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Project A Part II
Project A Part II
Traditional Chinese	A計劃續集
Simplified Chinese	A计划续集
Literal meaning	"Plan A – The Sequel"
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	A Jìhuà Xùjí
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	A Gai3waak6 Zuk6zaap6

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Project A Part II (Chinese: A計劃續集; aka Jackie Chan’s Project A II) is a 1987 Hong Kong action film written, directed by and starring Jackie Chan which serves as a sequel to his massive Asian hit 1983 film Project A. Although Jackie Chan stars as Sergeant Dragon Ma once again, without Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao from the original film are absent.

Plot

The sequel continues with some runaway pirates making a vow that they must kill Dragon Ma (Jackie Chan) to take revenge for their late captain (Sam Pou).

On recommendation of the Chief of Marine Force (Kwan Hoi-san), Dragon Ma is transferred to be in charge of the district of Sai Wan after the Superintendent, Chun, is thought to be staging his arrests. Chun, however, has excellent record and the "criminals" he has been engaging are shot and killed, so there is no evidence against him.

Dragon Ma and his subordinates later meet Yesan (Maggie Cheung) and her cousin, Carina (Carina Lau), at a teahouse selling flowers to raise funds. He later learns that Carina is actually a member of the Chinese revolutionaries headed by Dr Sun Yat-sen.

Dragon identifies himself as the new superintendent of Sai Wai Police Station, after realizing that all of his policemen except one has been taking bribes. Ho, the only upright policeman around, tells them that a gangster named Tiger Ow with gambling dens and other illegal businesses is the kingpin of the town.

Dragon moves to confront Ow, but the police of his district are cowardly and unwilling to risk their lives to bring in the gangster. Dragon is forced to confront Tiger with only his three friends he brought with him from the Marine Police and Ho, the one straight cop in the district. After a big fight where the policemen are badly outnumbered, the Marine Police show up with guns, and force the gangsters to surrender. After one last fight with Ow, all the gangsters are sent to prison, inspiring the police at the station to do a better job.

Dragon is then put in charge of the Governor's security for a birthday ball he is throwing for his adopted daughter (Regina Kent). Chun corroborates with a group of revolutionaries (Rosamund Kwan and Sam Lui) to implicate Dragon in a theft of the Governor's diamond pendant. Dragon is arrested. After the ball Carina is kidnapped by agents of the Empress Dowager, who are working with Chun in order to recover a black book containing the names of anti-Manchu revolutionaries.

Next, Dragon, handcuffed by Ho to be transferred to the prison, goes to find Carina and Yessan in order to recover the stolen diamond pendant. The Imperial agents and the revolutionary thief who stole the diamond pendant at the party end up hiding in Yessan's house. The Police Commissioner and Chun also turn up, leading to hilarious situations. Eventually the Imperial Agents are arrested, the revolutionary chief escapes, and Dragon is handcuffed by Chun so that he can be brought to the main prison. Carina flees town with the help of the revolutionaries. We see Chun has arranged for Dragon to be killed by a prison warden.

The pirates who swore vengeance turn up and attack both Dragon and Chun by axes around the town, but are eventually driven off after the police show up. Dragon is then handed over to the prison warden, who tied up in a sack and throws Dragon into the sea. The revolutionaries save Dragon, and take him back to their hideout above a medicine store. They try to enlist Dragon to join their cause, but he refuses to actively help them, saying that he is just a Hong Kong cop and all he can do is enforce the law and safeguard ordinary citizen's security.

The head of the pirates falls sick and the pirates enter the medicine store to ask for some herbs. Dragon intervenes and offers to pay for their medicine, causing the pirates to think much better of him.

The Imperial agents show up, and proceed to apprehend most of the revolutionaries, to gain possession of the black book. Dragon helps Yessan and Miss Pak run off while safeguarding the book from the agents. After a frantic run and fight scene, he beats up all of them with the help of the ax-wielding pirates. The Police Commissioner arrives with a huge police cohort and orders the arrest of Superintendent Chun, now fully aware Chun is trying to murder Dragon. Chun tries to run. A large bamboo-and-wood stage facade falls on Chun while he is attempting to get back his moneybag.

Dragon, on order of the Commissioner, takes charge of the police and the area.

