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Directed by | Jack Neo |
Written by | Jack Neo Link Sng |
Produced by | Leonard Lai Yok Wai |
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Edited by | Yim Mun Chong |
Music by | Zheng Kai Hua Matthew Teng |
Production companies | J Team Productions mm2 Entertainment |
Distributed by | Golden Village Pictures Clover Films |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Singapore[1] |
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Budget | S$3 million ($2.45 million; shared with Ah Boys to Men 2)[2] |
Box office | S$6,300,000[3] US$5,088,410[4] |
Ah Boys to Men (simplified Chinese: 新兵正传; traditional Chinese: 新兵正傳; pinyin: xīnbīng zhèngzhuàn; Wade–Giles: Hsin1 Ping1 Cheng4 Chuan4; 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, Ridhwan Azman, Aizuddiin Nasser and Charlie Goh in the first installment. 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. This film is also 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. Maxi Lim, Noah Yap, Wang Weiliang, Tosh Zhang, Charlie Goh and Chen Tianwen would later collaborate again in Neo's next project movie known as The Lion Men and The Lion Men: Ultimate Showdown.
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