Hannah Montana: The Movie (DVD)

Hannah Montana: The Movie is a 2009 American teen musical comedy-drama film based on the Disney Channel television series of the same name. 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 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, the theatrical film was produced by It s a Laugh Productions and Millar/Gough Ink. 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 and Canada, and it was later made available for streaming on Disney+. The film achieved commercial success, grossing $155 million in worldwide box office revenue against a $30 million budget. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Cyrus acting but noted that it failed to differentiate itself as a feature film.

Plot

Miley Stewart and her best friend Lilly Truscott arrive at a concert and race backstage just in time for Miley to perform as her secret alter ego: superstar pop 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 manager Vita sends Oswald away, but he manages to record her alluding to Hannah’s “secret”, which he becomes determined to uncover.

While shopping as Hannah, Miley fights with Tyra Banks over a pair of shoes, making her late for Lilly’s 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. Her arrival as Hannah steals the entire party’s attention, as does her performance of “Let’s Get Crazy”. Hurt, Lilly leaves and is questioned by Oswald. She tells him that Hannah is from Crowley Corners, Tennessee.

Already upset with Miley for prioritizing her celebrity life as Hannah 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 for her Grandma Ruby’s birthday. Forced to spend two weeks in her hometown, Miley is eager to return to life as Hannah, but Ruby chastises her for seeming to prefer being Hannah over spending 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 with performances by Robby and Taylor Swift, and Miley sings “Hoedown Throwdown” as herself. When Mr. Bradley tells the crowd they will never raise enough money, Travis suggests Miley ask Hannah to hold a concert, unaware that Miley is Hannah.

Vita arrives with Lilly, who is disguised as Hannah to throw off Oswald. Miley and Lilly reconcile, and 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 be in both places at once, running back and forth between both dinners, but Travis catches her mid-change and deduces her secret. Angry that Miley deceived him, he leaves, while Robby rejects Lorelai to protect his daughter’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 rides to the concert.

As the town prepares for the concert, Miley receives her late mother’s necklace from Ruby. The concert begins, but Miley stops mid-song when she sees Travis and Lorelai in the audience. Explaining that she can no longer live a lie, Miley removes her blonde wig, revealing her true identity to the crowd. She sings “The Climb , and the crowd pleads with her to continue being Hannah, promising to keep her secret. Oswald takes a picture of Miley, and is confronted by her friends and family. Before he can send it, his daughters arrive – flown to the concert by Vita – and their enthusiasm for Hannah convinces him not to sell the story; instead, he rebukes his editor 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. During the credits, the cast dances to “Hoedown Throwdown”.

Cast

• Miley Cyrus as Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana
• Emily Osment as Lilly Truscott
• Jason Earles as Jackson Stewart
• Billy Ray Cyrus as Robby Ray Stewart
• Moisés Arias as Rico Suave
• Mitchel Musso as Oliver Oken
• Lucas Till as Travis Brody
• Vanessa Williams as Vita
• Margo Martindale as Grandma Ruby
• Peter Gunn as Oswald Granger
• Rachel Woods as Phoebe Granger
• Natalia Dyer as Clarissa Granger
• Jared Carter as Derrick
• Melora Hardin as Lorelai
• Barry Bostwick as Mr. Bradley
• Beau Billingslea as the Mayor of Crowley Corners
• Katrina Hagger Smith as the mayor s wife
• Emily Grace Reaves as Cindy Lou
• Jane Carr as Lucinda
• Taylor Swift as herself
• Rascal Flatts as themselves
• Brooke Bell as Liza Bell
• Tyra Banks as herself (uncredited)
• Brooke Shields as Susan Stewart (uncredited)

Production

Development

The best idea is that I miss home. So if we could maybe film in Nashville and everyone could see our house and where we live, that we have a farm, that would be really exciting.

—Miley Cyrus

While attending the premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus said they were planning to make a film adaptation for their TV series Hannah Montana, which debuted on Disney Channel on March 24, 2006, and expected it to be a feature film produced by Walt Disney Pictures, rather than a Disney Channel Original Movie.

