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Ah Boys to Men

Ah Boys to Men
All characters depicted in the poster are wearing green army uniform and black leather shoes, with the exception of one. From left to right: an Indian male is crouching on the tiled ground. He is wearing a red armband. His face is partially tilted to the front. Beside him is a Chinese male facing front and standing. He is holding a metal tray in his arms. In the centre is a Chinese male; he is facing right and carrying a gun. Next to him is another Chinese male raising up his clenched left fist and holding a gun in the other hand. A Malay male beside is looking upwards; his body is partially titled. Lastly, on the far right, a Chinese male is squatting. He is wearing a green singlet and a pair of slippers while holding a phone next to his ear. In the background is Singapore's Basic Military Training Centre.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jack Neo
Produced by Jack Neo
Lim Teck
Leonard Lai
Written by Jack Neo
Link Sng
Starring Joshua Tan
Maxi Lim
Wang Weiliang
Noah Yap
Ridhwan Azman
Aizuddin Nasser
Music by Tosh Zhang
Edited by Yim Mun Chong
Production
company
J Team Productions
mm2 Entertainment
Distributed by Golden Village Pictures
Clover Films
Release date
  • November 8, 2012 (2012-11-08)
(Singapore)
  • December 20, 2012 (2012-12-20)
(Malaysia)
Running time
 108 minutes
Country

Singapore
Language Singlish
Mandarin
Hokkien
Budget S$3 million ($2.45 million; shared with part two)
Box office S$6,300,000 US$5,088,410
External image
Images of the cast in Ah Boys to Men

Singapore

Ah Boys to Men (simplified Chinese: 新兵正传; traditional Chinese: 新兵正傳; pinyin: xīnbīng zhèngzhuàn; Wade–Giles: Hsin1 Ping1 Cheng4 Chuan4; literally: "Recruits' True Biography") is a 2012 Singapore-Chinese three-part comedy film produced and directed by Jack Neo, written by Neo and Link Sng and starring Joshua Tan, Maxi Lim, Wang Weiliang, Noah Yap, Ridhwan Azman and Aizuddin Nasser. The main plot revolves around a group of army recruits in National Service in Singapore. Neo had wanted to shoot an army-themed film since his army days, but could not find a suitable chance to do so. Ah Boys to Men is the first local film to be released in two parts and the first to film in Pulau Tekong, as well as the first South-East Asian film to feature Dolby Atmos surround sound. The film's theme song, "Recruits' Anthem" was written and composed by one of the cast, Tosh Zhang.

The film was released on November 8, 2012. It is the highest-grossing Singaporean film of all time, and has grossed over four times of its S$3 million budget. Buoyed by audience demand, a third installment titled Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen was released on February 19, 2015. It features the same cast but is however not a sequel to the second film.

The film opens with the Republic of Singapore apparently being under an immense invasion from a fictional army, with iconic Singaporean landmarks (such as the Merlion and the Esplanade) coming under fire and many civilians killed brutally. It is later revealed that the war was fictitious setting of a war-based role-playing game played by Ken Chow (Joshua Tan), a rich and spoiled child reluctant to enlist into National Service. Ken plans to study abroad with his girlfriend Amy (Qiu Qiu), but his plans are derailed by NS. After being chided by Amy for his childishness, Ken takes it out on a nearby rubbish bin, to be apprehended by two policemen in the vicinity. A disappointed and embarrassed Amy looked very sad and angry.


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