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 starring and directed by Jackie Chan, who is also writer along with Edward Tang, and is also the film producer alongside Leonard Ho and Raymond Chow. The film co-stars Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. The film was released on December 22, 1983.

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!; while Lloyd only hanged from the tower, Chan took it a step further and actually fell from the tower.

Project A marks the first time that veteran Michael Lai used orchestral music for a film score, instead of using library music, or lifting the score from other films.


Project A (along with Dragon Lord) marked Chan's return to Asian cinema after his first attempt to break into the Hollywood market with a small role in The Cannonball Run and a starring role in the commercially disappointing Battle Creek Brawl. In contrast, Project A was a huge success at the Hong Kong box office, earning HK$19,323,824[3] (US$2.7 million).

It was also very well received abroad, and particularly throughout East Asia. Reportedly, in Japan, Emperor Showa's fondness of the film and eagerness to see a sequel, led Chan to make Project A Part II.[1] Project A grossed ¥2.95 billion (US$26.72 million) at the Japanese box office,[5] becoming one of the top three highest-grossing foreign films of 1984 (along with another Jackie Chan starrer Cannonball Run II)[6] and the year's sixth highest-grossing film overall.

In Taiwan, it grossed NT$24,170,723 (US$816,137), becoming one of the top five highest-grossing films of 1984. In South Korea, it was the highest-grossing film of 1984, with 396,436 box office admissions, equivalent to approximately ₩1189.31 million (US$1.5 million). Combined, the film's total box office gross in East Asia was approximately US$31.32 million, equivalent to US$91 million adjusted for inflation in 2018.

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