Project A (1983)
"'A' gai wak" (original title)

Fighting against pirates in "old Hong Kong". Chinese costume drama with plenty of over-the-top tongue in cheek action and music.

Director:

Jackie Chan

Writers:

Jackie Chan, Edward Tang

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Yuen Biao

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Dragon Mi Yong
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Fei
Yuen Biao	...	Captain Tzu
Dick Wei	...	Lor Sam Pau
Mars	...	Jaws
Isabella Wong	...	Winnie (as Winnie Wong)
Po Tai	...	Tai (as Pa Tai)
Wu Long Cheung	...	VIP Club Bouncer
Hoi Sang Lee	...	(as Hai-Shung Lee)
Hoi-Shan Kwan	...	Captain Chi (as Hoi-San Kwan)
Wai Wong
Fat Wan	...	Thug (as Wan Tat)
Wing Man Kuen
Ho Kai Law
Hark-Sun Lau	...	Admiral (as Hak Suen Lau)

Storyline

In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. Reluctantly, the Coast Guard is given money to fight these pirates, but the pirates themselves have many contacts (that is, bribed officials) in the government, and seek to thwart the Coast Guard's efforts to eliminate them. One Coast Guard officer is Dragon Ma, who is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made fools of.

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Plot Keywords:

pirate | hong kong | chinese | fighting | 19th century | 

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Taglines:

A rip-roaring adventure on the old china coast...

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

English Cantonese

Release Date:

22 December 1983 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Jackie Chan's Project A

Company Credits

Production Co:

Authority Films, Golden Harvest Company, Paragon Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the stunts, involving a fall from a tower, almost cost Jackie Chan his life.

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Goofs

When dragon trips Mr. Chan, the lamp that he uses to trip him with clearly bends.

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Quotes

Captain Chi: Who is laughing like that?
Jaws: Me, sir.
Captain Chi: Do you know what you're going to do?
Jaws: To laugh one thousand times?
Captain Chi: Police, shoot him dead!

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes from the film, including one of the takes from the famous clock tower scene

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Connections

Featured in The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture (2002)

User Reviews

One of the greatest adventure movies of all time

This is considered by many Jackie Chan's masterpiece and greatest movie he ever made. I would definitely put it in his top 3. I doubt any American action star could do the fights and stunts in this movie - that is what makes this movie so special, as well as a captivating, rousing story. Jackie plays Dragon Ma, a Coast Guard officer at the turn of the century. There are some phenomenal, unique fight scenes in a bar and a hotel that are absolutely classic. Then you have a classic bicycle chase scene and finally one of Jackie's greatest stunts ever where he falls two stories, crashes through a canopy and onto the ground. Jackie took a week to muster enough courage to do the stunt because it was so dangerous.(The scene had to be shot twice because the first time he fell on his neck which you can see in the outtakes.) Incredible. The story continues as Jackie hunts down pirates with his friends Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, and anytime you get the three of these action stars together, you can be sure you are going to get plenty of action, humor and fun. This movie is one of the greatest adventure movies ever made and is one that a lot of people do not know about. Unfortunately, the American release really botched up some things from the Hong Kong version. Notice the horribly mismatched background music during the fight scenes and some cuts from the original that do nothing to help. You could use this movie as an example in a film class of how music can make - or ruin

• a scene. Still, a must-see movie for any Jackie Chan fan.