,

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and I don't dislike that.

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Carrying on with the table read,
now with full cast.

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MAN OVER EARPIECE:
Need Gina and the extras.

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-Go, Jet!
-Yeah!

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MADDOX: Copy, headed your way now.

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Okay, new deal.

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They need Gina on set pronto
and all Featured Extras in wardrobe now!

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So, everyone, follow me, stat!

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Wait. I thought the extras
weren't needed until next week?

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Yeah, Quinn decided to add students
in the background of the Darbus scene.

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Okay, this is it. (INHALES)

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Don't mess up, don't mess up.

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Sweetie, much like a birthday card
from my mother,

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the movie biz is chaotic, unpredictable,
and almost always cruel.

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What do you need?

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This scene is a big deal,
and I think it's what got Dani fired,

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and I really just don't wanna
make a fool of myself.

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Now, Emmy.

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How did you get the movie script?

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I am everywhere.

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(CHUCKLES)

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This is all about first love.

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-It is?
-Subtext, dear.

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Your character, Bailey,
arrived at East High

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a lost sheep, nary a barn nor a friend.

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Yeah, I can actually relate to that.

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Exactly.

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And now, picture what it was like
to feel seen for the first time.

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And now, imagine having
to say goodbye to that person.

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You were born for this.

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Thanks, Miss Jenn.

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(EXHALES)

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-Hey, Gadget!
-Hey.

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If that's what you're called here.

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I can't believe you didn't tell me
you were coming to East High.

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Right. Surprise!

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It's like,
where's the Honeycomb bunk? Right?

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Yeah, or, or the campfire.
So I can jump into it.

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-(MADDOX CHUCKLES)
-Fire, take me away!

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-Right?
-Yeah.

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(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)

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Featured Background, we're walking.

249
00:12:44,597 --> 00:12:46,849
Okay, Maddox and I
have been texting for weeks.

250
00:12:46,932 --> 00:12:49,685
So why is this so awkward?

251
00:12:50,269 --> 00:12:53,397
"Hi, I literally don't know
how to walk anymore."

252
00:12:53,481 --> 00:12:55,691
Same arm, same leg down the hallway?

253
00:12:55,775 --> 00:12:57,151
Sure, Ash.

254
00:12:58,778 --> 00:13:01,322
Could all this weirdness be
because the documentary

255
00:13:01,405 --> 00:13:03,365
made it look like we're in love
with each other?

256
00:13:03,449 --> 00:13:05,409
Which... No!

257
00:13:05,534 --> 00:13:08,287
'Cause why would somebody
as chill as Maddox

258
00:13:08,370 --> 00:13:10,915
be in love with somebody
as not chill as me?

259
00:13:11,874 --> 00:13:12,875
Right?

260
00:13:13,417 --> 00:13:15,836
We're walking, Background, we're walking.

261
00:13:19,548 --> 00:13:21,467
Um... Jet!

262
00:13:21,550 --> 00:13:22,718
Excuse me.

263
00:13:23,093 --> 00:13:24,970
Hey, Chad. You got a sec?

264
00:13:25,054 --> 00:13:27,014
'Sup, Sharpay?

265
00:13:27,097 --> 00:13:28,474
I know, right?

266
00:13:28,557 --> 00:13:32,394
Yeah. I just wanted
to make sure we were Gucci.

267
00:13:32,978 --> 00:13:34,772
Yeah. We're Gucci.

268
00:13:34,855 --> 00:13:39,235
I mean, I know the doc made it sound
like you had a teeny tiny crush on Elsa.

269
00:13:39,318 --> 00:13:41,362
(CHUCKLES) Trust me.

270
00:13:41,445 --> 00:13:44,490
That was a Hans thing,
not a Jet thing, so...

271
00:13:45,115 --> 00:13:46,408
A Hans thing...

272
00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:49,370
Oh, okay, yes, got it,
signed, sealed, received.

273
00:13:49,453 --> 00:13:51,747
Just like my college applications
are gonna be

274
00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:54,667
'cause I am most definitely getting
into every college I apply to.

275
00:13:54,750 --> 00:13:59,046
Even if I wasn't handpicked
to be leading role in a movie.

276
00:14:01,340 --> 00:14:03,092
Signed, sealed, received, Kourt.

277
00:14:03,175 --> 00:14:05,219
Any school would be lucky to have you.

278
00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:13,269
Yeah, I might've had
a summer thing for Kourtney.

279
00:14:13,352 --> 00:14:18,399
But then again, I guess the question is,
who didn't I have a thing over the summer?

280
00:14:19,525 --> 00:14:21,902
It's cute that she's concerned,

281
00:14:21,986 --> 00:14:23,529
but if she took a peek at the girls

282
00:14:23,612 --> 00:14:26,740
sliding into my DMs
after the documentary aired,

283
00:14:26,824 --> 00:14:29,076
she'd know I have my bases covered.

284
00:14:29,159 --> 00:14:31,954
Why? Did Kourtney say something about me?

285
00:14:32,413 --> 00:14:34,039
Thanks a latte!

286
00:14:34,123 --> 00:14:36,250
Hi! Can we talk? Please?

287
00:14:36,667 --> 00:14:38,335
Next customer.

288
00:14:38,419 --> 00:14:40,713
Sorry, sir, you have to wait in line.

289
00:14:41,255 --> 00:14:43,799
And also, I need to understand
why you're dressed like that.

