Hannah Montana: The Movie
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Hannah Montana: The Movie is a 2009 Walt Disney Pictures
musical
comedy
film
based on the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana
which was released on April 10, 2009, by Walt Disney Pictures
, it was the second Disney Channel series to have a movie for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Peter Chelsom
with screenplay
penned by Daniel Berendsen
. The film was produced by David Blocker
, Billy Ray Cyrus
, Alfred Gough
, Miles Millar
, Steven Peterman
and Michael Poryes
. The film stars Miley Cyrus
, Emily Osment
, Mitchel Musso
, Jason Earles
, Moises Arias, Lucas Till
, and Billy Ray Cyrus
.
The film tells of how Hannah Montana's popularity begins to take over Miley Stewart's life. Miley's father forces her to take a trip to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tennessee to get some perspective on what matters the most in her life.
Filming began in April 2008, much of it occurring in Columbia, Tennessee
, and Los Angeles, California
, and was completed in July 2008. The film was released in theaters on April 10, 2009 in the United States and Canada. As the teen sitcom originated on Disney Channel
, Disney Channel premiered a teaser trailer
of the film during their shows. The film enjoyed financial success, reaching #1 at the box office, but received a moderately mixed response from critics.
) is struggling with her alter-ego and her popularity as Hannah Montana. Overhearing that Hannah is keeping a secret, Oswald Granger (Peter Gunn), a sneaky undercover journalist for celeb magazine BonChic, becomes determined to find out what it is. Later, Miley (as Hannah) ends up in a fight with Tyra Banks
over a pair of shoes that she wants to buy Lilly as a birthday present. Steve Rushton
performs at Lilly Truscott's (Emily Osment
) birthday party. When Oswald secretly follows her limo to the party, Miley is forced to attend as Hannah instead of herself, resulting in the guests turning their attention to her instead of her best friend, especially when Hannah is accompanied by Steve Rushton
and Days Difference
in her performance of "Let's Get Crazy". Oliver Oken (Mitchel Musso
) and Rico Suave (Moises Arias) try to stop Lilly from leaving, but the party is ruined by Rico's exploding "Happy Birthday Lilly" cake. Upset at Miley, Lilly accidentally tells Oswald that Hannah is from a place called Crowley Corners, Tennessee, not realizing that Oswald is a journalist.
Robby (Billy Ray Cyrus
) is left furious over the fight of Hannah Montana and Tyra Banks reported over the newspapers and her behavior over the past few months. That same day, they leave for the World Music Awards in New York on a private jet, but landed in Crowley Corners, Tennessee, her hometown as it is her grandmother Ruby's (Margo Martindale
) birthday and that he wants her to see the life she could have had; Miley has finally had enough and refuses to drive back with her father and is determined to go home. Suddenly, Robby and Miley have their own relationships. Robby has a love interest, Lorelai (Melora Hardin
), and Miley develops a deep connection with a childhood friend Travis Brody (Lucas Till
) after he helps her with riding her old horse, Blue Jeans.
Meanwhile, Miley is chastened after Robby mentions that she seems to want to be Hannah Montana more than she wants to be with her family. Oswald, meanwhile, follows Miley to her hometown. Later, she tries to write a song, but when Travis ignores it, she is unable to write. Meanwhile, there is a firm battle developing with the residents of Crowley Corners and a team of developers who are planning to destroy the meadows and build a shopping mall on the site. At a barn party that night, several singers contribute to the charity to save Crowley Corners, singing "Back to Tennessee" by Billy Ray Cyrus
(singing as Robby Ray Stewart), and "Crazier" by Taylor Swift
(as herself). While Miley then sings "Hoedown Throwdown
" until the mall developers arrive. Travis suggests that Hannah Montana should appear to play a special gig, seeing that Miley knows her (Miley had lied to Travis that she saved Hannah's life in a surfing accident) as a way to save the meadows from being ruined for construction.
Miley spends time with Lilly who has arrived disguised as Hannah Montana along with Hannah's band and crew. As the two make up, Miley has a rough time adjusting to farm life while trying to be herself and Hannah. Oswald takes a picture of her and Lilly as Lilly reveals that she is the one that invited Oswald to come to Crowley Corners for a secret by accident. When Miley (as Hannah) sees Travis, she encourages him to ask Miley out. Travis decides to take her advice. Miley promises to go, but has been invited to dinner with the mayor by Lorelai (Lilly had been disguised as Hannah at the time).
Miley struggles to switch between the two venues as both forms. Eventually she lets her guard down and is caught by Travis and a little girl holding her Hannah wig. He immediately rejects Miley and she is devastated. Matters get worse when Robby has to break up with Lorelai, needing to take care of his daughter. Later, Miley writes her own song, "Butterfly Fly Away
", which she and Robby Ray sing together to cheer her up. Miley finishes the chicken coop that she and Travis were building. Upon finding it and hearing the Hannah Montana song "Rock Star
", Travis feels a little guilty and decides to go to the concert to support Miley.
Seeing Travis show up, Hannah suddenly stops midsong. She explains to the crowd that she cannot do this anymore, saying that where she was is home. Hannah then removes her blond wig, revealing that she is Miley Stewart and can no longer continue being Hannah, declaring herself unable to lead her double life anymore. She then sings a song she wrote, "The Climb
." Afterwards, the crowd pleads with her to carry on being Hannah with the little girl telling Miley that they will not tell anyone her secret. Suddenly, Oswald appears and takes a picture of Hannah on his cell phone. After encouragement by his twin daughters not to send the picture to BonChic, he changes his mind and quits his job. Miley kisses Travis and then returns to the stage. The song, "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home
," is a success and Miley leaves Tennessee again while her faith in living a double life is fully restored.
