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Don Schain is a Director, Writer and Producer American

Don Schain

Don Schain
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Nationality USA

Don Schain est un scénariste, réalisateur et producteur américain de nombreux films pour Disney Channel, tels que High School Musical ou Le Journal de Jaimie.

Best films

High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
(Unit Production Manager)

Usually with

Kenny Ortega
Kenny Ortega
(3 films)
Olesya Rulin
Olesya Rulin
(6 films)
Frank Gerrish
Frank Gerrish
(5 films)
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Filmography of Don Schain (31 films)

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Frozen
Frozen (2010)
, 1h34
Directed by Adam Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Wolves in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Sports d'hiver, Ski
Actors Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers, Emma Bell, Kane Hodder, Rileah Vanderbilt, Adam Green
Roles Line Producer
Rating61% 3.097813.097813.097813.097813.09781
Childhood friends Dan Walker (Kevin Zegers) and Joe Lynch (Shawn Ashmore) along with Dan's girlfriend Parker O'Neill (Emma Bell) spend a Sunday afternoon at a New England ski resort on Mount Holliston. They are eager to take one last run down the mountain before they go home; however, the ski resort decides to close early because a storm is moving in.
Den Brother
Directed by Mark L. Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about children, Scoutisme, Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Ice hockey films, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Genevieve Hannelius, Hutch Dano, Vicki Lewis, Kelsey Chow, David Lambert, Kelly Gould
Roles Producer
Rating53% 2.6682652.6682652.6682652.6682652.668265
Alex Pearson (Hutch Dano) is an avid Lemon Oaks High School hockey player who is seeking the attention of Matisse Burrows (Kelsey Chow), the most attractive girl in school. All he wants is a car, but his father refuses to buy him one until his 'attitude' improves. After showing off at one of his games and getting suspended from the team has not helped Alex's chances of getting the car. In order to become more creditable with his father, Alex has to do chores and babysit his little sister, Emily (G. Hannelius). Meanwhile, the leader of Emily's Bumble Bee troop has just been informed her husband got a great job offer in another part of the country, and hastily leaves without arranging for a successor, which the girls worry their troop will be dissolved. Alex tells the girls he will be the substitute scoutmaster, and he uses the alias of "Mrs. Zamboni" to fool parents and the Bumblebee council.
Dadnapped
Dadnapped (2009)
, 1h30
Directed by Paul Hoen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about writers, Children's films
Actors Emily Osment, David Henrie, Moisés Arias, Jason Earles, Jonathan Keltz, George Newbern
Roles Producer
Rating48% 2.4192.4192.4192.4192.419
Melissa Morris (Emily Osment) desperately tries to gain more attention from her always preoccupied father, Neil, a best-selling author (George Newbern). Melissa lives in the shadow of Tripp Zoome (Jonathan Keltz), the adventurous and clever hero from her father's popular spy novels. Before a long overdue father-daughter vacation, her father gets kidnapped by obsessive fans: Wheeze (David Henrie) with his friend, Sheldon (Denzel Whitaker), and his brother, Andre (Moises Arias).
High School Musical 3: Senior Year, 1h51
Directed by Kenny Ortega
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman
Roles Unit Production Manager
Rating50% 2.5373552.5373552.5373552.5373552.537355
The movie begins with the Wildcats trailing the West High Knights, with the Wildcats entering the locker room for the final quarter feeling bitter. Team captain Troy rallies the team's spirit ("Now or Never") and, thanks to new transfer Jimmie "The Rocket" Zara, the Wildcats win the championship game which is the last one for the seniors on the squad at East High. Later, at Troy's after-match party at his house, Troy and Gabriella are seen thinking about their future and wishing that their last few months at East High would not end ("Right Here, Right Now").
Adventures of Power, 1h29
Directed by Ari Gold
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Michael McKean, Ari Gold, Jane Lynch, Shoshannah Stern, Chiu Chi Ling, Adrian Grenier
Roles Producer
Rating57% 2.8984952.8984952.8984952.8984952.898495
The story takes place in the fictional small town of Lode, New Mexico, where just about all of the male townsfolk work for a copper mining plant, including Power (Gold). Power (whose name was given to him by his father so he could grow up strong) lives with his Aunt Joanie (Lynch) and is always shown air-drumming to music, even when at work. It turns out he air-drums because his father never could afford to buy him drums. He does his air-drumming at a talent show in a local bar, where his only praise comes from a young boy. Unfortunately, the mining plant is poised to strike, but Power is fired for a mishap that is one too many just beforehand, therefore he cannot join in. Disappointed, he stumbles upon an ad for an underground air-drumming place about forty miles south of them just across the border in Mexico. The boy lends him his dirt bike to get there, but he ends up losing it while there.
Minutemen
Minutemen (2008)
, 1h38
Directed by Lev. L. Spiro
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Time travel films, Comedy science fiction films, Children's films
Actors Jason Dolley, Luke Benward, Nicholas Braun, Chelsea Kane, J. P. Manoux, Steven R. McQueen
Roles Producer
Rating57% 2.8987552.8987552.8987552.8987552.898755
On the first day of high school, best friends Virgil Fox (Jason Dolley), Derek Beaugard (Steven R. McQueen) and Stephanie Jameson (Chelsea Kane) decide to begin their paths by trying out for various activities. While Derek tries for the football team and Stephanie begins cheerleading, Virgil's high school career takes a bad turn. Charlie Tuttle (Luke Benward), a genius who skipped many grades, rockets onto the field on a rocket-propelled car, losing control until Derek throws a football at him and knocks him off. Virgil defends Charlie while Derek just sits by. Virgil and Charlie are forced to dress as cheerleaders and are hung on the school mascot's, a bighorn sheep, horns.