Since writers were still working on the script for the movie, Cyrus was free to share whatever ideas she had for the upcoming project. She said that, at the time, the best concept she thought of involved returning to her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. Cyrus spent most of her time away from her beloved home since Hannah Montana was taped at Tribune Studios in Hollywood. She spent up to eight and a half hours a day working on the set.

Billy Ray Cyrus shared further details about the script: There ll be a lot of similarities, and the fact that Miley is so real, her music is real, we ll keep a lot of that realism. But I think we ll go a little further with the comedy. And it s going to be on the big screen, so we ll try to make everything look bigger. The movie went into production on an estimated $30 million budget.

On the April 2 episode of The Miley & Mandy Show on YouTube, Miley spoke to Ryan Seacrest on flying to Tennessee in two weeks and would be staying for several months. She went on to say there would be many guest stars, and she d ride horses and attend school.

Filming

Filming began in April 2008 in Los Angeles, California and Columbia, Tennessee. It entered production in May 2008 and post-production in July 2008. The beginning of the film was shot in Los Angeles including, The Forum where the concert was, Franklin High School and Santa Monica Beach. Several of scenes were filmed in Nashville, Tennessee, based on Miley s and her father s hometown, for the scene that Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana s travels back home, with Fairground scenes filmed near the end of the movie.

There is a carnival scene filmed at Smiley Hollow in Ridgetop, Tennessee where Peter Gunn s character hunts for the real Hannah in the crowd. He finds Jackson selling Hannah wigs and everyone around him looks like Hannah from the back so he turns them all around looking for the real one.

The songs Backwards (co-written by Marcel and Tony Mullins and recorded by Rascal Flatts) and Crazier (by Taylor Swift) were featured in the movie as well as Game Over and another hit song by UK rocker Steve Rushton. There were also a few musical numbers filmed, including The Climb and You ll Always Find Your Way Back Home . 500 paid extras and 1500 volunteer extras were on hand during filming of these scenes. In some scenes, Miley rode horses.

A scene was filmed in the Cool Springs Galleria Mall (south of Nashville). It was filmed in the women s shoe department of the Belk store. Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Williams, and Tyra Banks were all in the scene, where Hannah fights with Tyra over a pair of shoes. Scenes were also filmed at Franklin High School. The school stood-in for the fictional Seaview High School which Miley and Lilly attend.

Accident

On June 3, 2008, there was an accident on the set during the filming. A huge wind blew a projection screen into a Ferris wheel full of passengers, who were extras for the movie. There was no serious injury. When the wind caught it, all the cables were loose. It started, extra Brenda Blackford told Nashville station WKRN-TV. I was watching to see which corner of it was gonna hit the Ferris wheel, because it was unavoidable . Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray were not on the set when the accident happened. Disney stated: During a break in the filming of Hannah Montana: The Movie, a minor accident occurred involving a piece of production equipment. Fortunately, there were only a few minor injuries. Medical personnel have treated the extras and crew involved. None of the cast was on the set. Filming has resumed .

Soundtrack

Walt Disney Records released the soundtrack on March 24, 2009, on the third anniversary of Hannah Montana s 2006 debut, with songs by Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana, Billy Ray Cyrus, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, and Steve Rushton. The score was originally to be written by composer Alan Silvestri, and he penned a new song with Glen Ballard, Butterfly Fly Away , which is sung in the film. Due to a scheduling conflict with G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which he was also signed to score, he had to drop out. (However, a cue from Silvestri s score to The Mexican is tracked into the movie.) Stepping in was composer John Debney, who recorded his score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Sony Scoring Stage. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 137,592 sold in the first week, and after four weeks claimed the No. 1 spot. A karaoke version was released on August 18, 2009.