290
00:14:43,883 --> 00:14:47,469
I know you changed this summer,
but this is a lot.

291
00:14:47,553 --> 00:14:48,554
Even for you.

292
00:14:48,637 --> 00:14:50,764
I'm playing a character?

293
00:14:50,848 --> 00:14:53,100
I'm a movie actor now, Sebastian?

294
00:14:53,183 --> 00:14:56,228
Yes, I have the range,
yes, it's a lot of pressure.

295
00:14:56,312 --> 00:14:58,063
And yes, it's extremely glamorous.

296
00:14:58,147 --> 00:14:59,148
But, please, can we...

297
00:14:59,231 --> 00:15:00,900
I'm busy with customers right now.

298
00:15:00,983 --> 00:15:02,526
All right. Fine.

299
00:15:02,610 --> 00:15:04,194
Then I'll be a customer.

300
00:15:04,278 --> 00:15:07,656
One coffee and also a chance
to explain myself, please?

301
00:15:07,740 --> 00:15:09,325
How would you like it, sir?

302
00:15:09,575 --> 00:15:10,826
(SCOFFS)

303
00:15:11,368 --> 00:15:15,080
You can call me a lot of things,
but please don't call me "sir."

304
00:15:15,164 --> 00:15:18,542
Not when I'm a skater boy.
Not today, of all days, Seb.

305
00:15:19,084 --> 00:15:21,170
Have a brewtiful day. Next?

306
00:15:21,253 --> 00:15:24,924
But... (SIGHS)
I can stand here all day.

307
00:15:25,007 --> 00:15:28,260
There's a five-coffee limit before
I'm supposed to contact security.

308
00:15:28,344 --> 00:15:32,014
We need to talk about what you think
you saw in that documentary.

309
00:15:32,097 --> 00:15:34,725
All right.
Featured Background, you are on call!

310
00:15:35,559 --> 00:15:36,644
Let's go.

311
00:15:38,437 --> 00:15:43,359
Hey, shouty girl,
whatever you're doing, do more.

312
00:15:43,442 --> 00:15:45,444
I have not seen
first-day instincts like this

313
00:15:45,527 --> 00:15:48,405
since I directed the Backdraft reboot
that didn't go at Hulu.

314
00:15:48,489 --> 00:15:50,491
Can't fake fire, kid.

315
00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:52,826
Thank you.

316
00:15:52,910 --> 00:15:53,911
I think.

317
00:15:53,994 --> 00:15:55,454
Carlos, let's go.

318
00:15:57,289 --> 00:15:58,707
I will be back.

319
00:15:58,791 --> 00:16:00,209
Good day.

320
00:16:00,834 --> 00:16:01,919
Sir.

321
00:16:05,547 --> 00:16:06,590
(SCOFFS)

322
00:16:09,385 --> 00:16:11,178
Come on in, Background.

323
00:16:13,514 --> 00:16:16,725
Yes, this is a lifelike recreation
of Ms. Darbus' classroom,

324
00:16:16,809 --> 00:16:19,478
and, yes, I'm geeking out, too.

325
00:16:19,603 --> 00:16:21,105
(ALL SQUEAL EXCITEDLY)

326
00:16:21,188 --> 00:16:22,564
Can we sit in any chair we want?

327
00:16:22,648 --> 00:16:23,649
MADDOX: No, Math Nerd.

328
00:16:23,732 --> 00:16:25,859
This is a dictatorship, not a democracy.

329
00:16:25,943 --> 00:16:27,653
So, it's just like home?

330
00:16:29,863 --> 00:16:31,156
Richard, sit.

331
00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:32,658
Yes, ma'am. Or, copy.

332
00:16:32,741 --> 00:16:34,618
Faster. Goth Girl?

333
00:16:38,330 --> 00:16:41,250
"When I came here as a sophomore,
I didn't know anyone."

334
00:16:41,333 --> 00:16:44,044
"When I came here as a sophomore,
I didn't know anyone."

335
00:16:44,128 --> 00:16:46,547
So you're not sure this Gina girl
has the chops?

336
00:16:46,630 --> 00:16:47,965
Don't get me wrong, Miss Reed.

337
00:16:48,048 --> 00:16:51,093
I mean, sure, she can dance,
but can she act?

338
00:16:51,176 --> 00:16:53,178
I don't wanna look dumb in this thing.

339
00:16:54,972 --> 00:16:57,391
Yeah, we wouldn't want that, would we?

340
00:16:58,225 --> 00:17:00,561
Thank you. There you go.

341
00:17:00,644 --> 00:17:02,646
Has anybody seen Quinn?

342
00:17:04,106 --> 00:17:06,567
Wow. Kourtney, you are very in character.

343
00:17:06,650 --> 00:17:08,110
Do I need a notebook prop?

344
00:17:08,318 --> 00:17:09,361
(CHUCKLES)

345
00:17:09,445 --> 00:17:11,321
Oh, no, Ricky. This is not a prop.

346
00:17:11,405 --> 00:17:13,407
I'm writing eight
college recommendation letters

347
00:17:13,490 --> 00:17:16,160
that I'm asking East High faculty
to sign, so...

348
00:17:16,243 --> 00:17:17,327
Wow.

349
00:17:17,453 --> 00:17:19,747
Wait, that's a thing that people can do?

350
00:17:19,830 --> 00:17:21,040
MADDOX: All right, listen up.

