Project A (1983)

Original title

A計劃

Directed by

Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan

Genre

adventure film, martial arts film, action comedy film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 565 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police officer in 1910s Hong Kong tries to stop pirates from taking over the coast. He teams up with a fellow officer and a friend as they get into fights and pull off dangerous stunts.

comedicaction-packedlightheartedstunt-heavyplayfulfast-pacedthrillingnostalgic

What happens

Project A (Chinese: A計劃; Jyutping: A Gai3 Waak6; fully titled as Jackie Chan's Project A) is a 1983 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film starring and directed by Jackie Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Edward Tang, who produced with Leonard Ho and Raymond Chow. The film co-stars Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. Project A was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 22 December 1983. The film is also known in West Germany as both Piratpatrullen and Der Superfighter marketed next to Der Superfighter III (The Fearless Hyena) and Der Superfighter II (Fearless Hyena Part II). The Philippines also released the film under the title Superfly 2 and marketed it next to Superfly (Armour of God II). Set around 1911 in old Hong Kong, Project A blends martial arts with comedy moments and spectacular stunts. One stunt in particular involved Chan hanging and falling from the hand of a clock tower some 60 ft (18 m) high, tearing through awning canopies before hitting the ground, a stunt he performed three times as he was unhappy with the first two. The film was a box office success in East Asia. At the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards, Chan received two nominations for the film (and another for Wheels on Meals), including his first Best Actor nomination, and won his first Best Action Choreography award. A sequel, Project A Part II, was released in 1987. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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