Marketing and release

The film was issued a G-rating from the MPAA for all ages admitted. The premiere of Hannah Montana: The Movie was held on April 2, 2009, in Los Angeles. The UK premiere was held in London on April 23, 2009; it was released in British and Irish cinemas on May 1, 2009. Play Along Toys released dolls and toys based on the film. The film made its world premiere on the Disney Channel on Friday November 19, 2010, where it drew 4.6 million viewers.

On January 15, 2009, the film s official trailer was released, along with the official poster on a website, as a sneak peek of the film was released in December 2008 on Disney Channel, including on New Year s Eve. On February 16, 2009, an exclusive Disney Channel preview was premiered alongside the music videos The Climb and Hoedown Throwdown from the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack previewed by Miley Cyrus. Cyrus also promoted the film and performed the film s lead single The Climb on various talk shows including, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America, The Tyra Banks Show, and Rachael Ray. She also performed her song on American Idol on April 16, 2009. A video game based on the film was released on April 7, 2009, three days before the film s release. The game was revealed by ESRB. The game was released for 7th gens.

Home media

Hannah Montana: The Movie was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray on August 18, 2009.Hannah Montana: The Movie was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 7 in the UK. It was also released on DVD, Blu-ray and Disney Digital in Australia on October 21. First week sales were strong with 1,232,725 DVD copies sold and over $20 million in revenue. Total DVD sales to date stand at 3,610,964 and $61 million in revenue. Extras include behind the scenes, bloopers, sneak peeks and more.

There were 3 editions released:

• The 1-disc DVD (the normal DVD)
• The 2-disc DVD (normal DVD and digital copy)
• The 3-disc Blu-ray (the Blu-ray disc, the normal DVD and the digital copy)

Reception

Box office

On its opening day, the film grossed $17,436,095, and earned $32,324,483 on its opening weekend, with a $10,367 average from 3,118 theaters, earning the No. 1 spot. However the film lost 58% of its gross its second weekend, falling to No. 3, earning $13,406,217 and $4,300 average and gaining 113 theaters. The film ended up grossing $79,576,189 in the U.S., and $75,969,090 overseas, and a total of $155,545,279 worldwide. The film beat the motion-picture animated film Coraline which garnered a total of $124,596,398 in theaters, but came after the film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit which grossed a total of $192,610,372.

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 44% based on 129 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The site s critical consensus reads: While youthful Miley fans won t complain, Hannah Montana the Movie is little more than a formulaic Disney Channel episode stretched thin. Metacritic gives a score of 47 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating mixed or average reviews . Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of A on an A+ to F scale.

Entertainment Weekly praised: The surface lesson of the movie is that celebrity life looks easy but it s hard. The real lesson, as always, is that since even Miley has to work overtime to be Hannah, every girl in the audience – if she tries hard enough – can become the star she longs to be. Peter Hartlaub from San Francisco Chronicle praised: Hannah Montana: The Movie isn t an abomination. The characters are wholesome, the plot is easy to follow and the songs all sound the same, so you can really only get one stuck in your head at a time. But even as adults give their blessing for prepubescent moviegoers to see the film, they should be plotting to stay as far away from the theater as possible. If you re no longer old enough to carry a Hannah Montana lunch box, this movie will feel like punishment.

Atomic Popcorn stated: Hip-hop and country. Like the Hannah Montana s theme song says, You get the best of both worlds. Ten minutes before the movie started, the two rows of what looked to be 14-year-old girls started singing the TV show theme song. Over and over again. The little 6-to-10-year-old girls that filled the rest of the theater were singing along and dancing in their seats. My 16-year-old daughter said with a big smile on her face, Isn t this fun? I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster, A little bit. Blogcritics noted: This movie definitely hit the target audience mark with the best opening day for a live action, G-rated movie. The predictable ending strays from the fun tone to address drama from the two main character arcs. Some stereotypes and commercialism weaken the movie, but target and general audiences can find a wide variety of appealing elements here while Hannah fans won t be disappointed.