In TV Guide
, while attending at 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, rather than a Disney Channel Original Movie.
Since writers are still working on the script for the movie, Cyrus is free to share whatever ideas she may have for the upcoming project. She said that, so far, the best concept she has thought of involves going back to her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. Since Hannah Montana is taped at Tribune Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Cyrus spends most of her time away from her beloved home. She spends up to eight and a half hours a day working on the set, but her hours could get longer once she becomes a legal adult.
Although no other specifics regarding the film have come out, Billy Ray Cyrus was generous enough to share with MTV some general details about the script. "There'll be a lot of similarities [to the show], and the fact that Miley is so real, her music is real, we'll keep a lot of that realism," the 45-year-old country artist revealed. "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 than unleashed a $35.0 million dollars into a production budget.
On the April 2 episode of "The Miley & Mandy Show" series on YouTube
, Miley spoke to Ryan Seacrest
and she spoke on flying to Tennessee
in "two weeks" and would be staying for several months. She went to say there would be many guest stars, and herself riding horses and attending school.
full of passengers, who were extras for the movie. Fortunately, there was no serious injury. "When the wind caught it, all the cables were loose. It started [flying]," 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."
and Columbia, Tennessee
. It entered post-production
in July 2008. The beginning of the film was shot in Los Angeles, California
, United States
, including Franklin High School and Santa Monica Beach. Several of scenes were filmed in Nashville, Tennessee
, based on Cyrus 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, TN
where Peter Gunn's character hunts for the real Hannah in the crowd and 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.
A song called "Backwards" (co-written by Marcel and Tony Mullins and recorded by Rascal Flatts
) and a song by Taylor Swift
, "Crazier," was featured in the movie as well as two hit songs by UK rocker Steve Rushton
. Also filmed there were a few musical numbers, 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. The movie features two songs by UK artist Steve Rushton
, including hit song "Game Over". Steve wrote both songs and performs them at Lilly's birthday party on Santa Monica Pier. In some scenes, Miley will be riding horses.
A scene was filmed in the Cool Springs Galleria Mall (south of Nashville). It was filmed in the woman's shoe department of the Belk
store. Miley Cyrus, Vanessa L. Williams
, and Tyra Banks
were all in the scene. 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 in which Miley and Lilly attend.
released the soundtrack on March 24, 2009, same day since Hannah Montana
debuts in 2006 as the 3rd anniversary, 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 Oscar-nominated composer Alan Silvestri
, and he penned a new song with Glen Ballard
, "Butterfly Fly Away", which is sung in the film. However, he had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict with G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which he was also signed to score. Stepping in was Oscar-nominated composer John Debney
, who recorded his score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Sony Scoring Stage. The album debuted #2 on the Billboard 200 with 137,592 sold first week, and after four weeks claimed the #1 spot. A karaoke version was released on August 18, 2009.
was released, along with the official poster on a website, as a sneak peek of the film was released on 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
.
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 and was released in cinemas (UK and Ireland) on May 1, 2009. Play Along Toys
released dolls and toys based on the film.
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.
scored the film a 44% out of 119 reviews, and the average made 5.2 out of 10 average rating. Entertainment Weekly
praised: "The surface lesson of the movie is that celebrity looks easy but is 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 praised: "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
also praised and viewed for the film: "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."
and Blu-ray Disc
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 1,556,576 DVD copies sold and over $27.5 million in revenue. Total DVD sales to date stand at 3,274,546 and $58.92 million in revenue. Extras include behind the scenes, bloopers, sneak peeks and more.
There was 3 editions released:
" was nominated to visit at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
2009. On May 31, 2009, Miley Cyrus
won an award at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards
for "Best Song of the Movie" and was nominated "Breakthrough Female Performance", but lost to Ashley Tisdale
. The film also was nominated for 6 Teen Choice Awards in 2009, but only walked away with one. Miley Cyrus
won Choice Movie Actress: Music/Dance, beating out Tisdale, who beat her at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards
in the category of Breakthrough Performance - Female.
"The Climb
" was also nominated for a Grammy Award
, but one week after the announcement, the nomination was removed.
The film received two nominations at the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards
for Worst Actress (Miley Cyrus
) and Worst Supporting Actor (Billy Ray Cyrus
). Billy Ray Cyrus won in his category.
on November 19, 2010, where it drew 4.6 million viewers.
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...
musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
comedy
Comedy
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film
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based on the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real...
which was released on April 10, 2009, by Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...
, it was the second Disney Channel series to have a movie for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Peter Chelsom
Peter Chelsom
Peter Chelsom is a British actor and film director. He has directed among others such films as Shall We Dance? and Hannah Montana: The Movie...
with screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
penned by Daniel Berendsen
Daniel Berendsen
Daniel Berendsen is an American producer, and screenwriter, best known as the co-writer of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, and the writer of Hannah Montana: The Movie and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie....
. The film was produced by David Blocker
David Blocker
David Blocker is a film producer and is the son of Dan Blocker. In 1998, he won an Emmy for producing Don King: Only in America.-Filmography:* Return Engagement * Choose Me * Trouble in Mind * Made in Heaven * The Moderns...
, Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus
William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
, Alfred Gough
Alfred Gough
Alfred Gough III is an American screenwriter and producer.-Early life and career:Born in Leonardtown, Maryland, Gough graduated from St. Mary's Ryken High School and The Catholic University of America...
, Miles Millar
Miles Millar
-Early life and Career:Millar was educated at Claremont Fan Court School, and is a graduate of Christ's College, Cambridge, where he was Chairman of Cambridge University Conservative Association.....
