Project A

Project A (traditional Chinese: A 計劃; Mandarin Pinyin: A Jìhuà; Jyutping: A Gai3 Waak6) also known as Pirate Patrol and Jackie Chan's Project A is a 1983 Hong Kong film directed by Jackie Chan and starring Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. Set in the 1900s in old Hong Kong, Project A blends comedy moments and spectacular stunts, including set-pieces reminiscent of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. One stunt in particular involved Chan hanging and fal... more

Project A (traditional Chinese: A 計劃; Mandarin Pinyin: A Jìhuà; Jyutping: A Gai3 Waak6) also known as Pirate Patrol and Jackie Chan's Project A is a 1983 Hong Kong film directed by Jackie Chan and starring Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. Set in the 1900s in old Hong Kong, Project A blends comedy moments and spectacular stunts, including set-pieces reminiscent of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. One stunt in particular involved Chan hanging and falling from the hand of a clock tower some 60 feet high, tearing through awning canopies before hitting the ground head-first. It was inspired by Lloyd's famous clock-tower stunt from the 1923 film Safety Last!. Marine Police officer Dragon Ma (Jackie Chan) is part of the Marine Police's effort to suppress the pirates, who have been raiding ships for months. Members of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force and the Marine Police, who have a strong bureaucratic hatred for each other, get into a fight in a bar. Shortly after this, Captain Chi (Kwan Hoi... less