Accolades

MTV Movie Awards
Year	Category	Recipient	Result
2009	Best Song from a Movie	Miley Cyrus (for the song The Climb )	Won
	Breakthrough Performance Female	Miley Cyrus	Nominated
Teen Choice Awards
2009	Choice Movie Actress: Music/Dance	Miley Cyrus	Won
	Choice Hissy Fit		Won
	Choice Movie Actor: Music/Dance	Jason Earles	Nominated
	Choice Movie Fresh Face Female	Emily Osment	Nominated
	Choice Movie Liplock	Miley Cyrus and Lucas Till	Nominated
	Choice Music Single	Miley Cyrus(for the song The Climb )	Won
	Choice Movie: Music/Dance	Movie	Nominated
	Choice Music Album: Soundtrack		Nominated
People s Choice Awards
2010	Favorite Family Movie	Cast	Nominated
Kids Choice Awards
2010	Favorite Movie Actress	Miley Cyrus	Won
Golden Raspberry Awards
2010	Worst Actress	Miley Cyrus	Nominated
	Worst Supporting Actor	Billy Ray Cyrus	Won

Condition

New

Publisher

WALT DISNEY PICTURES

Published Date

2009

Age group Rating MPA

G

Recording Studio

WALT DISNEY PICTURES

Format

DVD

Amazon ASIN

B002BIULQ2

UPC / EAN

786936772531

Year

2009

ReleaseDate

2009-04-10

RuntimeMins

102

RuntimeStr

1h 42min

Awards

Awards, 6 wins & 10 nominations

Directors

Peter Chelsom

Writers

Dan Berendsen, Michael Poryes, Richard Correll

Stars

Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Billy Ray Cyrus

Produced by

John Albanis, David Blocker, Mark Bright, Billy Ray Cyrus, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Todd Y. Murata, Steven Peterman, Michael Poryes, Tanya Yuson

Music by

John Debney

Cinematography by

David Hennings

Film Editing by

David Moritz

Casting By

Lisa Beach, Sarah Katzman

Production Design by

Caroline Hanania

Art Direction by

Elliott Glick

Set Decoration by

Beauchamp Fontaine, Marthe Pineau

Costume Design by

Christopher Lawrence

Makeup Department

Kate Best, Linda Boykin-Williams, Raqueli Dahan-Gonen, Melinda Dunn, Ann-Maree Hurley, Sandy Jo Johnston, Martina Kohl, Natasha Ladek, Adruitha Lee, Cheryl Ann Nick, Justin Stafford, Michelle Vittone, Beka Wilson, Jose Zamora

Production Management

David Blocker, Haley Sweet, Gabriela Vázquez

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Brinton Bryan, Heather Grierson, Dave Halls, Matthew Heffernan, James Alan Hensz, Stephanie Janesh, Valerie Johnson, Doug Metzger

Art Department

Sheila Bartlett, Jamie Bishop, Richard Blankenship, Rachel Boulden, Matthew Butler, Robert J. Carlyle, Jimmy L. Carmickle, Andrew Carnwath, Phil Carroll, Rob Chidester, Will E. Drummond, Rod England, George M. Finney, Jimmy Flores, Dandro Fralinger, Neil Gahm, Steve George, Frank Gray III, Christopher Greenwood, David E. Harshbarger, Nicholas Hatfield, Todd Hatfield, Regina Hermosillo, David Hewlette, Sammy Ray Hill, Carianne Lance, Scott L. London, Bart Mangrum, Alex McCarroll, Merdyce McClaran, Beth Petty, Candace Randolph, Kelly Anne Ross, Richard Salinas, Tyler Sheldon, Gary Stel, Gary Damian Thomas, Bree Yenalavitch, Suzy Zarate, Travis McGuire, Jonathan Simms

