Stars: Shane Jacobson, Chris Davis, Alf Scerri, Travis Golland, Hayley Preusker, Saxon Fuller, Thomas Uerata, Glenn Preusker

Director: Clayton Jacobson

Summary: A look at the life of Kenny Smyth, an optimistic and enthusiastic waste management plumber at specialist company Splashdown who installs portaloos at various functions in Australia.

A mock documentary that takes a look at the life of Kenny Smyth (Shane Jacobson), an optimistic and enthusiastic waste management plumber at specialist company Splashdown who installs portaloos at various functions in Australia. As well as having to contend with spending his days in sewage, Kenny also has to deal with a horrible ex-wife, a disappointed father who refers to him as a 'turd burglar', and bizarre co-workers. Kenny endures various terrible situations in his life with a cheery optimism, until his luck changes when he is sent on a business trip to the International Pumper and Cleaner Expo in Nashville and becomes involved with an airline stewardess. Director Clayton Jacobson and his brother Shane wrote the script to this engaging and sweet natured comedy that features several classic one-liners and manages to avoid showing the details of Kenny's job. While the mock documentary genre has been fine tuned by Christopher Guest (BEST IN SHOW) and Ricky Gervais (THE OFFICE), KENNY is a hilarious and endearing addition.

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The Disney Channel's High School Musicalis a combination of backstage action and Grease without the unwholesome habits. Scoring record ratings at the time of its January 2006 broadcast, it's a smash hit with tween audiences (ages 6 to 10), but appealing for all ages. At a New Year's Eve party, Troy (Zac Efron) has a chance meeting with Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) when they share a karaoke song. Lo and behold, when school resumes, they discover that Gabriella has just transferred to Troy's East High School, a campus divided into tight cliques of jocks, cheerleaders, brainiacs, and skater dudes. Eager to recapture the magic they'd discovered during karaoke, Troy and Gabriella consider auditioning for the school's upcoming musical, much to the dismay of the school's frost queen/theater goddess, Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale). Problem is, Troy is also the star of the basketball team and Gabrielle is being recruited to compete in the Scholastic Decathlon. Will they give up their cliques to start something new, or will they do as the show's first big anthem urges and "Stick to the Status Quo"? Well, this is a Disney movie, so maybe the sacrifices won't be that hard, and even the hints of romance are mild.

The bestselling soundtrack is catchy in that Disney-pop kind of way, mixing in a dash of hip-hop ("Getcha Head in the Game," punctuated by squeaky basketball shoes and other sound effects), salsa ("Bop to the Top"), and the endearingly hammy ("What I've Been Looking For" performed by Sharpay and her brother, Ryan, played by Lucas Gabreel). It's not hard to imagine High School Musicalbecoming a semi-staple for high school groups to perform themselves. DVD bonus features include sing-along subtitles; a 9-minute featurette discussing casting, recording sessions, and rehearsals; a multi-angle look at a rehearsal of "Bop to the Top"; and music videos for "We're All in This Together" and a song that didn't make it into the final film, "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," performed by Efron, Hudgens, Tisdale, and Gabreel. --David Horiuchi

Main Language:	English
Year:	2006
Release Date:	September 28, 2007
Runtime:	104 minutes
Certification:
Keywords:	English, Comedy, General, Kenny
Genre:	Comedy