351
00:17:21,123 --> 00:17:24,543
We're cross-shooting Background reactions
while first team gets their coverage.

352
00:17:24,626 --> 00:17:26,253
Hose it down.

353
00:17:26,336 --> 00:17:27,963
Jet, what language is she using?

354
00:17:28,756 --> 00:17:33,552
How To Bark Like a P.A.:
30 Weird Phrases to Shout Into a Walkie.

355
00:17:33,635 --> 00:17:35,888
She memorized it on the plane ride.

356
00:17:36,555 --> 00:17:38,057
How commanding.

357
00:17:38,140 --> 00:17:41,310
All right.
My Featured Extras, be big but not real.

358
00:17:41,393 --> 00:17:44,271
Animated but not exciting,
totally appealing,

359
00:17:44,354 --> 00:17:46,815
but completely forgettable in every way.
You get it.

360
00:17:46,899 --> 00:17:49,818
And whatever you do,
remember there is no speaking at all.

361
00:17:49,902 --> 00:17:51,528
Aye-aye, Captain Gadget.

362
00:17:51,612 --> 00:17:53,655
-Ew. Girl.
-ASHLYN: Okay.

363
00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:55,199
No, starting now, I got it.

364
00:17:55,282 --> 00:17:57,826
All right. Hello, hello, hi.

365
00:17:58,077 --> 00:18:00,287
Now, I like to shoot the first rehearsal

366
00:18:00,370 --> 00:18:03,665
to see where the disasters might be, okay?
So let's go.

367
00:18:03,749 --> 00:18:05,584
-Let's go, people.
-RICKY: Copy.

368
00:18:05,667 --> 00:18:07,336
Rolling, rolling.

369
00:18:07,419 --> 00:18:09,171
I'm telling you, Seb is missing out.

370
00:18:09,254 --> 00:18:10,464
He should be here.

371
00:18:10,547 --> 00:18:13,717
Hey, guys. I'm Alyson, call me Aly.

372
00:18:13,801 --> 00:18:15,803
No nerves today, all right? We got this.

373
00:18:16,678 --> 00:18:19,807
Oh, my gods. It's Alyson fricking Reed!

374
00:18:20,015 --> 00:18:22,059
(GASPS) I'm dying. I'm deceased. Yes.

375
00:18:22,142 --> 00:18:23,685
Scene 27, take one.

376
00:18:23,769 --> 00:18:24,770
Mark.

377
00:18:24,853 --> 00:18:25,854
RICKY: Psst.

378
00:18:26,313 --> 00:18:27,314
(WHISPERS) You're a yes.

379
00:18:28,607 --> 00:18:29,775
What?

380
00:18:30,526 --> 00:18:32,486
(LOUDER) You weren't a maybe.
You're a yes.

381
00:18:34,446 --> 00:18:35,614
Ricky.

382
00:18:35,864 --> 00:18:36,990
(CHUCKLES)

383
00:18:38,867 --> 00:18:43,497
Okay, it is gritty, it is dangerous,

384
00:18:43,580 --> 00:18:47,626
it is High School Musical 4
but it might as well be Kill Bill 3.

385
00:18:47,709 --> 00:18:50,546
Now, for the record,
I'm used to shooting a lot of takes.

386
00:18:50,629 --> 00:18:52,631
We might do this 50 times today.

387
00:18:52,714 --> 00:18:54,550
Okay? Thank you.

388
00:18:56,426 --> 00:18:57,469
(SIGHS)

389
00:18:59,054 --> 00:19:00,264
And action.

390
00:19:00,848 --> 00:19:03,684
Hey, Bailey, can I talk
to you about something?

391
00:19:03,767 --> 00:19:06,019
You know you can talk
to me about anything, Sam.

392
00:19:06,103 --> 00:19:10,440
I know, babe, but this is
really hard for me to say.

393
00:19:10,524 --> 00:19:12,651
Babe, you're scaring me.

394
00:19:12,734 --> 00:19:13,735
What?

395
00:19:14,903 --> 00:19:18,198
It's about Ms. Darbus.

396
00:19:19,658 --> 00:19:23,078
Okay... Now I'm really scared.

397
00:19:23,162 --> 00:19:24,621
They look good, right?

398
00:19:24,705 --> 00:19:25,914
-Yeah.
-Okay.

399
00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:32,171
I just found out Ms. Darbus
doesn't have much longer.

400
00:19:33,755 --> 00:19:35,382
At East High.

401
00:19:35,966 --> 00:19:37,426
She's retiring.

402
00:19:38,135 --> 00:19:40,387
Sam, please tell me you're kidding.

403
00:19:42,598 --> 00:19:45,434
I don't know how to be
at East High without Ms. Darbus.

404
00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:48,937
His hair is pulling focus
from the scene. It's...

405
00:19:49,021 --> 00:19:51,523
-(WHISPERS) It's just too shiny.
-It's too shiny.

406
00:19:51,607 --> 00:19:54,818
When I came here as a sophomore,
I didn't know anyone.

407
00:19:54,902 --> 00:19:59,823
I was totally lost
and Ms. Darbus made me feel found.

408
00:19:59,907 --> 00:20:03,327
She means so much to me.

409
00:20:03,952 --> 00:20:06,455
She means so much to all of us.

410
00:20:07,456 --> 00:20:09,875
-We're gonna get through this.
-(GASPS SOFTLY)

411
00:20:09,958 --> 00:20:11,168
Together.

