Wang Lei
Also Known As: 王雷, Hong Ching Chiew, 卖鱼哥, 陈雷, 歌台一哥
Biography: Hong Ching Chiew, better known as Wang Lei is a Singaporean getai compere and actor.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Singapore
Adult: No
Birthday: January 01, 1961
Age: 64 years old
Gender: Male
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The Ghosts Must Be Crazy
Overview: "The Ghosts Must Be Crazy" has two different stories entitled "The Day Off" and "The Ghost Bride". In "The Day Off", Ah Nan (John Cheng) and Ah Lei (Wang Lei) goes for their annual in-camp training and they meet a very "on" Platoon Commander. As they're about to play a prank on the Commander as a form of revenge for all the rigorous training they had to put up with, a series of strange things happen. In "Ghost Bride", Ah Hui (Henry Thia) who is unlucky in love meets a stranger, Ah Hai (Mark Lee), who promises him fortune and blessings if he seeks help from 'brothers and sisters' in the netherworld. Ah Hui does so and ends up finding a beautiful jade bangle inside a red packet. Soon after, Ah Hui strikes the lottery, but spends it all lavishly. Just when he is down in the dumps again, Ah Hai offers him another solution and something strange happens.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2011-01-06
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Ah Boys to Men 4
Overview: The fourth addition to the franchise sees the return of the army boys including Sergeant Ong, Lobang, Ken Chow and Aloysius, joined by a new female officer, as they are called back for in-camp training under the Armoured Formation of the Singapore Armed Forces. Hilarious situations happen when they are back training together and their military roles reversed. Their brotherhood is also put to the test when new enemy threats arise.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-09
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Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen
Overview: In an alternate timeline, Ken, Lobang and Wayang King are transferred to the Naval Diving Unit (NDU) and have to overcome obstacles and personal issues to grow as people.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-19
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Everybody's Business
Overview: Everybody's Business is a light-hearted satire on Singapore and Singaporeans from different walks of life. When Singapore is hit with a widespread bout of food poisoning – with at least fifty victims – everyone is sent into a tizzy. How on earth could something like this happen in Singapore? And who’s responsible?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-05
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Long Long Time Ago 2
Overview: Zhao Di takes over her family farm with the help of Ah Long after the 1969 floods. After the government started reclaiming land for development in 1977, licensed owners like Zhao Di are compensated but her brother accuses her of having an affair with Ah Long to get the money for himself. Meanwhile, Osman does not approve of his son playing in a rock band as he fears the negative influence, causing his son to run away from home. As for Ah Hee and Rani, they decide to get married but their traditional parents are against it.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2016-05-22
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Long Long Time Ago
Overview: The story spans from 1965 to the early 1970s. Heavily pregnant Zhao Di, the unwanted second wife of an older man, was chased out by her husband's family and forced to return to her own family. She gave birth to a pair of twins, Shun Fatt and Su-mei. As Su-mei had two moles on her face, which was said to be bad luck, she decided to give her up due to the pressure of wanting to build a better life for the rest of her family.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2016-02-04
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The Best Bet
Overview: The Best Bet revolves around Richard, Shun and Huang whose friendships are put to a test when one of them struck 4D and decides to keep the winnings all to himself. What consequences will his choice have on this friendship? A satirical comedy, which explores the greed, deceit and also the triumph of the human spirits, The Best Bet is about the consequence of our choices, and the path it will take us once we cross that threshold.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-09
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The Cold Raising The Cold
Overview: In a chronically stressed society, a teenage spree killer is born. Based on a true story.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2019-08-13
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Take 2
Overview: The story of four ex-cons struggling to reintegrate into society – Tiger is a former gangster who took the rap for his boss Blackie; Mad Dog is a serial criminal who has apparently been convicted of every single offence in the Penal Code except for 'unnatural sex'; Panther was betrayed by his partner during a robbery attempt; while Jian Ren was a soon-to-be groom convicted of sex with an underage prostitute during his bachelor's night party.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2017-01-26
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Headlines
