I Not Stupid
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| Directed by | Jack Neo |
| Produced by | David Leong Chan Pui Yin |
| Written by | Jack Neo |
| Starring | Jack Neo Xiang Yun Richard Low Selena Tan Shawn Lee Huang Po Ju Joshua Ang |
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| Distributed by | United International Pictures |
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105 min |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | Mandarin / Hokkien / English |
| Budget | S$1,000,000 |
I Not Stupid (Chinese: 小孩不笨; pinyin: Xiǎohái Bù Bèn; literally: "Children are not stupid") is a 2002 Singaporean comedy film about the lives, struggles, and adventures of three Primary 6 pupils who are placed in the academically inferior EM3 stream. Written and directed by Jack Neo, and produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures, the movie stars Xiang Yun, Richard Low, Selena Tan, Shawn Lee, Huang Po Ju and Joshua Ang.
Released in cinemas on 9 February 2002,I Not Stupid earned over S$3.8 million, becoming the second-highest grossing Singaporean film. Its satirical criticism of the Singaporean education system and social attitudes in Singapore sparked public discussions and parliamentary debates that led to reforms in the education system. Its sequel, I Not Stupid Too, was released in 2006.
The film's storyline revolves around the lives and families of three students in the EM3 academic stream, Terry Khoo (Huang Po Ju), Liu Kok Pin (刘国彬 Liú Guóbīn; Shawn Lee) and Ang Boon Hock (洪文福 Hóng Wénfú; Joshua Ang). Terry, pampered and from a rich family, is a meek and obedient boy, with a domineering mother (Selena Tan) and a negligent businessman father (Richard Low). Kok Pin is pushed to excel at school by his mother (Xiang Yun), but he shows a talent for art, not academics — much to the consternation of his family. Boon Hock and his mother struggle to make ends meet by running a small wonton noodle stall; to make up for the lack of a father figure, he places high value on loyalty and "manliness" in his friends.
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