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Bandslam - Wikipedia. This article is about a musical comedy also known as High School Rock. For the album by the Huntingtons, see High School Rock. Bandslam also known as High School Rock is a 2. American musical and romantic comedydrama film produced by Summit Entertainment and Walden Media.

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Written by Josh A. Cagan and Todd Graff, it stars Aly Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Gaelan Connell, Lisa Kudrow, Scott Porter,[1]Ryan Donowho, and Tim Jo. The story revolves around Will and Charlotte, who form an unlikely bond through their shared love of music. Assembling a like- minded crew of misfits, the friends form a rock group and perform in a battle of the bands competition called "Bandslam". Bandslam was shot in Austin, Texas, with additional scenes filmed in New York City.[2] The film generated mostly positive reviews but it failed to chart in the top 1. August 1. 4, 2. 00.

US, where it grossed only $2,2. In a brief cameo, this was David Bowie's final film appearance before his death in 2. Will Burton (Gaelan Connell) is a music enthusiast and a David Bowie fan with a hint of rock and roll and boy next door. Throughout the movie, Will writes journal- like e- mails to Bowie every day, although Bowie never answers. When Will's mother Karen (Lisa Kudrow) finds a new job, he switches to a new school, which he is eager to do since he was bullied at his previous one. During lunch one day at his new school, he meets a girl who says her name is written Sa. Sam, the 5 is silent (Vanessa Hudgens).

She tells him about Bandslam, an annual music competition in which the winning band gets a recording contract. Will and Sa. 5m quickly become friends but, shortly after, he is sought after by another girl named Charlotte Barnes (Aly Michalka).

One afternoon, Charlotte asks Will to join her in an after- school day- care center. When she starts inviting him to hang out with her, the teenager is stunned—as is his single mother Karen. Impressed by his eclectic knowledge of music, Charlotte, who is a gifted singer- songwriter, asks Will to manage her rock/ska band.

Her goal is apparently to take revenge on her egocentric musician ex- boyfriend Ben Wheatley (Scott Porter) during Bandslam. Unsure of what he is getting himself into, Will agrees to help Charlotte's band (later called I Can't Go On, I'll Go On) which includes Bug (Charlie Saxton) and Omar (Tim Jo), eventually expanding it with more like- minded outcasts. Against all odds, the group's sound starts to come together and their prospects for success look bright. Will starts losing his "loser- status", but the band gets in the way of completing a project he was going to do with Sa. After spending a day with Sa.

Charlotte teaches Will how to properly kiss a girl, by demonstrating on him that night, which his mother sees. Will takes Sa. 5m to the Overlook and, after an awkward start, successfully kisses her, after which Sa. Will to accompany her to a movie screening, which he agrees to.

However, Will stands Sa. Charlotte. After that, Sa. Will at school; he visits her house, hoping to apologize.

Her mom shows him a video of a younger Sa. Everything I Own", leading Sa. Will to leave. As an apology, he makes a touching documentary short about her for his Human Studies project (with the song "Young Folks" included in it) and she eventually forgives him. After Will accidentally ruins Ben's attempt to reconcile with Charlotte, Ben decides to do a little research on him, in order to ruin his image. He finds out about Will's father, who was sent to prison years ago when he accidentally killed a child while driving drunk.

Ben then starts to call Will "Dewey" (just as other students did at his old school), which stands for "DWI" ("Driving While Intoxicated"). Will detests this nickname because it reminds him of his father, whom he is ashamed of. What is more, Charlotte's father dies and she decides to quit the band. As she explains to Will, her father hated how she acted when she was with her ex- boyfriend, so after he got sick, she decided to change her image and be nicer to "people like [Will]", meaning outcasts, hoping that this good behavior would cause her dad to get well. The band members are hurt by this discovery, as it means she did not genuinely like them, but they decide to go on nonetheless, with Sa. On the night of Bandslam, Charlotte comes backstage in order to apologize to the band, and after a moment of hesitation, Will accepts her apology.

Right before going on stage, however, they discover that Ben's band (the "Glory Dogs") have decided to play the song that I Can't Go On, I'll Go On were originally to perform, forcing them to change their act at the last minute. Will suddenly remembers the video Sa.

Everything I Own", since it is the only other song Sa. To buy some time, Will comes out first onstage, but at first he is embarrassingly silent. The students begin to chant "Dewey!

Dewey! Dewey!". He starts to walk off the stage, but then comes back and decides to chant with them instead. After carrying the chant for a while, he finally changes it to, "Do we wanna ROCK?!". The band then shows up and fires up the crowd with an upbeat ska version of "Everything I Own". Although they fail to win the competition, a You. Tube video of their performance gains the band popularity at school. David Bowie (portraying himself) sees the video and sends an e- mail to Will, explaining that he is starting an indie music label and is interested in having the band as one of their first artists. Will is so excited and overwhelmed that he falls down in the middle of the school hallway (close to the same position as the front cover of Bowie's Lodger album).

The last scene takes place during Charlotte's graduation ceremony where Will and Sa. Gaelan Connell as Will Burton, the male protagonist. Will is an avid fan of David Bowie and writes regular emails to the latter.

Will is also a music enthusiast and well acquainted with the mechanics of well produced, pop music. After relocating to New Jersey and a new high school, he finds himself managing Charlotte's new rock band.

They hope to compete in the East Coast, "Battle of the Bands" contest called "Bandslam." He lives with his single parent mother. Aly Michalka as Charlotte Barnes, popular ex- cheerleader and senior at the high school that Will attends. We are told later in the film that her ailing father does not approve of how she only runs with the "Populars" in school. Charlotte makes a vow to forsake the populars and run with the geekier teens like Will and Sa.