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 military 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.

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 (2015-02-19)
Running time	148 minutes
Country	Singapore
Languages	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 Singapore's Naval Diving Unit (NDU). The movie offers a peek into the intensive training regime of the NDU, which had 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".

See also

• List of Singaporean films of 2015
• Army Daze
• Ah Boys to Men
• Naval Diving Unit

References

External links

External image
Images of the cast in Ah Boys to Men

• Ah Boys to Men on YouTube