Production notes

Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao didn’t appear in the Project A sequel was because they were actually shooting in 1987 film Eastern Condors during Project A Part II. Ben Lam, Kenny Ho and Chris Li however ended up appearing in both films.
The scene in Maggie's house is an homage to the Marx Brothers' A Night at the Opera, where everyone was crammed into a ship cabin. The scene where the wall falls on Jackie, but he escapes injury because he is standing exactly where the window of the wall is taken from Buster Keaton's Steamboat Bill Jr.. The handcuff sequence was inspired by a segment Jackie saw on the newsmagazine 60 Minutes.
Isabella Wong is the only rare model character to appear in both Project A and Project A Part 2 and has not been seen in any other films.^[1]^[2]

Cast

File:Project a part 2.jpg

Japanese DVD cover.

Jackie Chan – Sergeant Dragon Ma
Maggie Cheung – Yesan
Bill Tung – Police Commissioner
Rosamund Kwan – Miss Pak
Carina Lau – Carina
Ray Lui – Mr. Man Tin-ching
Regina Kent – Regina, Governor’s Daughter
Mars – Mars / Jaws
Kenny Ho – Shi King
Yao Lin Chen – Awesome Wolf
Chris Li - Mr. D (Ma's Sidekick)
Fan Mei-sheng – Black Bear
Lee Hoi-san – Choy
Tai Bo – Mr. B
John Cheung – Bodyguard
Chen Ti-ko – Python
Benny Lai – Pirate No.1
Rocky Lai – Pirate No.2
Johnny Cheung – Pirate No.3
Lai Sing-kong – Piarte No.4
Frankie Poon – Pirate No.5
Sun Wong – Sgt. Ching
Wan Fat – Wan Sam Mun
Len Wen-wei – Sung
Ben Lam – Brawns
Lo Wai-kwong – Brains
Anthony Chan – Cop #365
Nicky Li – Hotel Receptionist
Kwan Hoi-san - Chi
Lau Siu-ming - The Prince

Box office

This film grossed HK $31,459,916 at the Hong Kong box office.

Awards and nomination

1988 Hong Kong Film Awards
- Won: Best Action Choreograghy
- Nominated: Best Film Editing (Peter Cheung)

References

^ Project A, Audio commentary (Bey Logan), Project A: A Classic Revisited, Disc 2 (DVD). Hong Kong Legends, UK. 1983 (film), 2001 (DVD). {{cite AV media}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ Project A Part II, Audio commentary (Bey Logan) (DVD). Hong Kong Legends, UK. 1986 (film), 2001 (DVD). {{cite AV media}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