412
00:20:14,713 --> 00:20:16,715
-(WHISPERS) She's gorgeous.
-She's beautiful.

413
00:20:16,798 --> 00:20:18,550
-It's annoying.
-Really.

414
00:20:18,926 --> 00:20:20,302
Crying?

415
00:20:20,928 --> 00:20:23,138
Why is there crying?

416
00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:27,976
I'm sorry, Ms. Darbus.
I just told Bailey that you're retiring.

417
00:20:28,060 --> 00:20:29,978
I couldn't hold it in any longer.

418
00:20:30,062 --> 00:20:33,774
And here comes the monologue
that Disney wouldn't let me cut.

419
00:20:33,857 --> 00:20:36,985
To which Alyson added four lines to
in her trailer.

420
00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:39,613
ALYSON AS MS. DARBUS:
(CLAPS) Attention, everyone! Please?

421
00:20:40,614 --> 00:20:43,242
What Sam just said is correct.

422
00:20:43,659 --> 00:20:46,536
I will be retiring
at the end of this year,

423
00:20:46,620 --> 00:20:49,748
but what does retirement mean? Really?

424
00:20:50,082 --> 00:20:52,000
I prefer to think of it as

425
00:20:52,084 --> 00:20:55,128
we are going to be graduating joyfully

426
00:20:55,212 --> 00:20:58,882
and going off onto
our next great adventures together.

427
00:20:59,424 --> 00:21:01,176
I'm not ready to say goodbye.

428
00:21:01,510 --> 00:21:05,806
ALYSON AS MS. DARBUS: In the theater,
there is never goodbye.

429
00:21:05,889 --> 00:21:08,016
It's an exit stage right.

430
00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:11,019
It's a kiss, kiss at the stage door.

431
00:21:11,103 --> 00:21:13,939
It's making sure you
don't fall in love with your costar,

432
00:21:14,022 --> 00:21:16,400
because what if you break up
and then the next week,

433
00:21:16,483 --> 00:21:20,988
you find you're cast in a bare-bones
production of Romeo and Juliet?

434
00:21:21,071 --> 00:21:23,782
Oh! The stories I could tell.

435
00:21:29,371 --> 00:21:33,875
Bailey, Sam, Math Nerd Boy,

436
00:21:33,959 --> 00:21:38,255
Skater Boi, Goth Girl, all of you.

437
00:21:39,339 --> 00:21:44,428
I am as saddened as you are

438
00:21:44,511 --> 00:21:49,641
to be bidding adieu
to my beloved East High.

439
00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:53,812
But a teacher, a true teacher,

440
00:21:53,895 --> 00:21:56,106
never really retires.

441
00:21:57,441 --> 00:22:01,278
She lives on, in you.

442
00:22:02,237 --> 00:22:05,240
In all of you.

443
00:22:07,492 --> 00:22:10,537
Wildcats forever.

444
00:22:10,620 --> 00:22:12,497
And cut!

445
00:22:12,581 --> 00:22:14,041
Ms. Darbus, can I hug you?

446
00:22:15,417 --> 00:22:20,797
(SOBBING) I don't think I'm ever
gonna be ready to say goodbye.

447
00:22:20,881 --> 00:22:22,132
Gina's going off script.

448
00:22:22,215 --> 00:22:24,217
Hold on, hold on, hold on,
this is really good.

449
00:22:24,718 --> 00:22:27,054
What's so good about goodbye?

450
00:22:27,929 --> 00:22:31,058
Oh, of course, my darling.

451
00:22:31,141 --> 00:22:32,768
Oh, yes.

452
00:22:33,685 --> 00:22:37,689
Please just hold me
and make it make sense.

453
00:22:40,484 --> 00:22:41,485
Wow!

454
00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:44,488
Cut!

455
00:22:46,031 --> 00:22:47,115
Ricky!

456
00:22:47,199 --> 00:22:50,202
All right, you, wow boy.

457
00:22:52,037 --> 00:22:56,541
God. You look like a photocopy
of an American Eagle advertisement,

458
00:22:56,625 --> 00:22:59,086
so you're not officially fired yet.

459
00:22:59,169 --> 00:23:01,421
But don't tempt me.

460
00:23:03,882 --> 00:23:05,842
You're eliminated from the scene.

461
00:23:05,926 --> 00:23:08,929
All right, let's turn it around.
We got it in one take.

462
00:23:10,263 --> 00:23:11,390
Not bad.

463
00:23:12,307 --> 00:23:15,060
Sorry, Ricky, I'm gonna
have to walk you off the set.

464
00:23:15,143 --> 00:23:16,228
Good.

465
00:23:21,149 --> 00:23:23,402
Coming in hot.
Gina's latest movie schedule.

466
00:23:23,485 --> 00:23:25,779
You got it? How?

467
00:23:25,862 --> 00:23:27,447
Oh, you know. (CHUCKLES)

468
00:23:27,781 --> 00:23:29,491
I really don't.

469
00:23:31,284 --> 00:23:32,702
Oh my.

470
00:23:32,786 --> 00:23:34,579
This doesn't make sense.

471
00:23:35,163 --> 00:23:39,251
Her character is in almost
every scene of the movie.

472
00:23:40,419 --> 00:23:43,839
That is not what Quinn promised me.

473
00:23:43,922 --> 00:23:47,509
You appear to have gained a Chad...

474
00:23:47,592 --> 00:23:51,471
And lost a Gabriella.

