Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen

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	Images of the cast in Ah Boys to Men

Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen
Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jack Neo
Written by	Jack Neo; Ivan Ho
Produced by	Ong Thiam Seng
Starring	Wang Weiliang; Maxi Lim; Joshua Tan; Charlie Goh; Tosh Zhang; Jaspers Lai; Wesley Wong;
Cinematography	Xu Ji Wei
Edited by	Yim Mun Chong
Music by	Mo Ju Li
Production; companies	J Team Productions; mm2 Entertainment
Distributed by	Golden Village Pictures
Release date	February 19, 2015;
Running time	148 minutes
Country	Singapore
Languages	English; Mandarin; Cantonese; Hokkien
Budget	$2.85 million
Box office	$7.8 million

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 stars Wang Weiliang, Maxi Lim, Joshua Tan, Charlie Goh, Tosh Zhang, Jaspers Lai and Wesley Wong and in the third installment. 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.

Premise[]

The film negates all happenings in the predecessors and explores what might have happened should the boys have been assigned to 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[]

Wang Weiliang as 3SG Bang "Lobang" Lee Onn
Maxi Lim as 3SG Aloysius Jin aka Wayang King
Joshua Tan as 3SG Ken Chow
Charlie Goh as CPL Tan Wei Ming
Tosh Zhang as 3WO Alex Ong
Jaspers Lai as CPL Handsome
Wesley Wong as 3SG Shek Hak Long aka Hei Long
Bunz Bao as CPL Sam Hui
Hanrey Low as CPL Henry
Justin Dominic Misson as 2WO Lum Ber Toh, B T Lum aka No. 2
Fish Chaar as CPT Max Chow
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
Yung Raja

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.

This movie has been widely panned by critics and movie viewers worldwide, often calling out the "violence, abuse, torture and misuse of sergeants and soldiers" and "claimed simply unsettling and cringey".