[ProjectA-1] Project A, Audio commentary (Bey Logan), Project A: A Classic Revisited, Disc 2 (DVD). Hong Kong Legends, UK. 1983 (film), 2001 (DVD). {{cite AV media}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[ProjectAPart2-2] Project A Part II, Audio commentary (Bey Logan) (DVD). Hong Kong Legends, UK. 1986 (film), 2001 (DVD). {{cite AV media}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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+{{ref improve|date=January 2012}}
 {{Infobox Chinese Film
 |name           = Project A Part II
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 |jyutping       = A Gai3 Waak6 Zuk6 Zaap6
 |director       = [[Jackie Chan]]
-|producer       = [[Raymond Chow]]<br />[[Leonard Ho]]<br />[[David Lam (film director)|David Lam]]<br />[[Edward Tang]]
+|producer       = [[Raymond Chow]]<br />[[Leonard Ho]]<br />[[David Lam (film director)|David Lam]]<br />Edward Tang
-|writer         = Jackie Chan<br />[[Edward Tang]]
+|writer         = Jackie Chan<br />Edward Tang
 |narrator       =
 |starring       = Jackie Chan<br />[[Maggie Cheung]]<br />[[Rosamund Kwan]]<br />[[Bill Tung]]
-|music          = [[Michael Lai]]
+|music          = Michael Lai
-|cinematography = [[Cheung Yiu-Tsou]]
+|cinematography = Cheung Yiu-tsou
-|editing        = [[Peter Cheung]]
+|editing        = Peter Cheung Yiu-chung
-|distributor    =
+|distributor    = [[Golden Harvest]]
-|released       = {{Film date|1987|8|19|df=y}}
+|released       = '''[[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]''':<br />{{start date|1987|8|19|df=y}}
 |runtime        = 101 minutes
-|country        = {{Film Hong Kong}}
+|country        = [[Hong Kong]]
 |language       = [[Cantonese]]
 |budget         =
+|preceded_by    = ''[[Project A]]''
-}}
+|followed_by    =
-{{Chinese|t=A計劃續集|s=A计划续集|j=A Gai3waak6 Zuk6zaap6|p=A Jìhuà Xùjí|l="Plan A – The Sequel"}}
+}}{{Chinese|t=A計劃續集|s=A计划续集|j=A Gai3waak6 Zuk6zaap6|p=A Jìhuà Xùjí|l="Plan A – The Sequel"}}
-'''''Project A Part II''''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: A計劃續集; literally ''Project A - The Sequel'') is a 1987 Hong Kong [[martial arts film|martial arts]] action film directed by and starring [[Jackie Chan]] which serves as a sequel to his massive Asian hit film ''[[Project A]]''. Although Jackie Chan stars as ''Dragon'' once again, the key players of [[Sammo Hung]] and [[Yuen Biao]] from the original film are absent.
+'''''Project A Part II''''' ({{zh|t=A計劃續集}}; aka '''''Jackie Chan’s Project A II''''') is a 1987 Hong Kong [[Hong Kong action cinema|action film]] written, directed by and starring [[Jackie Chan]] which serves as a sequel to his massive Asian hit 1983 film ''[[Project A]]''. Although Jackie Chan stars as ''Sergeant Dragon Ma'' once again, without [[Sammo Hung]] and [[Yuen Biao]] from the original film are absent.
 ==Plot==
 The sequel continues with some runaway pirates making a vow that they must kill Dragon Ma (Jackie Chan) to take revenge for their late captain (Sam Pou).
-On recommendation of the Chief of Marine Force (Kwan Hoi-San), Dragon Ma is transferred to be in charge of the district of Sai Wan after the Superintendent, Chun, is thought to be staging his arrests.  Chun, however, has excellent record and the "criminals" he has been engaging are shot and killed, so there is no evidence against him.
+On recommendation of the Chief of Marine Force ([[Kwan Hoi-san]]), Dragon Ma is transferred to be in charge of the district of Sai Wan after the Superintendent, Chun, is thought to be staging his arrests.  Chun, however, has excellent record and the "criminals" he has been engaging are shot and killed, so there is no evidence against him.
-Dragon Ma and his subordinates later meet Yesan (Maggie Cheung) and her cousin, Carina (Carina Lau), at a teahouse selling flowers to raise funds. He later learn that Carina is actually a member of the Chinese revolutionaries headed by Dr [[Sun Yat-sen]].
+Dragon Ma and his subordinates later meet Yesan (Maggie Cheung) and her cousin, Carina (Carina Lau), at a teahouse selling flowers to raise funds. He later learns that Carina is actually a member of the Chinese revolutionaries headed by Dr [[Sun Yat-sen]].
 Dragon identifies himself as the new superintendent of Sai Wai Police Station, after realizing that all of his policemen except one has been taking bribes.  Ho, the only upright policeman around, tells them that a gangster named Tiger Ow with gambling dens and other illegal businesses is the kingpin of the town.
 Dragon moves to confront Ow, but the police of his district are cowardly and unwilling to risk their lives to bring in the gangster. Dragon is forced to confront Tiger with only his three friends he brought with him from the Marine Police and Ho, the one straight cop in the district. After a big fight where the policemen are badly outnumbered, the Marine Police show up with guns, and force the gangsters to surrender. After one last fight with Ow, all the gangsters are sent to prison, inspiring the police at the station to do a better job.