475
00:23:52,013 --> 00:23:54,474
RICKY: "You were perfect."

476
00:23:54,558 --> 00:23:55,809
Keyboard smash.

477
00:23:57,269 --> 00:23:59,062
(SIGHS) Geez.

478
00:24:05,610 --> 00:24:07,404
MAZZARA: Ricky Bowen.

479
00:24:07,487 --> 00:24:08,989
I wondered when I'd see you here.

480
00:24:09,072 --> 00:24:10,949
Mr. Mazzara. Wow.

481
00:24:11,032 --> 00:24:12,784
-Long time, no...
-Yes.

482
00:24:13,577 --> 00:24:15,745
So, you didn't take that job
in California, huh?

483
00:24:15,829 --> 00:24:17,914
Too much sunshine. I found it depressing.

484
00:24:17,998 --> 00:24:19,958
That tracks for you, actually.

485
00:24:20,041 --> 00:24:21,543
How funny.

486
00:24:21,626 --> 00:24:25,797
Here you are, right in front
of the college bulletin board.

487
00:24:25,881 --> 00:24:28,049
(CHUCKLES)You would not find it funny

488
00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:30,427
if you knew how behind
I was in all that stuff.

489
00:24:31,803 --> 00:24:34,848
Is all of this just about that?

490
00:24:35,348 --> 00:24:38,226
Is all of what just about... What?

491
00:24:41,396 --> 00:24:43,607
It's a college application checklist.

492
00:24:43,690 --> 00:24:45,901
You can talk about
any of this anytime with me,

493
00:24:45,984 --> 00:24:48,612
or a parent, or any trusted adult.

494
00:24:48,695 --> 00:24:49,821
Even Ms. Jenn.

495
00:24:50,030 --> 00:24:52,157
Pff! I don't think so.

496
00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:54,576
She and my dad talk
about literally everything.

497
00:24:54,659 --> 00:24:56,828
So, I'm not about
to add more ammunition there.

498
00:24:56,912 --> 00:24:58,163
I see.

499
00:25:00,790 --> 00:25:03,710
-Well, I should probably...
-Yes. You should.

500
00:25:03,793 --> 00:25:05,420
Good to... You know.

501
00:25:05,504 --> 00:25:06,505
Yes.

502
00:25:06,588 --> 00:25:08,256
-RICKY: Welcome back.
-Thank you.

503
00:25:09,674 --> 00:25:12,552
Yes. I'm still here.

504
00:25:13,053 --> 00:25:14,346
One more time.

505
00:25:14,429 --> 00:25:16,681
I just want an extreme close-up on Alyson.

506
00:25:16,765 --> 00:25:18,850
How extreme are we talking here?

507
00:25:18,934 --> 00:25:20,101
Handheld.

508
00:25:20,185 --> 00:25:23,897
Very jittery, in case I wanna play
Ms. Darbus as broken and afraid.

509
00:25:23,980 --> 00:25:26,733
We're thinking of adding
a terminal illness into Act 3.

510
00:25:27,317 --> 00:25:28,485
Oh, God.

511
00:25:28,568 --> 00:25:30,654
Kenny Ortega,
where are you when I need you?

512
00:25:30,737 --> 00:25:33,448
Okay, seriously, how did you do that?

513
00:25:33,532 --> 00:25:34,616
Do what?

514
00:25:34,699 --> 00:25:36,785
All right,
we're going again in 20 seconds.

515
00:25:36,868 --> 00:25:38,578
Tight on Alyson. Stand by.

516
00:25:38,662 --> 00:25:40,413
Nail the scene in one take.

517
00:25:40,497 --> 00:25:42,666
Look, I grew up running lines with my mom.

518
00:25:42,749 --> 00:25:44,584
What you did, that was real.

519
00:25:44,668 --> 00:25:47,546
Meanwhile, I feel naked
without a laugh track, you know?

520
00:25:47,629 --> 00:25:51,132
(CHUCKLES) Well, Mack,
I just kind of closed my eyes

521
00:25:51,216 --> 00:25:55,345
and pictured saying goodbye
to somebody really important to me.

522
00:25:56,179 --> 00:25:57,514
Like a dog?

523
00:25:58,848 --> 00:26:00,350
Yeah, Mack.

524
00:26:00,433 --> 00:26:01,851
Like a dog.

525
00:26:03,061 --> 00:26:05,355
Here. Let's make a deal.

526
00:26:05,814 --> 00:26:10,944
I'll teach you how to be a real teenager
if you teach me how to be a star.

527
00:26:11,027 --> 00:26:14,906
I've already got some weird people
in my comments, it's a lot.

528
00:26:14,990 --> 00:26:16,408
Tell me about it.

529
00:26:16,491 --> 00:26:18,952
QUINN: All right, here we go.

530
00:26:19,327 --> 00:26:22,956
So, the elephant in the room,
or the dog, I guess.

531
00:26:23,039 --> 00:26:24,874
(CHUCKLES) Uh...

532
00:26:24,958 --> 00:26:27,252
Ricky is a senior,
so he's going to college,

533
00:26:27,335 --> 00:26:31,047
unless he doesn't get into college,
which is not really my business.

534
00:26:31,131 --> 00:26:32,507
Uh...

535
00:26:32,591 --> 00:26:34,009
The point being,

536
00:26:35,093 --> 00:26:40,932
why do I always have to say goodbye
right when I'm getting used to hello?