, Steven Peterman
Steven Peterman
-External links:...
and Michael Poryes
Michael Poryes
Michael Poryes is a screenwriter, filmmaker, and executive producer, best known for co-creating the hit Disney Channel shows That's So Raven and Hannah Montana.-Executive producer:*Hannah Montana: The Movie *Wesley Knarr...
. The film stars Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
, Emily Osment
Emily Osment
Emily Jordan Osment is an American teen actress, singer-songwriter and voice actress born in Los Angeles, California. After working in several television films in her childhood, she gained fame for co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over...
, Mitchel Musso
Mitchel Musso
Mitchel Tate Musso is an American actor, singer-songwriter and musician. Musso is best known for his three Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken in the Disney Channel sitcom, Hannah Montana, Jeremy Johnson in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb and his role as King Brady in the...
, Jason Earles
Jason Earles
Jason Daniel Earles is an American actor, known for his role as Jackson Stewart on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana and his role as Sensei Rudy in his new Disney XD series Kickin' It.-Personal life and philanthropy:...
, Moises Arias, Lucas Till
Lucas Till
Lucas Daniel Till is an American actor. He began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of films and television parts, including his roles on House, Hannah Montana: The Movie and X-Men: First Class...
, and Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus
William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
.
The film tells of how Hannah Montana's popularity begins to take over Miley Stewart's life. Miley's father forces her to take a trip to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tennessee to get some perspective on what matters the most in her life.
Filming began in April 2008, much of it occurring in Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia is a city in Maury County, Tennessee, United States. The 2008 population was 34,402 according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. It is the county seat of Maury County....
, and Los Angeles, California
Los Ángeles
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, and was completed in July 2008. The film was released in theaters on April 10, 2009 in the United States and Canada. As the teen sitcom originated on Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
, Disney Channel premiered a teaser trailer
Teaser trailer
A teaser campaign is an advertising campaign which typically consists of a series of small, cryptic, challenging advertisements that anticipate a larger, full-blown campaign for a product launch or otherwise important event. These advertisements are called "teasers" or "teaser ads"...
of the film during their shows. The film enjoyed financial success, reaching #1 at the box office, but received a moderately mixed response from critics.
Plot
Miley Stewart (Miley CyrusMiley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
) is struggling with her alter-ego and her popularity as Hannah Montana. Overhearing that Hannah is keeping a secret, Oswald Granger (Peter Gunn), a sneaky undercover journalist for celeb magazine BonChic, becomes determined to find out what it is. Later, Miley (as Hannah) ends up in a fight with Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks is an American model, media personality, actress, occasional singer, author and businesswoman. She first became famous as a model, but television appearances were her commercial breakthrough...
over a pair of shoes that she wants to buy Lilly as a birthday present. Steve Rushton
Steve Rushton
Steven John Rushton is an English solo artist, and formerly bassist for the pop punk band, Son of Dork.-Biography:...
performs at Lilly Truscott's (Emily Osment
Emily Osment
Emily Jordan Osment is an American teen actress, singer-songwriter and voice actress born in Los Angeles, California. After working in several television films in her childhood, she gained fame for co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over...
) birthday party. When Oswald secretly follows her limo to the party, Miley is forced to attend as Hannah instead of herself, resulting in the guests turning their attention to her instead of her best friend, especially when Hannah is accompanied by Steve Rushton
Steve Rushton
Steven John Rushton is an English solo artist, and formerly bassist for the pop punk band, Son of Dork.-Biography:...
and Days Difference
Days Difference
Days Difference is a pop/rock band that formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 2004. The quartet consists of Jeremy Smith , Jonathan Smith , Micah Ricks and Jeremiah Ricks . The group released their debut album Numbers in 2007...
in her performance of "Let's Get Crazy". Oliver Oken (Mitchel Musso
Mitchel Musso
Mitchel Tate Musso is an American actor, singer-songwriter and musician. Musso is best known for his three Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken in the Disney Channel sitcom, Hannah Montana, Jeremy Johnson in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb and his role as King Brady in the...
) and Rico Suave (Moises Arias) try to stop Lilly from leaving, but the party is ruined by Rico's exploding "Happy Birthday Lilly" cake. Upset at Miley, Lilly accidentally tells Oswald that Hannah is from a place called Crowley Corners, Tennessee, not realizing that Oswald is a journalist.
Robby (Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus
William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
) is left furious over the fight of Hannah Montana and Tyra Banks reported over the newspapers and her behavior over the past few months. That same day, they leave for the World Music Awards in New York on a private jet, but landed in Crowley Corners, Tennessee, her hometown as it is her grandmother Ruby's (Margo Martindale
Margo Martindale
Margo Martindale is an American stage, television and film actress. In 2011, Martindale won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as Mags Bennett on Justified.-Early life:...
) birthday and that he wants her to see the life she could have had; Miley has finally had enough and refuses to drive back with her father and is determined to go home. Suddenly, Robby and Miley have their own relationships. Robby has a love interest, Lorelai (Melora Hardin
Melora Hardin
Melora Diane Hardin is an American actress, best known for her roles as Jan Levinson on NBC's The Office and Trudy Monk on USA's Monk.-Early life:...
), and Miley develops a deep connection with a childhood friend Travis Brody (Lucas Till
Lucas Till
Lucas Daniel Till is an American actor. He began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of films and television parts, including his roles on House, Hannah Montana: The Movie and X-Men: First Class...
) after he helps her with riding her old horse, Blue Jeans.
