Project A (1983)

Fighting against pirates at the turn of the 20th century, the Hong Kong navy are failing miserably. It's up to Sergeant Lung (Jackie Chan) to take matters into his own hands.

Directors:

Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung (uncredited)

Writers:

Jackie Chan, Jack Maeby (english adaptation)

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Biao Yuen

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Sergeant Dragon Ma Yue Lung
Sammo Kam-Bo Hung	...	Fei
Biao Yuen	...	Captain Tzu
Dick Wei	...	Lor Sam Pau
Mars	...	Jaws
Isabella Wong	...	Winnie (as Winnie Wong)
Tai-Bo	...	Tai (as Pa Tai)
Ng-Long Cheung	...	VIP Club Bouncer (as Wu Long Cheung)
Hoi-Sang Lee	...	Li Chou Kou (as Hai-Shung Lee)
Hoi-San Kwan	...	Captain Chi
Wai Wong	...	Chow Wing Ling
Fat Wan	...	Thug (as Wan Tat)
Yeong-Mun Kwon	...	(as Wing-Man Kwan)
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:

navy | chinaman | chinawoman | almond eyes | fight | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene where Jackie Chan emerges from the barrel of water was part of a much longer sequence that didn't make the final cut, where he and Sammo Kam-Bo Hung are chased to a brothel by the army. Then after Chan is shown fully dressed, a fight took place in and around the brothel after he and Hung were handcuffed together. Most of the ideas were re-used by Chan for Project A 2 (1987), in the sequence where he and a fellow officer are handcuffed to each other and are trying to fend off a gang.

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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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Alternate Versions

The US version deletes scenes from the HK version

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Connections

Featured in Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Movie (2011)

User Reviews

One of Jackie's BEST!!!

Project A, I feel, is one of Jackie Chan's best movies. It's one of the funniest, most action-packed, most entertaining movies I've ever seen. I'd give it a 10/10. I must have seen this one at least 20-30 times. If you haven't seen it, please do. Chan and his co-stars, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao are really fun to watch, and the stunts are excellent (the bicycle chase scene, the scene in the clock tower,...). Here in India it's available on video and VCD in a severely cut version- scenes are eliminated for no reason at all. This version runs only 90 minutes or so. See the complete version. I've heard Project A Part II is even better, but I haven't been able to see a good print of it. Along with this, Operation Condor: Armour of God II, I feel, are his best.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese English

Release Date:

22 December 1983 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Jackie Chan's Project A

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Authority Films, Golden Harvest Company, Paragon Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 97 min (USA)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1