537
00:26:45,312 --> 00:26:47,314
Oh, hey, Kourt,
we're wrapped for the day.

538
00:26:47,397 --> 00:26:49,149
So, the props have to remain on set.

539
00:26:49,232 --> 00:26:51,484
Oh, no, this one's...
This one's actually mine.

540
00:26:51,568 --> 00:26:54,321
I've been writing a letter
of recommendation about myself.

541
00:26:54,404 --> 00:26:55,864
Oh, I love that for you.

542
00:26:55,947 --> 00:26:59,117
You wouldn't if you read it.
You guys, I'm kinda stuck on this.

543
00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:01,369
Hey, you were a boss today.

544
00:27:01,453 --> 00:27:03,288
Okay, you really think so?

545
00:27:03,371 --> 00:27:05,540
-Um, I really know so.
-(MADDOX CHUCKLES)

546
00:27:06,333 --> 00:27:08,793
Well, I memorized it on the plane, so...

547
00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:12,464
Okay. (CHUCKLES)

548
00:27:12,547 --> 00:27:15,550
Time to dip and find someone
who's paid to listen to me.

549
00:27:15,634 --> 00:27:17,761
You know, goth looks really good on you.

550
00:27:17,844 --> 00:27:20,305
-Thank you. I'm wearing 12 necklaces.
-Oh, yeah?

551
00:27:20,388 --> 00:27:22,891
CARLOS: Seb? Seb.

552
00:27:22,974 --> 00:27:24,643
-(RINGS BELL)
-Seb.

553
00:27:24,726 --> 00:27:27,479
I've ordered five coffees.
And I drank all of them.

554
00:27:27,562 --> 00:27:28,563
You drank all of them?

555
00:27:28,647 --> 00:27:30,273
Yes, and I'm going in for another.

556
00:27:30,357 --> 00:27:31,775
Security be damned.

557
00:27:31,858 --> 00:27:32,984
No, stop.

558
00:27:33,068 --> 00:27:36,613
Seb, come on. If you're still mad
about the doc, you know it was all lies.

559
00:27:36,696 --> 00:27:41,201
This isn't... This isn't the time
or the place for this conversation.

560
00:27:41,660 --> 00:27:43,662
Name the time and the place.

561
00:27:43,745 --> 00:27:46,498
Skater boy to farm boy. Please.

562
00:27:47,957 --> 00:27:51,461
(SIGHS) All right, man. Two questions.

563
00:27:51,544 --> 00:27:53,546
Why are you so stressed right now?

564
00:27:53,630 --> 00:27:55,882
And why is it about your friend, Gina?

565
00:27:55,965 --> 00:27:57,467
We're not...

566
00:27:57,801 --> 00:27:59,302
Whatever.

567
00:27:59,386 --> 00:28:02,472
Apparently, her schedule
for the movie is gonna be insane.

568
00:28:02,555 --> 00:28:05,892
Emmy told Maddox
who told Ashlyn who texted me.

569
00:28:06,601 --> 00:28:07,811
I just...

570
00:28:08,478 --> 00:28:12,273
If Gina's too busy for the musical,
I don't know, dude.

571
00:28:12,357 --> 00:28:14,734
It feels like this
is all that I have right now.

572
00:28:14,818 --> 00:28:17,445
Seems dramatic, but sure.

573
00:28:17,529 --> 00:28:20,156
I'm sure there's other stuff
to live for, bro.

574
00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,284
Maybe Kourt could help you
with your college applications.

575
00:28:23,535 --> 00:28:26,371
Wow, worst timing ever for that subject.

576
00:28:28,289 --> 00:28:29,666
What are you gonna do about it?

577
00:28:29,749 --> 00:28:31,501
The Gina movie stuff.

578
00:28:31,584 --> 00:28:33,294
Well, the old version of me

579
00:28:33,378 --> 00:28:35,880
would've silently wished
the entire movie would go away,

580
00:28:35,964 --> 00:28:39,092
so that Gina and I could have
our picture-perfect time together

581
00:28:39,175 --> 00:28:40,468
as Troy and Gabriella.

582
00:28:40,552 --> 00:28:43,596
Okay. So, what would the new Ricky do?

583
00:28:46,099 --> 00:28:47,183
(SIGHS)

584
00:29:00,196 --> 00:29:01,406
Can I help you?

585
00:29:01,489 --> 00:29:03,032
I didn't even know you were in here.

586
00:29:03,116 --> 00:29:04,117
Mmm-hmm.

587
00:29:05,201 --> 00:29:09,414
(CLEARS THROAT) Um, I'm writing a letter
of recommendation about myself,

588
00:29:09,497 --> 00:29:13,793
and I feel like it's coming
across a little, uh, arrogant.

589
00:29:14,335 --> 00:29:15,378
Mmm.

590
00:29:22,802 --> 00:29:23,845
Mmm.

591
00:29:25,388 --> 00:29:26,389
Hmm.

592
00:29:29,100 --> 00:29:31,853
Kourtney, this is wonderful.

593
00:29:32,395 --> 00:29:33,772
-Really?
-Yes.

594
00:29:33,855 --> 00:29:38,109
All the credits,
all the scores, all the adjectives.

595
00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:41,863
It's not arrogant, it's proud,
as it should be.

596
00:29:41,946 --> 00:29:44,449
-Did you use a thesaurus for this?
-Two.

597
00:29:44,532 --> 00:29:45,742
Huh.

