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	Zheng Kai Hua; Matthew Teng
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 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 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.

Plot

The film explores what might have happened when 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 intensive training to become Frogmen, one of Singapore's most elite military units.

Cast

Wang Weiliang as 3rd Sergeant Bang "Lobang" Lee Onn
Maxi Lim as 3rd Sergeant Aloysius Jin aka Wayang King
Joshua Tan as 3rd Sergeant Ken Chow
Charlie Goh as Corporal Tan Wei Ming
Tosh Zhang as 3rd Warrant Officer Alex Ong
Jaspers Lai as Corporal Handsome
Wesley Wong as 3rd Sergeant Shek Hak Long aka Hei Long
Bunz Bao as Corporal Sam Hui
Hanrey Low as Corporal Henry
Justin Dominic Misson as 2nd Warrant Officer Lum Ber Toh, B T Lum aka No. 2
Fish Chaar as Captain 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 as himself, Commanding Officer of Naval Diving Unit (Cameo)
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 the film 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 the film, titled "Why Me", was uploaded on YouTube on May 16, 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 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.