''We Not Naughty'' () is a Singaporean comedy film directed by

Jack Neo Jack Neo (born 24 January 1960) is a Singaporean actor, television host, comedian and film director. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 2003. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was best known for his cross-dressing roles ...

. It was officially released on 19 January 2012 in Singapore. The film can be seen as the third installment of the 'Not Stupid' trilogy (viz.

I Not Stupid ''I Not Stupid'' () is a 2002 Singaporean comedy film about the lives, struggles, and adventures of three Primary 6 pupils who are placed in the academically inferior EM3 stream. Written and directed by Jack Neo, and produced by Mediacorp Raint ...

I Not Stupid Too ''I Not Stupid Too'' () is a 2006 Singaporean satirical comedy film and the sequel to the 2002 film, ''I Not Stupid''. A satirical comedy, ''I Not Stupid Too'' portrays the lives, struggles and adventures of three Singaporean youths—8-year-old ...

and this film), featuring children who are slighted of poor academic performance, the idea of talent beyond academics, and parent-children relationships.

Themes

The film examines the problems faced by parents with their rebellious children in Singapore's current society.We Not Naughty
movies.insing.com Other themes in the film include

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, peer pressure, gangsterism, morality and teacher-student relationships. A prominent theme relevant to Singaporean society is the social stigma about ITE students and favouritism towards students who excel academically.

Cast

* Shawn Lee as Chen Weijie *

Joshua Ang Joshua Ang Ser Kian (; born 1 March 1989) is a former Mediacorp artiste from Singapore who starred alongside Shawn Lee in the film ''I Not Stupid'' and its sequel ''I Not Stupid Too''. Career Ang began acting in 2001 and was one of four chil ...

as Liu JianrenWe Not Naughty (2012)
M Time. Retrieved August 21, 2012. *

Xiang Yun Chen Cuichang (born 27 October 1961), better known by her stage name Xiang Yun, is a Singaporean actress & television host. She is commonly referred to as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" (Senior actress) for being among the first locally trained arti ...

as Mrs Chen, Weijie's mother *Jacky Chin as Mr Chen, Weijie's father * Ivan Lo Kai Jun as Ah Bao, Weijie's younger brother * Cheryl Yeo as Nicole, Weijie's younger sister *

Amos Yee Amos Yee Pang Sang (, born 31 October 1998), also known as just Amos Yee, is a Singaporean convicted sex offender and former blogger, YouTuber and child actor. Yee is currently serving six years' imprisonment in the United States for sexual offense ...

as Amos, Jianren's younger brother * Yan Li Ming as Cynthia Pua, Jianren's mother *

Daniel Chan Daniel Chan Hiu-tung (born 3 September 1975) is a popular Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor. He is most notable as one of the young talents in the 1990s music scene. Career Singer In 2000, following the death of his manager Rebecca Leu ...

as Mr Liu CK * Cherry Hsia as Mrs Liu *

Roy Li Roy Li Fey Huei, more commonly or affectionally known as Li Fei Hui (Traditional Chinese: 黎沸揮), is a singer from Singapore. He was dubbed as one of Singapore's brightest exports in Taiwan's music industry, back in the early 1990s. For th ...

as Ah Long *

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as Boss Ma *Ashley Leong as Alvin, ITP student *Natalli Ong as Natalie, ITP student *Tony Koh Beng Hoe as Ah Long 2 In addition, Lim Jiow Yong and Chia Kin Seng (ITE lecturers) are featured.

Synopsis

Chen Weijie and Liu Jianren are two ITP (International Technical Polytechnic, ostensibly a reference to the

Institute of Technical Education The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established by the Ministry of Education, it was formerly known as Vocational ...

) students who are constantly put down for being "dumb" despite the fact that they display a talent for designing and creating gadgets. Jianren comes from a wealthy single-parent home and is estranged from his mother and younger brother Amos, a fluent English speaker. He joins the gang of a local loanshark and becomes a runner. Weijie's father is a compulsive gambler who frequently swings from loving husband and father to crazed gambler running from loansharks. To complicate matters, his younger sister Nicole is academically gifted and pampered by their mother, thus causing frequent quarrels and misunderstanding amongst them. Unknown to the rest of them, Nicole becomes involved in a serious

case and later becomes a victim of bullying herself. One day Mr CK is announced as Weijie and Jianren's new class teacher. The young and energetic Mr CK tries hard to connect with the group but they fail to respond. He challenges them to a bet in a

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race and if he loses, he will do a run of ITP in the nude. The students defeat him and he honours his promise. The story and the controversy it caused made the national news. However, he had earned his students' respect and they responded accordingly when interviewed by the press. As a result, the board decide against dismissing him. Unfortunately, one of Weijie and Jianren's "inventions" falls into criminal hands. This made Weijie, Jianren, Mr CK, his wife and Jianren's mum to travel to

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, where Weijie and Jianren are tasked to use the invention to carry S$1000000 (which are actually drugs) by a few of their former gang members. The invention was close to crossing the Singapore-Malaysia border when Mr CK took control. Soon the gang members fought with Weijie, Jianren, Mr CK and Jianren's mum. Jianren's mum asked both Weijie and Jianren to escape while she suffers from an injury. Weijie and Jianren encounters Mr CK's wife, who is about to give birth. While the two are trying to help her give birth, they realised on what they have done wrong towards their parents. Soon after Mr CK's wife gave birth to a healthy baby, Weijie and Jianren are asked to help the police out using their invention to capture the criminals. Once the criminals are captured, Mr CK, his wife and Jianren's mum are admitted to the hospital while Weijie and Jianren thanked her for saving their lives. Once again, Mr CK had hit the headlines and is proclaimed as a national hero. It was then revealed that Weijie and Jianren became winners of a national science competition.

References

External links

* {{Jack Neo 2012 films Singaporean comedy films 2010s Mandarin-language films