Meanwhile, Miley is chastened after Robby mentions that she seems to want to be Hannah Montana more than she wants to be with her family. Oswald, meanwhile, follows Miley to her hometown. Later, she tries to write a song, but when Travis ignores it, she is unable to write. Meanwhile, there is a firm battle developing with the residents of Crowley Corners and a team of developers who are planning to destroy the meadows and build a shopping mall on the site. At a barn party that night, several singers contribute to the charity to save Crowley Corners, singing "Back to Tennessee" by Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus
William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
(singing as Robby Ray Stewart), and "Crazier" by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
(as herself). While Miley then sings "Hoedown Throwdown
Hoedown Throwdown
"Hoedown Throwdown" is a song performed by American recording artist Miley Cyrus, combining elements of country, dance, pop and rap. It was released as a promotional single from the soundtrack for Hannah Montana: The Movie...
" until the mall developers arrive. Travis suggests that Hannah Montana should appear to play a special gig, seeing that Miley knows her (Miley had lied to Travis that she saved Hannah's life in a surfing accident) as a way to save the meadows from being ruined for construction.
Miley spends time with Lilly who has arrived disguised as Hannah Montana along with Hannah's band and crew. As the two make up, Miley has a rough time adjusting to farm life while trying to be herself and Hannah. Oswald takes a picture of her and Lilly as Lilly reveals that she is the one that invited Oswald to come to Crowley Corners for a secret by accident. When Miley (as Hannah) sees Travis, she encourages him to ask Miley out. Travis decides to take her advice. Miley promises to go, but has been invited to dinner with the mayor by Lorelai (Lilly had been disguised as Hannah at the time).
Miley struggles to switch between the two venues as both forms. Eventually she lets her guard down and is caught by Travis and a little girl holding her Hannah wig. He immediately rejects Miley and she is devastated. Matters get worse when Robby has to break up with Lorelai, needing to take care of his daughter. Later, Miley writes her own song, "Butterfly Fly Away
Butterfly Fly Away
"Butterfly Fly Away" is a country duet performed by American actors and recording artists Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus. The song was first heard in the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie, in which both Cyruses star, and was subsequently released on the film's soundtrack. An extended version is...
", which she and Robby Ray sing together to cheer her up. Miley finishes the chicken coop that she and Travis were building. Upon finding it and hearing the Hannah Montana song "Rock Star
Rock Star (Hannah Montana song)
"Rock Star" is a song by Hannah Montana. It is the last single from the soundtrack Hannah Montana 2. The track is performed by Miley Cyrus as her alter ego Hannah Montana. The song was featured in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana and was also used to promote the 3D concert film Hannah...
", Travis feels a little guilty and decides to go to the concert to support Miley.
Seeing Travis show up, Hannah suddenly stops midsong. She explains to the crowd that she cannot do this anymore, saying that where she was is home. Hannah then removes her blond wig, revealing that she is Miley Stewart and can no longer continue being Hannah, declaring herself unable to lead her double life anymore. She then sings a song she wrote, "The Climb
The Climb (song)
"The Climb" is a song performed by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus, for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe, and produced by John Shanks. It was released on March 5, 2009, as the lead single of the film's soundtrack by...
." Afterwards, the crowd pleads with her to carry on being Hannah with the little girl telling Miley that they will not tell anyone her secret. Suddenly, Oswald appears and takes a picture of Hannah on his cell phone. After encouragement by his twin daughters not to send the picture to BonChic, he changes his mind and quits his job. Miley kisses Travis and then returns to the stage. The song, "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home
You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home
"You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" is a country pop song written for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song is performed by American singer and actress Hannah Montana, a character Miley Cyrus portrays in the film. A karaoke version of the song is available in the soundtrack's...
," is a success and Miley leaves Tennessee again while her faith in living a double life is fully restored.
Cast
- Miley CyrusMiley CyrusMiley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana - Billy Ray CyrusBilly Ray CyrusWilliam "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
as Robby Ray Stewart - Emily OsmentEmily OsmentEmily Jordan Osment is an American teen actress, singer-songwriter and voice actress born in Los Angeles, California. After working in several television films in her childhood, she gained fame for co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over...
as Lilly Truscott - Jason EarlesJason EarlesJason Daniel Earles is an American actor, known for his role as Jackson Stewart on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana and his role as Sensei Rudy in his new Disney XD series Kickin' It.-Personal life and philanthropy:...
as Jackson Stewart - Mitchel MussoMitchel MussoMitchel Tate Musso is an American actor, singer-songwriter and musician. Musso is best known for his three Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken in the Disney Channel sitcom, Hannah Montana, Jeremy Johnson in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb and his role as King Brady in the...
as Oliver Oken - Moises Arias as Rico Suave
- Lucas TillLucas TillLucas Daniel Till is an American actor. He began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of films and television parts, including his roles on House, Hannah Montana: The Movie and X-Men: First Class...
as Travis Brody - Vanessa L. WilliamsVanessa L. WilliamsVanessa Lynn Williams is an American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal generated by her having posed for nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine...
as Vita - Margo MartindaleMargo MartindaleMargo Martindale is an American stage, television and film actress. In 2011, Martindale won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as Mags Bennett on Justified.-Early life:...
as Grandma Ruby - Peter Gunn as Oswald Granger, an undercover journalist for BonChic who sets out to discover Hannah Montana's secret and expose it to the world.
