Starstruck

**Starstruck** is a Disney Channel Original Movie that was released on February 14, 2010.

## Plot

Kalamazoo, Michigan teenager Jessica Olson is constantly annoyed by her older sister Sara's obsession with teen pop idol Christopher Wilde, especially when she learns of Sara's plans to use her family's spring break trip to Hollywood, California to visit their widowed grandmother as an opportunity to meet Christopher. Christopher, meanwhile, is on the brink of landing a movie deal, though the movie's directors are reluctant to give him the role due to his reputation as a "spoiled punk" who often scuffles with paparazzi. In order to prove that he is serious about landing the role, Christopher agrees to remain out of the tabloids for a while.

Sara sneaks out with Jessica to attend a birthday party for famous model Alexis Bender, Christopher's girlfriend, at which Christopher is scheduled to perform. While searching for Sara, Jessica runs into Christopher when he hits her in the head while opening a door. He takes her to a hospital to make sure she hasn't suffered a concussion, then brings her to his Beverly Hills mansion so that he can make an appearance for the film director before taking her home. Jessica allows Christopher to stay in her grandmother's garage for the night when he learns the paparazzi have followed him. The next day, Sara brings Jessica to Malibu in the hopes of finding Christopher there. Jessica recognizes a disguised Christopher on the beach and approaches him, but the two are forced to make a quick exit from the beach when the paparazzi arrive; once they get away, Christopher shows Jessica around Los Angeles.

While attempting to return to Malibu, they are again spotted by the paparazzi, but manage to elude them by driving off the main road, losing Jessica's grandmother's car in a mud pool quicksand in the process. While walking back to Malibu, they get into a heated argument after Jessica calls Christopher out on his superficiality. Eventually, Christopher confides that he enjoyed hanging out with Jessica because she appreciated him for who he was as a person rather than his fame. They eventually return to the beach, where they almost kiss until Christopher realizes he could be recognized and panics. He tells Jessica that they can never speak to each other again, and that no one can know what happened between them that day. Heartbroken and angry, Jessica returns home to Kalamazoo with her family. Alexis finds out about Jessica and breaks up with Christopher.

Christopher later finds out that paparazzi have documented his and Jessica's relationship and is persuaded by his managers to lie and say she was just a fan. Meanwhile, as Jessica is flocked by paparazzi at her house in Kalamazoo, she watches him tell a talk show host that he has never met Jessica. Angry at the way the media has forced Christopher to suppress his real self, she confronts the paparazzi and reprimands them for their dehumanization and objectification of celebrities. Jessica then becomes notorious for supposedly "lying" about having met Christopher. Christopher's best friend, Stubby, encourages Christopher to make his own choices. Christopher then turns down the movie role and fires his parents as his managers.

Later, Sara takes Jessica to a school dance with her. Christopher makes an appearance at the dance and apologizes to Jessica on stage as well as singing a song he had wrote for her. When the paparazzi appear at the dance, he confesses that he was the one who lied, and admits his feelings for Jessica. She forgives him and the two agree to go out on a proper date.

## Cast and Characters

* Sterling Knight as Christopher Wilde
* Danielle Campbell as Jessica Olson
* Brandon Mychal Smith as Albert Joshua "Stubby" Stubbins
* Chelsea Staub as Alexis Bender
* Maggie Castle as Sara Olson
* Matt Winston as Alan Smith
* Toni Trucks as Libby Lam
* Beth Littleford as Barbara Olson
* Dan O'Connor as Dean Olson
* Lauren Bowles as Sheri Wilde
* Ron Pearson as Daniel Wilde
* Abbie Cobb as A.J.
* Alice Hirson as Grandma Olson
* Hugh Dane as Howard

## Music

See Also: Starstruck (Soundtrack)

The soundtrack was released on February 9, 2010 by Walt Disney Records. The soundtrack peaked at number 23 on the U.S. Billboard 200. It debuted at #98 on Billboard 200 chart with the sales of 8,257 copies. For the week ending of March 6, 2010, the soundtrack faced a surplus in sales, selling 19,058 copies (up 131 percent), it rose from #98 to #23 on Billboard 200 chart.

## Production

The film was shot in 2009 on location in Los Angeles, California.

## Reception

The movie premiere generated 6.0 million viewers, the first to debut on a Sunday night, becoming the channel's most-watched February original movie premiere in Total Viewers, Kids 7-11 and Teenagers. Disney Channel's highest numbers ever in the time period among teens (2.3 million), and second-highest on record in Total Viewers (6.0 million) and Kids 7–11 (2.4 million), behind only the August 19, 2007 encore of High School Musical 2. There were 987,000 viewers when it premiered in the UK and Ireland on May 14, 2010.