April 10, 2009
Hannah Montana: The Movie is a 2009 American teen musical comedy drama film based on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana. The film is produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Peter Chelsom and written by Dan Berendsen, the film stars series regulars Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment, Moises Arias, Mitchel Musso and Jason Earles, as well as Lucas Till, Vanessa Williams, Margo Martindale and Melora Hardin. The film tells of how Miley Stewart's popularity and alternate celebrity persona begins to take over her life, so her father convinces her to take a trip to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tennessee to get some perspective on what matters most in life.
Hannah Montana: The Movie is the second theatrical film based on a Disney Channel Original Series after The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), and is the second theatrical release of the Hannah Montana franchise, its predecessor Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert being released a year prior in 2008. It is also the first, and so far only, theatrical film produced by It's a Laugh Productions and Millar/Gough Ink, who is also known from producing the long-running hit series Smallville. Filming began in April 2008, much of it occurring in Columbia, Tennessee, and Los Angeles, California, and was completed in July 2008.
Hannah Montana: The Movie was released theatrically by Walt Disney Pictures on April 10, 2009, in the United States. Despite mixed reviews, the film achieved commercial success, grossing $169.2 million worldwide against a $30 million production budget.
Storyline
Miley Stewart and her best friend Lilly Truscott arrive at a concert and race through the crabdoor just in time for Miley to perform as her secret alter ego: pop superstar singer Hannah Montana. After filming a music video for her song "The Best of Both Worlds", Miley – as Hannah – is confronted by Oswald Granger, an unscrupulous tabloid reporter. Hannah's publicist Vita sends Oswald away, but he manages to record her alluding to Hannah's "secret", which he reports to his editor Lucinda and becomes determined to uncover.
While shopping as Hannah, Miley fights with Tyra Banks over a pair of shoes she plans to give as a gift to Lilly, making her late for Lilly's Sweet Sixteen birthday party. Oswald records the incident and follows her to the party, forcing Miley to attend as Hannah in order to prevent him from learning her secret. Hannah's presence steals the entire party's attention, as does her performance of "Let's Get Crazy". Lilly leaves dejected and is stopped and questioned by Oswald, to whom she reveals that Hannah is from Crowley Corners, Tennessee.
Already upset with Miley for prioritizing her celebrity life over her family and friends, her father Robby is infuriated when her fight with Tyra makes headlines. He allows Vita to book a private jet for Miley to attend an awards show as Hannah, but instead flies her to Crowley Corners to spend two weeks there for her grandmother Ruby's birthday. Miley is eager to return to being Hannah, but Ruby chastises her for neglecting to spend time with her family.
Miley gradually reconnects with small-town life, her grandmother, and her childhood friend Travis Brody, while Robby is drawn to a local woman named Lorelai. Oswald arrives, and Miley is forced to misdirect him by claiming to know Hannah. The town holds a fundraiser to prevent developer Mr. Bradley from turning local land into a shopping mall, organizing a barn party where Taylor Swift makes an appearance with a performance of "Crazier." Robby also performs "Back to Tennessee" and Miley performs "Hoedown Throwdown" as herself, making the crowd go wild. When Mr. Bradley tells the crowd they will never raise enough money, Travis suggests Miley ask Hannah to hold a concert.
Lilly arrives disguised as Hannah to throw off Oswald and reconciles with Miley. Travis asks Miley out on a date, but she has already been invited by Lorelai to a dinner as Hannah with the town's mayor. Miley tries to run back and forth between both dinners, but Travis catches her mid-change and deduces her secret before leaving in disappointment. Miley then overhears Robby rejecting Lorelai in order to protect Miley's double life. Miley finishes writing "Butterfly Fly Away", which she and her father sing together. She stays up all night to complete the chicken coop she and Travis were building; touched by this, he attends Hannah's concert.
As the town prepares for the concert, Miley receives her late mother's necklace from Ruby. Miley (as Hannah) stops performing "Rock Star" when she sees Travis and Lorelai in the audience and announces that she can no longer live a lie before removing her blonde wig, revealing her true identity to the crowd. After she sings "The Climb", the crowd pleads with her to continue being Hannah and promises to keep her secret. Oswald takes a picture of Miley, but before he can publish it to Lucinda, his daughters arrive – flown to the concert by Vita – and their admiration for Hannah convinces him not to sell the story; he rebukes Lucinda and quits. Miley reconciles with and kisses Travis and returns to the stage to finish the concert with "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home", as Lorelai and Robby reunite and kiss. During the credits, the cast dances to "Hoedown Throwdown".
Also See
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Body Falls Water Spla PE106801 (Heard during the song "Dream".)
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Crow Caws CloseP PE020401 (The 3rd and 4th caws can be heard in the film.)
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Seagull Four Sin PE021601
- Hollywoodedge, Children Sml Grp Yell PE954901/Small Group Kids Chee PE142801 (Heard thrice at a very low volume.)
- Hollywoodedge, Large Splash Or DiveW PE127101 (Heard twice.)
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140501 (Heard during the song "Rockstar".)
- Hollywoodedge, Morning Park Birds Me PE010501
- Hollywoodedge, Wood Crash Large PE113501
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, MOO - OUT IN LEFT FIELD: BOVINE INTERVENTION/COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 02 (Only the moaning sound of the moo can be heard once after Miley/Hannah says, "Hello, New York!", when accidentally lands on Tennessee.)
- Sound Ideas, CAMERA - 35 MM SLR WITH AUTO WINDER: SINGLE SHOT (Heard at the beginning of the song "Let's Get Crazy".)
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - COCONUT HIT 01
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - COCONUT HIT 02 (Heard once in the opening credits during the song "The Best of Both Worlds" when a coconut falls on Miley/Hannah's head. The song which then turns into a Hawaiian-rendition cover.)
- Sound Ideas, HORSE - EXTERIOR: WHINNY, ANIMAL 01
- Sound Ideas, HORSE - EXTERIOR: WHINNY, ANIMAL 06 (Used for Blue Jeans.)
- Sound Ideas, TRAIN, CROSSING BELL - RAILROAD CROSSING BELL: RINGING 01
- Sound Ideas, TRAIN, HORN - DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE: SOUND HORN, LONG