- Melora HardinMelora HardinMelora Diane Hardin is an American actress, best known for her roles as Jan Levinson on NBC's The Office and Trudy Monk on USA's Monk.-Early life:...
as Lorelai, Robby's love interest. - Jared Carter as Derrick
- Barry BostwickBarry BostwickBarry Knapp Bostwick is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Brad Majors in the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, replacing Peter Scolari as Mr. Tyler in the sitcom What I Like About You, and playing mayor Randall Winston in the sitcom Spin City...
as Mr. Bradley - Beau BillingsleaBeau BillingsleaBeau M. Billingslea is an American actor and voice actor. He is best known as the voice of Jet Black from the popular anime Cowboy Bebop. In addition to voice acting, Billingslea has appeared in many popular TV series as a prolific guest actor...
as the Mayor of Crowley Corners - Katrina Hagger Smith as the mayor's wife
- Emily Grace Reaves as Cindy Lou
- Jane CarrJane CarrEllen Jane Carr is an English actress. She is well known for the voice role of "Pud'n" on the animated The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy . She also played a character called "Pudding" in one of her earliest TV appearances, the Jilly Cooper-penned BBC sitcom It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes,...
as Lucinda - Taylor SwiftTaylor SwiftTaylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
as herself - Rascal FlattsRascal FlattsRascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney...
as themselves - Josh Childs as store manager
- Steve RushtonSteve RushtonSteven John Rushton is an English solo artist, and formerly bassist for the pop punk band, Son of Dork.-Biography:...
as himself (Lilly's birthday band) - Bucky CovingtonBucky CovingtonWilliam Joel "Bucky" Covington III is an American country music singer. He placed eighth on the 5th season of the Fox Network's talent competition series American Idol. In December 2006, he signed a recording contract with Lyric Street Records...
as himself (Fundraiser band) - Tyra BanksTyra BanksTyra Lynne Banks is an American model, media personality, actress, occasional singer, author and businesswoman. She first became famous as a model, but television appearances were her commercial breakthrough...
(uncredited) as herself
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 Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana.... |
In TV Guide
TV Guide
TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
, while attending at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy film directed by David Yates and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the fifth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Michael Goldenberg and produced by David Heyman and David Barron...
, Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus
William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
and Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
said they were planning to make a film adaptation for their TV series Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real...
, which debuted on Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
on March 24, 2006, and expected it to be a feature film, rather than a Disney Channel Original Movie.
Since writers are still working on the script for the movie, Cyrus is free to share whatever ideas she may have for the upcoming project. She said that, so far, the best concept she has thought of involves going back to her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. Since Hannah Montana is taped at Tribune Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Cyrus spends most of her time away from her beloved home. She spends up to eight and a half hours a day working on the set, but her hours could get longer once she becomes a legal adult.
Although no other specifics regarding the film have come out, Billy Ray Cyrus was generous enough to share with MTV some general details about the script. "There'll be a lot of similarities [to the show], and the fact that Miley is so real, her music is real, we'll keep a lot of that realism," the 45-year-old country artist revealed. "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 than unleashed a $35.0 million dollars into a production budget.
On the April 2 episode of "The Miley & Mandy Show" series on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, Miley spoke to Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor. He is the host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and throughout the United States and Canada on Premiere Radio Networks,...
and she spoke on flying to Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
in "two weeks" and would be staying for several months. She went to say there would be many guest stars, and herself riding horses and attending school.
Accident
E! Online reported there was an accident on the set during the filming on June 3, 2008. A huge wind blew a projection screen into a Ferris wheelFerris wheel
A Ferris wheel is a nonbuilding structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with passenger cars attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, the cars are kept upright, usually by gravity.Some of the largest and most modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on...
full of passengers, who were extras for the movie. Fortunately, there was no serious injury. "When the wind caught it, all the cables were loose. It started [flying]," 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."
Filming
Filming began in April 2008 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
and Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia is a city in Maury County, Tennessee, United States. The 2008 population was 34,402 according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. It is the county seat of Maury County....
. It entered post-production
Post-production
Post-production is part of filmmaking and the video production process. It occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, advertising, audio recordings, photography, and digital art...
in July 2008. The beginning of the film was shot in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, including Franklin High School and Santa Monica Beach. Several of scenes were filmed in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, based on Cyrus 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, TN
Ridgetop, Tennessee
Ridgetop is a city in Davidson and Robertson counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 1,083 at the 2000 census. The Ridgetop Police Department uses several speed traps around the area to generate revenue for the city general fund which is also used to pay their 5 sworn...
where Peter Gunn's character hunts for the real Hannah in the crowd and 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.
A song called "Backwards" (co-written by Marcel and Tony Mullins and recorded by Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney...
) and a song by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
, "Crazier," was featured in the movie as well as two hit songs by UK rocker Steve Rushton
Steve Rushton
Steven John Rushton is an English solo artist, and formerly bassist for the pop punk band, Son of Dork.-Biography:...
. Also filmed there were a few musical numbers, 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. The movie features two songs by UK artist Steve Rushton
Steve Rushton
Steven John Rushton is an English solo artist, and formerly bassist for the pop punk band, Son of Dork.-Biography:...
, including hit song "Game Over". Steve wrote both songs and performs them at Lilly's birthday party on Santa Monica Pier. In some scenes, Miley will be riding horses.
A scene was filmed in the Cool Springs Galleria Mall (south of Nashville). It was filmed in the woman's shoe department of the Belk
Belk
Belk is a department store chain founded in 1888 in Monroe, North Carolina, today part of the Charlotte metropolitan area. After the founding of the first Belk store, the company grew in size and influence throughout the South via the chain in the USA, with its stores primarily located in the...
store. Miley Cyrus, Vanessa L. Williams
Vanessa L. Williams
Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal generated by her having posed for nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine...
, and Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks is an American model, media personality, actress, occasional singer, author and businesswoman. She first became famous as a model, but television appearances were her commercial breakthrough...
were all in the scene. 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 in which Miley and Lilly attend.