598
00:29:46,743 --> 00:29:48,578
Honestly, it's perfect.

599
00:29:48,661 --> 00:29:50,330
Wow, thank you so much Mr. Mazzara,

600
00:29:50,413 --> 00:29:52,457
-that's kind of all I was looking for.
-(RIPPING)

601
00:29:52,540 --> 00:29:55,335
Start over.
Colleges are not looking for perfect.

602
00:29:55,418 --> 00:29:58,505
Then what have I spent almost 18 years
achieving all of this for?

603
00:29:58,588 --> 00:30:00,298
They're looking for you, the real you,

604
00:30:00,381 --> 00:30:02,467
not the perfect you
that you wrote in that letter.

605
00:30:02,550 --> 00:30:05,094
The perfect me doesn't exist.

606
00:30:05,178 --> 00:30:07,055
And I think that's the point.

607
00:30:07,889 --> 00:30:09,098
Start from there.

608
00:30:11,392 --> 00:30:13,895
Yeah, but that's not really
answering my question.

609
00:30:13,978 --> 00:30:17,106
-Start from there.
-That's not answering my question.

610
00:30:23,655 --> 00:30:26,074
Hi. Have a good one.

611
00:30:27,033 --> 00:30:28,243
Okay.

612
00:30:28,910 --> 00:30:31,162
I'm not done decorating yet.

613
00:30:31,246 --> 00:30:33,998
(LAUGHS) Ricky! Wait.

614
00:30:34,082 --> 00:30:36,292
Are you serious? What?

615
00:30:36,376 --> 00:30:37,377
How did you...

616
00:30:37,460 --> 00:30:41,172
I posed as security
and snuck into your trailer.

617
00:30:41,256 --> 00:30:43,299
Emmy taught me how to go undercover, so...

618
00:30:43,508 --> 00:30:45,844
-(GIGGLES)
-Oh!

619
00:30:45,927 --> 00:30:47,887
You're so sweet.

620
00:30:47,971 --> 00:30:52,892
Also, I was watching you today
and something hit me.

621
00:30:53,643 --> 00:30:55,061
GINA: Okay.

622
00:30:58,898 --> 00:30:59,983
You were wrong.

623
00:31:00,567 --> 00:31:02,652
On opening night of High School Musical,

624
00:31:02,735 --> 00:31:05,196
you said you never get stuff right
the first time.

625
00:31:06,072 --> 00:31:07,365
I did?

626
00:31:07,448 --> 00:31:09,576
I don't think I've ever
forgotten a thing you said.

627
00:31:09,701 --> 00:31:12,412
(CHUCKLES) Anyways, you did it today.

628
00:31:12,495 --> 00:31:15,331
You got it right the first time, in one...

629
00:31:15,415 --> 00:31:18,126
What's that thing that Maddox
keeps yelling on set?

630
00:31:18,209 --> 00:31:20,044
-In one take.
-(CHUCKLES)

631
00:31:20,128 --> 00:31:22,463
And yes, sure, I ruined it in the end.

632
00:31:22,547 --> 00:31:25,633
Yeah, but it was kind of hilarious
seeing you get shooed away.

633
00:31:25,717 --> 00:31:28,386
It's nice to know I have
my first super cute superfan.

634
00:31:29,095 --> 00:31:30,513
Always.

635
00:31:32,056 --> 00:31:35,143
And I know that things are busier now,

636
00:31:35,226 --> 00:31:38,646
so I can rehearse for HSM3 after school,

637
00:31:38,730 --> 00:31:42,108
on the weekends, even during secret
make-out times, if that's what it takes.

638
00:31:42,191 --> 00:31:44,027
-I just... I don't want...
-Hey.

639
00:31:44,652 --> 00:31:47,071
We're gonna find a way
to have it all, Ricky.

640
00:31:47,155 --> 00:31:49,908
You know how much the musical means to me.

641
00:31:50,241 --> 00:31:54,037
I don't know how,
but I think the right answer will appear.

642
00:31:54,412 --> 00:31:56,122
(EXHALES)

643
00:31:56,456 --> 00:31:57,624
I hope so.

644
00:32:02,837 --> 00:32:03,922
(PHONE DIALING)

645
00:32:06,132 --> 00:32:07,800
Hi. Hello there.

646
00:32:07,884 --> 00:32:11,721
My name is Jennifer,
and I am the drama teacher at East High.

647
00:32:11,804 --> 00:32:15,642
Kourtney gave me your number,
and I hear you might still be in town.

648
00:32:16,100 --> 00:32:18,519
Yeah, I called
the nicest hotel in Salt Lake

649
00:32:18,603 --> 00:32:20,980
and they said
you hadn't checked out, so...

650
00:32:21,064 --> 00:32:22,690
So, I know you're still in town.

651
00:32:23,566 --> 00:32:24,609
Um...

652
00:32:24,692 --> 00:32:26,027
The point is,

653
00:32:27,487 --> 00:32:29,238
I wanna help you.

654
00:32:29,322 --> 00:32:33,242
You're clearly very gifted, and perhaps

655
00:32:33,326 --> 00:32:36,496
you just need a friendly mentor

656
00:32:36,579 --> 00:32:41,042
with an eye for talent who could help
bring your acting talents out.

657
00:32:41,793 --> 00:32:45,171
I say this with a lot of admiration,

658
00:32:45,964 --> 00:32:50,051
and I know what it can
feel like to be a joke,

659
00:32:50,134 --> 00:32:51,552
to be underestimated.