Overview: This horror anthology movie was inspired by three real life incidents, woven together to create a plot full of suspense and anticipation. As the title suggested, the incidents from this movie was selected from an alarming pool of unsettling news in our society today.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2017-11-09
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Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei
Overview: Liang Xi Mei (Jack Neo) is finally back! Having retired, Liang Xi Mei spends her time looking after her two obedient grandsons. However, Liang Xi Mei still leads a colorful life thanks to her absent-minded BFF Guang Dong Po (Wang Lei), who frequently muddles things up, leaving Liang Xi Mei to resolve the mess; and Lion King (Henry Thia) who is now diagnosed with mild Alzheimer’s, causing confusion and frustrations for everyone. Robert (Mark Lee), Liang Xi Mei’s eldest son also adds to her woes. Robert is a dreamer who often schemes to get rich quick. This causes Liang Xi Mei to find him unreliable and puts all her hopes on her youngest son Albert (Benjamin Josiah Tan). Her favoritism stirs up jealousy within Robert, who vows to strike it rich to win back Liang Xi Mei’s approval.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2018-02-15
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My Papa Rich
Overview: Yang is a widower who is used to living a solitary life. He lives a simple and poor life. His eldest daughter is married and resides in Kuala Lumpur, his second daughter is still studying in Singapore and his youngest son works as a small-time salesman. Yang`s real troubles begin when he realises that he cannot afford to celebrate the coming Chinese New Year. However, a chance encounter with his long-time friend, Lin, who has become a millionaire, changes Yang`s life as Lin offers Yang a once in a lifetime chance of becoming a millionaire for a month.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2015-02-19
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Where Got Ghost?
Overview: "Where Got Ghost?" is a Horror-Comedy Chinese Movie. 3-in-1 Horror tales told in a good old comedy fashion.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2009-08-13
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Overview: Two Singaporean girls join together to form the Papaya Sisters, a getai group that sings at performances during the seventh lunar month. Big Papaya is estranged from her mother, who disapproves of her performances, whilst Little Papaya is an orphan who suffers from terminal cancer. The two are assisted by Auntie Ling and her son, Guan Yin. The two soon rise to the top of the Singaporean getai scene singing traditional Hokkien songs, but their fame brings along with it the enmity of the Durian Sisters, a rival group of techno-singing Eurasian girls.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2007-08-09
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23:59: The Haunting Hour
Overview: Recruit Tommy - a socially awkward individual, is the subject of teasing and bullying by his army mates. He seeks comfort from the compliments left by his readers on his blog that features fictitious army horror stories he writes in his free time. Tommy’s articles were well-received by his readers, from the story of a sinister spirit that haunts the pioneer batch of National Service cadets enlisted in 1967; to the strange encounters of a commando unit in 1983, believed to be the doings of a vengeful, seductive python spirit… Among the messages received, an attractive reader who praised Tommy for his article caught his eyes. Mesmerized by her looks, Tommy imagines being in a relationship with her and even doctored pictures of them together. One day, he received a text message from her and things started to go awry…
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-09
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Ah Boys To Men
Overview: A privileged and impulsive young man attempts to escape mandatory service in his nation's army so he could study abroad with his girlfriend.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-07
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Ah Boys To Men 2
Overview: After realising his foolishness in malingering, Ken returns to Tekong to continue his Basic Military Training, and reforms himself as a model recruit. However, this draws dislike and mockery from his section mates, led by the street-smart Lobang.
Genres: Comedy Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-31
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The Diam Diam Era
Overview: The story of the Lim family from Long Long Time Ago, continues in this two-part film series. Conflict grows between Ah Kun and his nephew Shun Fa. Themes of a generation gap between those born in the 1950s and the following generation are explored in their varying reactions to nation-building policies implemented from the 1980s to the present day.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2020-11-26
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The Diam Diam Era Too
Overview: The story continues with Ah Kun, Osman and Shamugam forming a political party C.M.I to contest in the 1988 General Election.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2021-02-11
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