Musical numbers
Walt Disney RecordsWalt Disney Records
Walt Disney Records is a family music record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Records was formed in 1956 as Disneyland Records. Before that time, Disney recordings were licensed out to a variety of other labels such as . It was Walt Disney’s brother Roy O...
released the soundtrack on March 24, 2009, same day since Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real...
debuts in 2006 as the 3rd anniversary, with songs by Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
, Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real...
, Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus
William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
, Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney...
, Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
, and Steve Rushton
Steve Rushton
Steven John Rushton is an English solo artist, and formerly bassist for the pop punk band, Son of Dork.-Biography:...
. The score was originally to be written by Oscar-nominated composer Alan Silvestri
Alan Silvestri
Alan Anthony Silvestri is an American film composer and conductor.-Career:Silvestri is best known for his collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis, having scored Romancing the Stone , the Back to the Future trilogy , Who Framed Roger Rabbit , Death Becomes Her , Forrest Gump , Contact ,...
, and he penned a new song with Glen Ballard
Glen Ballard
Glen Ballard is an American songwriter and record producer, best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill , which won Grammy Award for "Best Rock Album", and "Album of the Year" amongst others, and is ranked by the Rolling Stone amongst The 500 Greatest Albums of...
, "Butterfly Fly Away", which is sung in the film. However, he had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict with G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which he was also signed to score. Stepping in was Oscar-nominated composer John Debney
John Debney
John C. Debney is an American film composer. He received an Academy Award nomination for his score for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ...
, who recorded his score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Sony Scoring Stage. The album debuted #2 on the Billboard 200 with 137,592 sold first week, and after four weeks claimed the #1 spot. A karaoke version was released on August 18, 2009.
| # | Title | Recording artist(s) | Writer(s) | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" is a country pop song written for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song is performed by American singer and actress Hannah Montana, a character Miley Cyrus portrays in the film. A karaoke version of the song is available in the soundtrack's... " |
Hannah Montana Hannah Montana Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real... |
Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America... and Martin Johnson |
3:45 | Performed by Hannah Montana as the final song in the scene "The Reveal". |
| 2 | "Let's Get Crazy Let's Get Crazy (Hannah Montana song) "Let's Get Crazy" is a pop song by American singer–songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus, performing as Hannah Montana – the alter ego of Miley Stewart – a character she played on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana. It was released to Radio Disney on January 19, 2009 as promotion for... " |
Colleen Fitzpatrick Vitamin C (artist) Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick is an American pop music singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress better known by her stage name, Vitamin C. Her singles include "Graduation ", "As Long As You're Loving Me", "The Itch", and her most successful hit the Top 20 Gold certified "Smile"... , Michael Kotch, Dave Derby, Michael "Smidi" Smith, Stefanie Ridel, Mim Nervo and Liv Nervo |
2:37 | Performed by Hannah Montana at Lily's Sweet Sixteen birthday party. | |
| 3 | "The Good Life" | Matthew Gerrard and Bridget Benenate | 2:59 | Used in the background during the shoe fight between Hannah Montana and Tyra Banks. | |
| 4 | "Everything I Want" | Steve Rushton Steve Rushton Steven John Rushton is an English solo artist, and formerly bassist for the pop punk band, Son of Dork.-Biography:... |
Steve Rushton | 3:53 | Played at Lily's Sweet Sixteen birthday party during Miley and Lily's conversation on the phone. |
| 5 | "Don't Walk Away" | Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana.... |
Miley Cyrus, John Shanks John Shanks John Matthew Shanks is a modern rock writer and Grammy Award–winning producer.Born in New York City, Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17.... and Hillary Lindsey Hillary Lindsey Hillary Lindsey is a country music singer-songwriter. As a songwriter, she has written songs with or for Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift, and Tim McGraw. One of her compositions, Underwood's Number One hit "Jesus, Take the Wheel",... |
2:48 | Used while Miley is collecting eggs on the farm. |
| 6 | "Hoedown Throwdown Hoedown Throwdown "Hoedown Throwdown" is a song performed by American recording artist Miley Cyrus, combining elements of country, dance, pop and rap. It was released as a promotional single from the soundtrack for Hannah Montana: The Movie... " |
Adam Anders and Nikki Hassman | 3:02 | Performed by Miley Stewart at the Crowley Corners fundraiser and also used during end credits. | |
| 7 | "Dream" | John Shanks and Kara DioGuardi Kara DioGuardi Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality. She writes music primarily in the light pop-rock, dance, and R&B genres. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; her songs have appeared on more than 159... |
3:23 | Used in 2 montages for the film including the rope swing used in the trailer. | |
| 8 | "The Climb The Climb (song) "The Climb" is a song performed by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus, for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe, and produced by John Shanks. It was released on March 5, 2009, as the lead single of the film's soundtrack by... " |
Jessi Alexander Jessi Alexander Jessica "Jessi" Alexander is an American country music singer-songwriter. She has had her songs recorded by Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town. She also launched her own recording career in 2004... and Jon Mabe |
3:57 | Performed by Miley Stewart at the beginning of "The Reveal" at the close end of the film. | |
| 9 | "Butterfly Fly Away Butterfly Fly Away "Butterfly Fly Away" is a country duet performed by American actors and recording artists Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus. The song was first heard in the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie, in which both Cyruses star, and was subsequently released on the film's soundtrack. An extended version is... " |
Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon... |
Glen Ballard Glen Ballard Glen Ballard is an American songwriter and record producer, best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill , which won Grammy Award for "Best Rock Album", and "Album of the Year" amongst others, and is ranked by the Rolling Stone amongst The 500 Greatest Albums of... and Alan Silvestri |