660
00:32:52,845 --> 00:32:56,265
And also, I need your help.

661
00:32:58,184 --> 00:33:02,939
And, just...
Could you give me a call back?

662
00:33:04,899 --> 00:33:06,109
Thank you.

663
00:33:08,778 --> 00:33:10,154
That sounded serious.

664
00:33:10,238 --> 00:33:11,698
Benjamin.

665
00:33:13,324 --> 00:33:16,828
I'm worried about some of your students.

666
00:33:16,911 --> 00:33:18,621
I am, too.

667
00:33:18,705 --> 00:33:20,957
Is it Ricky, Kourtney, Carlos,
Ashlyn or Gina?

668
00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:22,458
Yes.

669
00:33:23,459 --> 00:33:25,003
May I...

670
00:33:25,086 --> 00:33:26,879
Oh... (CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY)

671
00:33:30,758 --> 00:33:32,385
It's so good to see you.

672
00:33:36,723 --> 00:33:38,599
Mom.

673
00:33:38,683 --> 00:33:40,560
MICHELLE: Coming, Ko-Ko.

674
00:33:42,311 --> 00:33:43,688
Yes?

675
00:33:43,771 --> 00:33:45,356
Two questions.

676
00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:47,442
Okay. Two answers coming up.

677
00:33:48,609 --> 00:33:50,862
Can I go back to therapy this week?

678
00:33:52,739 --> 00:33:54,490
What's the second question?

679
00:33:58,870 --> 00:34:02,540
If you were writing a letter
of recommendation about me,

680
00:34:03,124 --> 00:34:05,626
what am I like? Like, for real.

681
00:34:05,710 --> 00:34:09,130
Like, the real me, not the perfect one.

682
00:34:11,716 --> 00:34:15,762
I have waited a long time
for you to ask me that.

683
00:34:17,972 --> 00:34:21,601
Do you want tough love
or you want a cheerleader?

684
00:34:33,738 --> 00:34:36,032
DANI: Hey, Ricky with the good hair.

685
00:34:36,115 --> 00:34:38,117
Dani, what are you still doing here?

686
00:34:38,201 --> 00:34:39,786
No offense. Sorry.

687
00:34:39,869 --> 00:34:41,287
None taken.

688
00:34:41,370 --> 00:34:43,289
So, I heard a rumor.

689
00:34:43,372 --> 00:34:44,791
Oh, boy.

690
00:34:44,999 --> 00:34:47,043
I wasn't fired exactly,

691
00:34:47,126 --> 00:34:50,338
but I was definitely eliminated
from the big Ms. Darbus scene,

692
00:34:50,421 --> 00:34:52,757
so we have that in common.
Again, no offense.

693
00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:56,094
You keep saying that
and yet you keep not offending me.

694
00:34:56,177 --> 00:34:58,554
It's not a rumor
about High School Musical 4,

695
00:34:58,638 --> 00:35:00,431
it's a rumor about High School Musical 3.

696
00:35:01,474 --> 00:35:02,892
Is it?

697
00:35:03,768 --> 00:35:06,771
I heard you guys might
be looking for a Gabriella.

698
00:35:09,732 --> 00:35:10,858
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

699
00:35:11,651 --> 00:35:13,277
Ricky Bowen.

700
00:35:13,361 --> 00:35:14,445
Come in.

701
00:35:17,031 --> 00:35:18,324
Hey, cool if I...

702
00:35:18,950 --> 00:35:20,368
Yeah, of course. Yeah.

703
00:35:20,993 --> 00:35:22,036
(CHUCKLES)

704
00:35:23,704 --> 00:35:25,456
So, I thought about what you said.

705
00:35:26,290 --> 00:35:27,375
Which part?

706
00:35:27,458 --> 00:35:31,963
Well, you'll teach me to be real,
and I'll teach you how to be a star.

707
00:35:32,046 --> 00:35:35,383
You know, handle the superfans,
deal with the stress,

708
00:35:35,466 --> 00:35:38,052
coast on a set with three hours
of sleep and a big smile.

709
00:35:38,136 --> 00:35:39,428
(CHUCKLES)

710
00:35:39,887 --> 00:35:41,097
Okay.

711
00:35:41,180 --> 00:35:42,890
When do you wanna start?

712
00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:45,059
Star lesson number one.

713
00:35:45,143 --> 00:35:48,354
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson,
J.Lo and Drake,

714
00:35:48,437 --> 00:35:50,439
Kendall Jenner and Harry Styles.

715
00:35:50,523 --> 00:35:51,941
You just named a bunch of people

716
00:35:52,024 --> 00:35:53,901
who pretended
to be a couple for publicity.

717
00:35:53,985 --> 00:35:56,237
Exactly. Think about it.

718
00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:58,573
Could give the movie some good press.

719
00:35:59,657 --> 00:36:02,160
But you and Dani are a couple. Are you...

720
00:36:02,243 --> 00:36:04,787
This is my real number.

721
00:36:07,748 --> 00:36:09,750
Tag, you're it.

722
00:36:09,834 --> 00:36:11,627
I just gave you your first star lesson,

723
00:36:11,711 --> 00:36:14,714
let me know when you're willing
to teach me how to act.

724
00:36:16,591 --> 00:36:18,009
See ya.

725
00:36:26,934 --> 00:36:28,936
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)