Project A

PG-13

1983

1h 40m

Action

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Dragon Ma (Jackie Chan) is a lieutenant in the 19th-century Hong Kong marines. Pirates have been terrorizing local waters, with assistance from the corrupt authorities. Dragon Ma hopes to defeat the evil pirate clan led by Sanpao (Dick Wei), but his plan is short-circuited. Ma then teams with a navy admiral (Hak Suen Lau), a police captain Tzu (Biao Yuen) and a crafty thief (Sammo Hung Kam-Bo) in a new round of high-seas battles with Sanpao and his pirates.

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Famous for the scene in which the acrobatic Chan, cornered by pirates, is left hanging by a clock's minute hand, this is a rumbustiously entertaining caper set in Hong Kong at the turn of the century.

Feb 9, 2006

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Chan's flair for creative tussles knows no bounds.

Rated: 5/10

Sep 7, 2020

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

I consider "Project A" Jackie Chan's best movie and as I said before, the quintessential Hong Kong action movie.

Dec 1, 2019

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Film4

Considered by many to be Chan's best picture, this action-comedy-adventure successfully mixes elements of Bruce Lee and Buster Keaton.

Jun 1, 2010

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Nicolas Lacroix

EnPrimeur.ca

Rated: 3/5

Sep 12, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 3, 2005

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noah g

really fun movie with cool stunts

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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Petros T

One of the finest Jackie Chan vehicles, "'A' gai wak" is very entertaining from start to finish. It's not only relentlessly action-packed, but the pitch-perfect fight choreographies and life-threatening stunts are downright insane and very memorable; the talent, creativity and badassery on display is off the charts, and the cherry on top is the laugh-out-loud humour. Sure, there are flaws in the film that keep it from being overall great, however what it sets out to do it does incredibly well.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/09/23

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Jimmy P

This was the film that proved that Chan could make any sized film he wanted and it would be great.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Matthew B

Best of Movies/TV Series Collection

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/19/22

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derek l

Jackie Chan along with Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung certainly know how to deliver the martial arts within a fun and humorous story.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Project A has a clock tower stunt in it, but Jackie Chan had not seen the films of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd when he made this movie, as they were not available on home video. He saw this as the evolution of comedy, action and martial arts that he'd been working on since The Young Master. This movie and Dragon Lord were the first films since Jackie came back from his initial failed time in America and he had something to prove. Sergeant Dragon Ma (Chan) is part of the Hong Kong Marine Police, which is battling both pirates and their Hong Kong Police rivals. After one fight oo many, the Marine and regular police have to join forces. Beyond Dragon Ma, Project A also has Sammo Hung as Zhuo "Fei" Yifei and Yuen Baio as Inspector Hong Tin-Tzu. In time, they all join together to face pirate lord Lor Sam Pau (Dick Wei), who is smuggling guns directly from the cops. Up until Project A came out, Hong Kong movies didn't have the large sets and attention to period detail that other movies did. It's also a film that isn't all fighting, but instead a mix of action and combat.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Synopsis

Dragon Ma (Jackie Chan) is a lieutenant in the 19th-century Hong Kong marines. Pirates have been terrorizing local waters, with assistance from the corrupt authorities. Dragon Ma hopes to defeat the evil pirate clan led by Sanpao (Dick Wei), but his plan is short-circuited. Ma then teams with a navy admiral (Hak Suen Lau), a police captain Tzu (Biao Yuen) and a crafty thief (Sammo Hung Kam-Bo) in a new round of high-seas battles with Sanpao and his pirates.

Director: Jackie Chan
Producer: Leonard Ho, Edward Tang
Screenwriter: Jackie Chan, Edward Tang
Production Co: Buena Vista (Walt Disney)
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 40m

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