Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen
Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen (simplified Chinese: 新兵正传III：蛙人传; traditional Chinese: 新兵正傳III：蛙人傳; pinyin: xīnbīng zhèngzhuàn III: wārénzhuàn; literally: "Recruits' True Biography") is a 2015 Singaporean comedy film produced and directed by Jack Neo. It was released in cinemas on 19 February 2015. The film raked in $2.83 million at the box office within four days, making it the first Asian film with the highest ever box office takings in its opening weekend in Singapore.
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| Directed by | Jack Neo |
| Produced by | Ong Thiam Seng |
| Written by | Jack Neo Ivan Ho |
| Starring | Wang Weiliang Maxi Lim Joshua Tan Charlie Goh Tosh Zhang Bunz Bao Jaspers Lai Hanrey Low Wesley Wong Gadrick Chin |
| Music by | Mo Ju Li |
| Cinematography | Xu Ji Wei |
| Edited by | Yim Mun Chong |
Production company | J Team Productions mm2 Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Golden Village Pictures |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | English Mandarin Cantonese Hokkien |
| Budget | $2.85 million |
| Box office | $7.8 million |
Premise
The film negates all happenings in the predecessors and explores what might have happened should the boys have been assigned to the Naval Diving Unit. The time, the boys are recruits of Singapore's Naval Diving Unit (NDU). The movie offers a peek into the intensive training regime of the NDU, which have never been revealed so far. Together, the boys must survive 40 weeks of hell to become Frogmen, one of Singapore's most fearsome military units.
Cast
- Tosh Zhang as Third Warrant Officer / Second Sergeant Alex Ong
- Wang Weiliang as Third Sergeant Bang "Lobang" Lee Onn
- Joshua Tan as Third Sergeant Ken Chow
- Maxi Lim as Third Sergeant Aloysius Jin aka Wayang King
- Wesley Wong as Third Sergeant Shek Hak Long aka Hei Long
- Justin Dominic Misson as Second Warrant Officer BT Lum aka No. 2
- Charlie Goh as Corporal Tan Wei Ming
- Bunz Bao as Corporal Sam Hui
- Jaspers Lai as Corporal Handsome
- Hanrey Low as Henry
- Gadrick Chin as Sha Bao 傻豹
- Joey Leong as Lo Wei 罗薇, Lobang's sister
- Richard Low as Ken's father
- Irene Ang as Mary Chow, Ken's mother
- Yoo Ah Min as Ken's grandmother
- Wang Lei as Ken's uncle
- Aileen Tan as Lobang's mother
- Hayley Woo as Amy, Ken's girlfriend
- Chen Tianwen as Mr. Jin, Aloysius' father
- Ye Li Mei as Mrs. Jin, Aloysius' mother
- Colonel Tan Hong Teck cameo as himself, Commander, Naval Diving Unit
- Noah Yap as Man In Ping a.k.a. IP Man, only appears in the credits
Production
The film was shot at the Naval Diving Unit in Sembawang Camp.[1] The film was written by Jack Neo (梁智强) & Ivan Ho (夏友庆), and the film being directed by Jack Neo (梁智强).
Music
The official theme song of Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen, titled "Who Else", was written, composed and performed by Tosh Zhang, a YouTube personality who is part of the cast in the film. An official music video was uploaded on YouTube on February 4, 2015.
The OST of Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen, titled "Why Me", was uploaded on YouTube on May 16, 2015.
Home media
Ah Boys to Men 3 Edition was released on DVD on 8 May 2015.
Reception
The film was expected to be a hit with profits estimated to surpass over $3 million at the box office after release.[2] Singapore Box Office reported that an estimated $7.63 million have been grossed between the dates of 19 February and 7 May. By the end of its theatrical run, the film had grossed $7.8 million, which was $0.1 million below the second installment's grossing's but $1.5 million higher than the first installment.
References
- "Jack Neo's new Ah Boys movie stars Hong Kong actor with famous parents". The Straits Times. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- migration (25 February 2015). "Ah Boys To Men 3, Jackie Chan and Kingsman lead Chinese New Year movies".