High School Musical 2, 1h44
Directed by Kenny Ortega
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Téléfilm musical, Children's films
Actors Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Olesya Rulin
Roles Unit Production Manager
Rating52% 2.6341952.6341952.6341952.6341952.634195
The school year ends with everyone at East High School looking forward to summer vacation ("What Time Is It"). Troy Bolton is still dating Gabriella Montez, who decides to stay in Albuquerque with her mother. Troy eventually decides to look for a summer job to gain money for college.
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, 1h37
Directed by John Laing
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Children's films
Actors Brenda Song, Shin Koyamada, Sally Martin, Anna Hutchison, James Gaylyn, Justin Chon
Roles Producer
Rating54% 2.7208952.7208952.7208952.7208952.720895
The plot was described by the author and numerous critics as a teen installment to a Jackie Chan plot with a Disney twist. Gary Marsh called the film "Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon".
High School Musical, 1h37
Directed by Kenny Ortega
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Téléfilm musical, Children's films, Teen movie
Actors Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman
Roles Unit Production Manager
Rating56% 2.822052.822052.822052.822052.82205
On New Year's Eve, juniors Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) meet at a party while both teens are at a ski lodge during winter break. At the party, the two are called upon to sing karaoke together ("Start of Something New"). They seem to be attracted to each other, and exchange numbers before going their separate ways.
Read It and Weep, 1h39
Directed by Paul Hoen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Kay Panabaker, Danielle Panabaker, Allison Scagliotti, Jason Dolley, Alexandra Krosney, Chad Broskey
Roles Producer
Rating55% 2.7566352.7566352.7566352.7566352.756635
Read It and Weep begins with freshman Jameson "Jamie" Bartlett (Kay Panabaker), who has three best friends, named Connor (who has a crush on her) (Jason Dolley), Lindsay (Marquise Brown), and Harmony (Alexandra Krosney), a brother named Lenny Bartlett (Nick Whitaker) and an enemy named Sawyer Sullivan (Allison Scagliotti) (who she calls "Myrna" in her journal and the novel), whose boyfriend Marco is the object of Jamie's affection. She also owns a tablet PC which she writes in every day. In that journal she writes about a character named "Isabella," or "Is" (Danielle Panabaker), a popular girl with incredible powers based loosely on herself. Jamie uses her alter-world to write her feelings about her classmates, friends, and her life.
Return to Halloweentown, 1h28
Directed by David Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Children's films
Actors Sara Paxton, Joey Zimmerman, Judith Hoag, Lucas Grabeel, Keone Young, Summer Bishil
Roles Producer
Rating53% 2.6992052.6992052.6992052.6992052.699205
Marnie and Dylan are going to follow their dreams to go to college, at Halloweentown University, which is also known as Witch University. Marnie is offered a full scholarship for her good deeds and for her work in the previous years. Much to her mother Gwen's dismay, Marnie goes, and her brother Dylan reluctantly forced along by Gwen to keep an eye on her. The school is not what it seems. At the school, witches and warlocks can't use magic, instead they learn about Shakespeare and old magic history. Marnie had thought she was going to learn how to use her magic and is now crestfallen. She runs into her old friend Ethan (Lucas Grabeel) and makes a new friend named Aneesa the Genie (Summer Bishil). She also makes three new enemies in the Sinister Sisters, a triad of malevolent witches with whom Dylan is immediately infatuated and are the daughters of Silas Sinister (Keone Young).
The World's Fastest Indian, 2h7
Directed by Roger Donaldson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films about sexuality, Sports films, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about automobiles, Motocyclette, Road movies, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Paul Rodriguez, Jessica Cauffiel, Joe Howard, Christopher Lawford
Roles Line Producer
Rating77% 3.8990953.8990953.8990953.8990953.899095
Burt Munro is a sort of folk hero in his hometown of Invercargill, New Zealand, known for his friendly easygoing personality, for having the fastest motorcycle in New Zealand and Australia, and for being featured in Popular Mechanics magazine. However, that recognition is contrasted by his exasperated next-door neighbours, some of whom are fed up with his un-neighbourly habits such as revving his motorbike early in the morning, urinating on his lemon tree, and not mowing his grass. Burt however has a longtime dream, to travel to the USA and test his motorbike's capabilities at the Bonneville Speedway.
Buffalo Dreams, 1h30
Directed by David Jackson, David Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Reiley McClendon, Simon Baker, Simon Baker (acteur canadien), Graham Greene, Chris Hunter, Adrienne Houghton
Roles Producer
Rating56% 2.8028452.8028452.8028452.8028452.802845
Set against the backdrop of New Mexico, the film follows a boy who moves because of his father's job and becomes involved with a group of teens attempting to preserve the buffalo and Navajo traditions. Along the way he makes friends and learns important lessons about life. The movie teaches about a few Navajo traditions. In the end the boy, Josh, while in a biking race learns that the nearby buffalo herd are stampeding and threatening his home town. Josh rallies both his friends and rivals to end the stampede. As a result, he is made an honorary member of the Navajo tribe and gains the name Rides With Wind while befriending his former enemy Thomas Blackhorse, forming a pact with him to keep the reservation safe for as long as they can.