3:10 | Performed by Miley and Robby Ray after Miley ruins her date. Also after it rained then they performed in the Gazebo on the farm. |
| 10 | "Backwards" (Acoustic) | Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney... |
Marcel Marcel (singer) Marcel Francois Chagnon is an American country music singer and songwriter known by the singular name Marcel. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, he released his debut album You, Me, and the Windshield that year and charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts with the single "Country... and Tony Mullins |
3:25 | Performed by Rascal Flatts at Grandma Ruby's house. |
| 11 | "Back to Tennessee Back to Tennessee (song) "Back to Tennessee" is a country song by American singer-songwriter and actor Billy Ray Cyrus. It released as the second single from Cyrus' eleventh studio album of the same name on February 2, 2009 by Lyric Street Records. Cyrus drafted the song after learning that Hannah Montana: The Movie, a... " |
Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon... |
Billy Ray Cyrus, Tamara Dunn and Matthew Wilder | | 4:17 | Performed by Robby Ray at the Crowley Corners fundraiser. |
| 12 | "Crazier Crazier "Crazier" is a song by American recording artist Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and Robert Ellis Orrall and produced by Nathan Chapman with Swift's aid. The song was featured in both the film Hannah Montana: The Movie and on its soundtrack. The song is a relaxed ballad with country pop... " |
Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America... |
Taylor Swift and Robert Ellis Orrall Robert Ellis Orrall Robert Ellis Orrall is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Signed to RCA Records in 1980, Orrall debuted that year with the album "Fixation". His first Top 40 single was "I Couldn't Say No", a duet with Carlene Carter... |
3:13 | Performed by Taylor Swift at the Crowley Corners fundraiser. |
| 13 | "Bless the Broken Road Bless the Broken Road "Bless the Broken Road" is a song that has been recorded by several American country music artists. It was co-written by Marcus Hummon and members of the country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1994, and recorded by Hummon a year later... " (Acoustic) |
Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney... |
Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna and Marcus Hummon Marcus Hummon Marcus Spencer Hummon is an American country music artist. After several years of playing in various bands, he eventually found his way to Nashville, Tennessee, where he was signed to a songwriting contract, and subsequently a record deal with Columbia Records, which released his debut album All... |
3:55 | Performed by Rascal Flatts at Grandma Ruby's house on the porch. |
| 14 | "Let's Do This Let's Do This -Chart performance:The song debuted and peaked at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart and falling off the next week; being Hannah Montana's lowest chart entry, then was beat by "It's All Right Here". And in Canada the track charted on Hot Canadian Digital Singles at no... " |
Hannah Montana | Derek George, Tim Owens, Adam Tefteller and Ali Theodore | 3:32 | Used during the credits. |
| 15 | "Spotlight" | Scott Cutler and Anne Preven | 3:07 | Used during the credits. | |
| 16 | "Game Over" | Steve Rushton Steve Rushton Steven John Rushton is an English solo artist, and formerly bassist for the pop punk band, Son of Dork.-Biography:... |
Steve Rushton, Antony Westgate Antony Westgate Antony Westgate is an English record producer and songwriter, who worked for Polygram, Blue Mountain and Island. He also worked with Steve Rushton, Daisy Evans, Hemstock & Jennings, Vogue, and Maria Rubia.... and Nigel Clark |
3:53 | Used at Lilly's Sweet Sixteen party. |
| 17 | "What's Not to Like" | Hannah Montana Hannah Montana Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real... |
Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil | 3:14 | Not featured. |
| 18 | "The Best of Both Worlds (2009 Movie Mix)" | Hannah Montana Hannah Montana Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real... |
3:07 | Performed by Hannah Montana as the film's opening number. |
Marketing
On January 15, 2009, the film's official trailerTrailer (film)
A trailer or preview is an advertisement or a commercial for a feature film that will be exhibited in the future at a cinema. The term "trailer" comes from their having originally been shown at the end of a feature film screening. That practice did not last long, because patrons tended to leave the...
was released, along with the official poster on a website, as a sneak peek of the film was released on December 2008 on Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
, including on New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the...
.
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
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
. Cyrus also promoted the film and performed the film's lead single "The Climb
The Climb (song)
"The Climb" is a song performed by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus, for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe, and produced by John Shanks. It was released on March 5, 2009, as the lead single of the film's soundtrack by...
" on various talk shows including, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show, also known as and shortened to Tyra or The Tyra Show, is an American talk show hosted by Tyra Banks. The last new episode aired on Friday, May 28, 2010.-2005-2009: Syndication:...
, and Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray (TV series)
Rachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is a talk show starring Rachael Ray that debuted in syndication in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2006....
. She also performed her song on American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
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
Entertainment Software Rating Board
The Entertainment Software Rating Board is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings, enforces industry-adopted advertising guidelines, and ensures responsible online privacy principles for computer and video games as well as entertainment software in Canada, Mexico and...
.
Release
As of December 2008, the film has been issued a G rating from the MPAAMotion Picture Association of America
The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. , originally the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America , was founded in 1922 and is designed to advance the business interests of its members...
for all ages admitted.
The premiere of Hannah Montana: The Movie was held on April 2, 2009 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, The UK premiere was held in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
on April 23, 2009 and was released in cinemas (UK and Ireland) on May 1, 2009. Play Along Toys
Play Along Toys
Play Along Toys is a Florida-based toy company, and a wholly owned division of Jakks Pacific.In 1999, the founders of Play Along chose the Britney Spears Doll line as the first licensing venture with their new company...
released dolls and toys based on the film.
