Description
Ah Boys to Men / THE 'KENG' EVOLUTION OF AN 'AH BOY' TO A MAN. / A BRAND NEW JACK NEO FILM / MM2 Entertainment / Audio: Mandarin / Subtitles: English and Chinese / DVD Video
Made in Singapore
Total playtime 110 minutes
Ah Boys to Men (simplified Chinese: 新兵正传; traditional Chinese: 新兵正傳; pinyin: xīnbīng zhèngzhuàn; Wade–Giles: Hsin Ping Cheng Chuan; lit. 'Recruits' True Biography') is a 2012 Singaporean military comedy film produced and directed by Jack Neo, written by Neo and Link Sng. It stars Joshua Tan, Maxi Lim, Noah Yap, Wang Weiliang, Tosh Zhang, Justin Dominic Misson, Aizuddiin Nasser and Ridhwan Azman in the first installment. The film is the first installment of the Ah Boys to Men series. 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 8 November 2012. It is the highest-grossing Singaporean film of all time, and has grossed over four times its S$3 million budget. Buoyed by audience demand, a third installment titled Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen was released on 19 February 2015. It features the same cast but is however not a sequel to Ah Boys to Men 2.
Directed by | Jack Neo |
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Written by | Jack Neo Link Sng |
Produced by | Leonard Lai Yok Wai |
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Edited by | Yim Mun Chong |
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J Team Productions
mm2 Entertainment |
Distributed by | Golden Village Pictures Clover Films |
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110 minutes |
Country | Singapore |
Languages | Mandarin |