Sound Department

Odin Benitez, G.W. Brown, Scott Cannizzaro, Kevin Cerchiai, Patrick Cyccone Jr., Simon Ellegaard, Rylee Fansler, Arthur Farkas, Eric Gillingham, Aaron J. Green, Matt Hamilton, Larry Hopkins, Kaspar Hugentobler, Doc Kane, Shawn Kennelly, John Kwiatkowski, Laura Macias, Linda Murphy, Myron Nettinga, Vince Nicastro, Nancy Nugent, Charles W. Ritter, Pernell L. Salinas, Mike Stewart, Brian Straka, Bruce Tanis, Todd Toon, Glen Trew, Mark Zimbicki, Peter Zimbicki

Special Effects by

Everett Byrom III, Corey Pritchett, Bob Trevino, Michael E. Wilks, Jeffery D. Woodrel

Visual Effects by

Kathy Chasen-Hay, Caitlin Content, John Fragomeni, Mathias Frodin, Nina Harlan, Ruth Irvine-Hauer, Ali Laventhol, Gregory D. Liegey, Katie Miller, Erin L. Nelson, Gregory Oehler, Eddie Offermann, Julie Orosz, Kosta Saric, Frank Spiziri, John Stewart, Wilson Tang, David Van Dyke, John L. Weckworth, Matt Ashton, Amy Garback, Brian Holmes, Robert Minsk, Steve Muangman

Stunts

Jennifer Badger, Chuck Borden, Ryan Carr, Laura Dash, Justin Gant, Allan Graf, Steve Hart, Sara Holden, Ed McDermott II, David Ott, Scotty Richards, Paul E. Short, Rose Sias

Camera and Electrical Department

Eric Albert, Michael D. Anderson, Khris Bennett, Patrick Borowiak, Charles John Bukey, Fred Cooper, Thomas Creager, John Crimins, Christopher Crowther, Thomas A. Curran, Robert Duke, Andrew Dumas, Dave Duren, Jason Ellson, Sam Emerson, Sean P. Fickert, Drew Frazier, Scott Friedland, Garland Gallaspy, Frank Godwin, Peter N. Green, Matt Gulbin, Chris Hill, Tad Howard, Kyle D. Hutson, Bill Jackson, Juan Pablo Jara, James Johenning, Jeb Johenning, Kyle Kovacs, Leslie J. Kovacs, Andy Kugler, Peter Lee, Josh Malloy, Peter McAdams, Joshua Miller, Brandon Ponticelle, David Presley, Daniel R. Purinton, Patrick Redmond, Michael 'Rodi' Rodia, Scott Satterfield, Maxx Shores, Fulton Singleton, Jeff Stewart, Robert A. Sutton, Nobu Tashiro, Darryl Wilson, Steve Wong, Anders Yarbrough, Ryan Zacarias, Chris Johnson

Casting Department

Laryssa Emeigh, Jason Fedusenko, Rich King, Beth Lipari, Caitlin McKenna, Brent Montgomery, Kim Petrosky, Jennifer Presser, Shaunessy James Quinn, Rich Owen Ransom, Jamie Sparer Roberts, Joni Tackette, Paige Wilbanks, Daniel Zimmer, Paul Cain, John Ferguson, Courtney Pickens, Whitney Pickens, Jeffrey Stanfill

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Conan Castro Jr., Jim Alan Cook, Lisa A. Doyle, Celeste Dye, Janet Ingram, Rhonda Keaton, Marilyn Madsen, Denise Marsh, Rachel Parkin, Amy Patterson, Grace Pyke, Stephen K. Randolph, Jamie L. Scott, Niki Spina, Roemehl Hawkins

Editorial Department

John Bartnicki, Luminita Docan, Trent Johnson, Dawn Michelle King, Carl S.G. Moore, Mark Sahagun, Michael Schultz, Mary Beth Smith, Gina Zappala, Amanda Zemke

Location Management

Madeline Bell, Dee Butler, Sydney Ann Lunn, Jonathan Lynch, Kent Matsuoka, Sarah Talitha Moore, Mark Ragland