Box office
On its opening day, the film grossed $17,436,095, and earned $32,324,487 on its opening weekend, with a $10,367 average from 3,118 theaters, earning the #1 spot. However, the film lost 58% of its gross its second weekend, as it got the #3 spot its second weekend, earning $13,406,217 and $4,300 average and gaining 113 theaters. The film ended up grossing $79,576,189 in the US and Canada, and $75,969,090 overseas, and a total of $155,545,279 worldwide. The film beat the motion-picture animated film CoralineCoraline (film)
Coraline is a 2009 stop-motion 3D fantasy/horror children's film based on Neil Gaiman's 2002 novel of the same name. It was produced by Laika and distributed by Focus Features. Written and directed by Henry Selick, it was released widely in US theaters on February 6, 2009, after a world premiere at...
which garnered a total of $124,596,398 in theaters, but came after the film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a 2005 British clay-mation animated comedy horror film, the first feature-length Wallace and Gromit film. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Animations, and released by DreamWorksPictures...
which grossed a total of $192,610,372.
Critical reception
Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
scored the film a 44% out of 119 reviews, and the average made 5.2 out of 10 average rating. Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
praised: "The surface lesson of the movie is that celebrity looks easy but is 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
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
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 praised: "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
Blogcritics
Blogcritics is a blog network and online magazine of news and opinion. The site—a self-proclaimed "sinister cabal of superior writers"—was founded in 2002 by Eric Olsen and Phillip Winn...
also praised and viewed for the film: "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."
Home video release
Hannah Montana: The Movie was released on DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
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 1,556,576 DVD copies sold and over $27.5 million in revenue. Total DVD sales to date stand at 3,274,546 and $58.92 million in revenue. Extras include behind the scenes, bloopers, sneak peeks and more.
There was 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)
Awards and nominations
On March 28, 2009, just before the film was released, the movie's song "The ClimbThe Climb (song)
"The Climb" is a song performed by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus, for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe, and produced by John Shanks. It was released on March 5, 2009, as the lead single of the film's soundtrack by...
" was nominated to visit at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs or Kids Choice Awards, is an annual awards show that airs on the Nickelodeon cable channel, which airs live and is usually held and telecast live on a...
2009. On May 31, 2009, Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
won an award at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards
2009 MTV Movie Awards
The 2009 MTV Movie Awards were presented on Sunday, May 31, 2009, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. Andy Samberg served as host for the 18th annual ceremony.- Performers :* Eminem — "We Made You" and "Crack a Bottle"...
for "Best Song of the Movie" and was nominated "Breakthrough Female Performance", but lost to Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series...
. The film also was nominated for 6 Teen Choice Awards in 2009, but only walked away with one. Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
won Choice Movie Actress: Music/Dance, beating out Tisdale, who beat her at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards
2009 MTV Movie Awards
The 2009 MTV Movie Awards were presented on Sunday, May 31, 2009, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. Andy Samberg served as host for the 18th annual ceremony.- Performers :* Eminem — "We Made You" and "Crack a Bottle"...
in the category of Breakthrough Performance - Female.
"The Climb
The Climb (song)
"The Climb" is a song performed by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus, for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe, and produced by John Shanks. It was released on March 5, 2009, as the lead single of the film's soundtrack by...
" was also nominated for a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
, but one week after the announcement, the nomination was removed.
The film received two nominations at the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards
30th Golden Raspberry Awards
The 30th Golden Raspberry Awards or Razzies were held on March 6, 2010 in Hollywood to honor the worst films of 2009. The nominations were announced on February 1...
for Worst Actress (Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
) and Worst Supporting Actor (Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus
William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
). Billy Ray Cyrus won in his category.
| MTV Movie Awards MTV Movie Awards The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV . It also contains movie parodies that used official movie footage with hosts and other celebrities and music performances. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV. Winners are decided online by the general... |
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| 2009 | Best Song from a Movie | Miley Cyrus (for the song "The Climb The Climb (song) "The Climb" is a song performed by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus, for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe, and produced by John Shanks. It was released on March 5, 2009, as the lead single of the film's soundtrack by... ") |
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| Breakthrough Performance Female | Miley Cyrus | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with... |
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| 2009 | Choice Music: Single | Miley Cyrus (for the song "The Climb The Climb (song) "The Climb" is a song performed by American recording artist and actress Miley Cyrus, for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe, and produced by John Shanks. It was released on March 5, 2009, as the lead single of the film's soundtrack by... ") |
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| Choice Movie Actress: Music/Dance | Miley Cyrus | ||
| Choice Hissy Fit | |||
| 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 Movie: Music/Dance | Movie | Nominated | |
| Choice Music Album: Soundtrack | Nominated | ||
| American Music Awards American Music Awards -Conception:The AMAs were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammys after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee led to CBS picking up the Grammy telecasts after its first two in 1971 and 1972 were broadcast on ABC... |
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| 2009 | Favorite Soundtrack | Soundtrack | Nominated |
| Peoples Choice Awards | |||
| 2010 | Favorite Breakout Movie Actress | Miley Cyrus | |
| 2010 | Favorite Family Movie | Miley Cyrus | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Awards | |||
| 2010 | Favorite Movie Actress | Miley Cyrus | |
| 2010 | Creative Arts Emmy | Best Television Movie Shown In Theaters | |
| Golden Raspberry Awards Golden Raspberry Awards A Golden Raspberry Award, or Razzie for short, is an award presented in recognition of the worst in movies. Founded by American copywriter and publicist John J.B. Wilson in 1981, the annual Razzie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles precedes the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day... |
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| 2010 | Worst Actress | Miley Cyrus | Nominated |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Billy Ray Cyrus | ||
Television premiere
The film made its world premiere on Disney ChannelDisney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
on November 19, 2010, where it drew 4.6 million viewers.