Project A
| Project A | |
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Hong Kong theatrical poster
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| Traditional | 計劃 |
| Simplified | 计划 |
| Mandarin | Jìhuà |
| Cantonese | Gai3 Waak6 |
| Directed by |
Jackie Chan Sammo Hung (action) |
| Produced by |
Raymond Chow Leonard Ho Edward Tang |
| Written by | Jackie Chan Edward Tang |
| Starring | Jackie Chan Sammo Hung Yuen Biao Dick Wei Lee Hoi San Mars |
| Music by | Michael Lai |
| Cinematography | Cheung Yiu Tsou |
| Edited by | Peter Cheung |
| Distributed by |
Golden Harvest Media Asia Group Miramax |
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Release date
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Running time
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106 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
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| Traditional Chinese | A計劃 | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | A计划 | ||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | A jìhuà |
| Wade–Giles | A Chi-hua |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | A Ji hwa |
| Jyutping | A Gai3 Waak6 |
Project A (Chinese: A計劃; Jyutping: A Gai3 Waak6; also known as Pirate Patrol and Jackie Chan's Project A) is a 1983 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film written and directed by Jackie Chan, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. The film was released in Hong Kong on December 22, 1983. A sequel Project A Part II was released in 1987.
Set in the 19th century 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!.
Sergeant Dragon Ma (Jackie Chan) is part of the Hong Kong Marine Police's effort to suppress the pirates, who have been raiding ships for months. Members of the Hong Kong Police Force and the MP, who have a strong interservice rivalries, get into a fight in a bar. Shortly after this, Captain Chi (Kwan Hoi-san) releases all of the sailors to their commanding officer, and two of the MP's ships get blown up.
Gangsters Chiang and Mr. Chou meet at a VIP Club, and discuss fleeing to Vietnam. As soon as Chiang leaves, he meets one of the pirates and they laugh about sabotaging the Marine Police ships. In the course of the conversation, the pirate tells him that his boss, San-po (Dick Wei), wants 100 police rifles.
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