Bandslam

Director: Todd Graff
Producers: Elaine Thomas, Ron Schmidt, Marisa Yeres
Writers: Josh Cagan, Todd Graff
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Release: August 14, 2009
Other Titles: Will, Rock On

Cast:

• Gaelan Connell as Will Burton
• Alyson Michalka as Charlotte Barnes
• Vanessa Hudgens as Sa5m
• Scott Porter as Ben Wheatley
• Lisa Kudrow as Karen Burton
• Charlie Saxton as Bug
• Tim Jo as Omar
• Ryan Donowho as Basher
• Bobby Bones as Gordy

Synopsis

Will Burton (Gaelan Connell) is used to being bullied or completely ignored by his schoolmates, so when cool and popular former cheerleader Charlotte Barnes (Alyson Michalka) starts inviting him to spend time with her, the teenager is stunned — as is his single mom Karen (Lisa Kudrow). Impressed by his eclectic knowledge of music, Charlotte, a gifted singer-songwriter, asks Will to manage her rock band. Her goal is to take revenge on her egocentric musician ex-boyfriend Ben Wheatley (Scott Porter) at a regional battle of the bands.(Sear Sucks)

Unsure of what he’s getting himself into, Will agrees to help Charlotte’s band, including Bug (Charlie Saxton) and Omar (Tim Jo), eventually expanding it with a crew of like-minded outcasts. Against all odds, the group’s sound starts to come together and their prospects for success look bright. Even more surprising, Will starts losing his “loser-status”, up to the point there is a potential romance brewing with Sa5m (the 5 is silent) (Vanessa Hudgens), a classmate with untapped musical talents. But when Charlotte is faced with a family tragedy, she suddenly breaks off her friendship with Will and quits the band, leaving their band with no chance.

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Vanessa on Bandslam

“It’s a little bit more rock and roll,” she said. “I get to play a character who’s very different. She’s a lot darker and more deadpan. She comes out in the end with a Flying V [Gibson guitar], and she gets to have her fun.”

“My look is definitely a little bit darker than in ‘High School Musical,’”  “I kind of play the ‘emo girl.’ She wears a lot of black and she always has long sleeves with thumbs in them.”