Music Department

Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli, Frank Bennett, Tim Boot, Jeff Carson, Fred Coury, Randy Crenshaw, John Debney, Brad Dechter, George Doering, Art Ford, Kaylin Frank, Elizabeth Ashley Gerrard, Paul David Hager, Jim Harrison, Jaime Hartwick, Mark Johnson, Mitchell Leib, Greg Loskorn, Joseph Magee, Shawn Murphy, Peter Rotter, Ryan Rubin, Andrew Shulman, Bob Tiwana, Angela Vicari, Booker White, Monica Zierhut, Aaron Meyer, Don Nemitz, Melissa Orquiza, Nevin Seus

Script and Continuity Department

Tricia Ronten

Transportation Department

Neil Chisholm, Rupert Cole, J. Armin Garza II, Dave Hodgin Jr., Edward A. Jandt, Alan Kaminsky, Susan McMahon, John Orlebeck, Jimmy Ray Pickens, Jack Jay Reece, Ronnie Reeves, Teresa Sloat, David Tinsley, Christopher Weippert, Marti Wells, John Yarbrough, Terry Mettger

Additional Crew

Christopher Adams, Matthew J. Adams, Scott Adcock, Travis Archer, Jampier Arias, Tim Arnold, Alison Baker, Sean Bankhead, Ron Bedrosian, Kabby Borders, Drew Bourdet, Jody Braun, Bettina Browne Weld, Robby D. Bruce, Shelbie Bruce, Emily Burdette, Janae Burnside, Ian Campbell, Julio Carmona, Terry Chupak, Christopher Cilluffo, Laura Mary Clarke, Dawn Clounch, Malika R. Cohen, Billy Ray Cyrus, Samantha Lyn Dickinson, Morgan Elam, Alison Faulk, Greg Finley, Eric Fitzgerald, Cliff Fleming, Cory Fleming, Christy Foard, Greg Gabel, Marc C. Geschwind, Lynn Glaser, Tyler Goeckner-Zoeller, Jennifer Goldsmith, Lauren Gottlieb, Jennifer Hallmark, Lauryn Nicole Hamilton, Amanda Harding, Nancy Honeycutt, Ron Howie, Curt Ingram, Drake Johnston, Doc Kane, Dominique Kelley, JaQuel Knight, Kimberly Lake, Michael Lewis, James E. Maddux, Julie McCoy, Meredith McIvor, Lauren Morales, Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke, Emily Neumann, Ryan Novak, Thomas J. O'Connell, Catherine Pittman, Chelsea Place, Justin Plumlee, Jason Reed, Justin Reyes, Marisa Rico, Neil Sadhu, Christopher Scott, Michael Serrano, Hakim Shakoor, Andrew Shepherd, Jamal Sims, Nathaniel John Smith, Ryan Smith, Linda Stone, Nikki Tuazon, Jessica Turri, Jessica Utley, Randy Weiss, Eric Williams, Tres Wittum, Jack Wu, Gregory Yeoman, Will Youngblood, Judith Babcock, Tara Cates, Jack E. Herman, Cassandra Martinez

Thanks

Perry Gibson, Nathan Lux, Gisela Moore

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Family

Companies

It's a Laugh Productions, Millar Gough Ink, Walt Disney Pictures

Countries

USA

Languages

English

ContentRating

G

ImDbRating

4.5

ImDb Rating Votes

42797

Metacritic Rating

47

Short Description

Hannah Montana: The Movie is a 2009 American teen musical comedy-drama film based on the Disney Channel television series of the same name. 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 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, the theatrical film was produced by It s a Laugh Productions and Millar/Gough Ink. 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 and Canada, and it was later made available for streaming on Disney+. The film achieved commercial success, grossing $155 million in worldwide box office revenue against a $30 million budget. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Cyrus acting but noted that it failed to differentiate itself as a feature film.

Box Office Budget

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Box Office Opening Weekend USA

$32,324,487

Box Office Gross USA

$79,576,189

Box Office Cumulative Worldwide Gross

$155,545,279

Keywords

Female protagonist,teenage girl,overalls,teenage girl wears a wig,learning the truth