@@ Line 38: / Line 40: @@
 Dragon is then put in charge of the Governor's security for a birthday ball he is throwing for his adopted daughter (Regina Kent). Chun corroborates with a group of revolutionaries (Rosamund Kwan and Sam Lui) to implicate Dragon in a theft of the Governor's diamond pendant. Dragon is arrested. After the ball Carina is kidnapped by agents of the [[Empress Dowager Cixi|Empress Dowager]], who are working with Chun in order to recover a black book containing the names of anti-Manchu revolutionaries.
-Next, Dragon, handcuffed by Ho to be transferred to the prison, go to find Carina and Yessan in order to recover the stolen diamond pendant.  The Imperial agents and the revolutionary thief who stole the diamond pendant at the party end up hiding in Yessan's house. The Police Commissioner and Chun also turn up, leading to hilarious situations.  Eventually the Imperial Agents are arrested, the revolutionary chief escapes, and Dragon is handcuffed by Chun so that he can be brought to the main prison. Carina flees town with the help of the revolutionaries. We see Chun has arranged for Dragon to be killed by a prison warden.
+Next, Dragon, handcuffed by Ho to be transferred to the prison, goes to find Carina and Yessan in order to recover the stolen diamond pendant.  The Imperial agents and the revolutionary thief who stole the diamond pendant at the party end up hiding in Yessan's house. The Police Commissioner and Chun also turn up, leading to hilarious situations.  Eventually the Imperial Agents are arrested, the revolutionary chief escapes, and Dragon is handcuffed by Chun so that he can be brought to the main prison. Carina flees town with the help of the revolutionaries. We see Chun has arranged for Dragon to be killed by a prison warden.
 The pirates who swore vengeance turn up and attack both Dragon and Chun by axes around the town, but are eventually driven off after the police show up.  Dragon is then handed over to the prison warden, who tied up in a sack and throws Dragon into the sea. The revolutionaries save Dragon, and take him back to their hideout above a medicine store. They try to enlist Dragon to join their cause, but he refuses to actively help them, saying that he is just a Hong Kong cop and all he can do is enforce the law and safeguard ordinary citizen's security.
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 ==Production notes==
-*Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao didn't appear in the Project A sequel because they were actually shooting a movie on [[Eastern Condors]] during Project A Part II. Ben Lam, [[Kenny Ho (actor)|Kenny Ho]] and Chris Li however ended up appearing in both films.
+*Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao didn’t appear in the Project A sequel was because they were actually shooting in 1987 film ''[[Eastern Condors]]'' during Project A Part II. Ben Lam, [[Kenny Ho]] and Chris Li however ended up appearing in both films.
 *The scene in Maggie's house is an homage to the Marx Brothers' ''[[A Night at the Opera (film)|A Night at the Opera]]'', where everyone was crammed into a ship cabin. The scene where the wall falls on Jackie, but he escapes injury because he is standing exactly where the window of the wall is taken from Buster Keaton's [[Steamboat Bill Jr.]]. The handcuff sequence was inspired by a segment Jackie saw on the newsmagazine ''[[60 Minutes]]''.
 *Isabella Wong is the only rare model character to appear in both Project A and Project A Part 2 and has not been seen in any other films.<ref name="ProjectA">{{cite video | title = [[Project A]], Audio commentary (Bey Logan), Project A: A Classic Revisited, Disc 2 | medium = DVD | publisher = [[Hong Kong Legends]], UK | date = 1983 (film), 2001 (DVD)}}</ref><ref name="ProjectAPart2">{{cite video | title = Project A Part II, Audio commentary (Bey Logan) | medium = DVD | publisher = [[Hong Kong Legends]], UK | date = 1986 (film), 2001 (DVD)}}</ref>
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 ==Cast==
 [[Image:Project a part 2.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Japanese DVD cover.]]
-* [[Jackie Chan]] as Dragon Ma / Mao
+* [[Jackie Chan]] – Sergeant Dragon Ma
-* [[Maggie Cheung]] as Yesan
+* [[Maggie Cheung]] – Yesan
-* [[Bill Tung]] as Police Commissioner
+* [[Bill Tung]] – Police Commissioner
-* [[Rosamund Kwan]] as Miss Pak
+* [[Rosamund Kwan]] – Miss Pak
-* [[Carina Lau]] as Carina
+* [[Carina Lau]] – Carina
-* [[Ray Lui]] as Mr. Man Tin-Ching
+* [[Ray Lui]] – Mr. Man Tin-ching
-* [[Regina Kent]] as Regina
+* [[Regina Kent]] – Regina, Governor’s Daughter
-* [[Mars (actor)|Mars]] as Mars / Jaws (Ma's Sidekick)
+* [[Mars (actor)|Mars]] – Mars / Jaws
+* [[Kenny Ho]] – Shi King
-* [[Yao Lin Chen]] as Awesome Wolf (as Charlie Chan)
+* Yao Lin Chen – Awesome Wolf
-* [[Kenny Ho (actor)|Kenny Ho]] as Shi King
-* [[Chris Li]] as Mr. D (Ma's Sidekick)
+* Chris Li - Mr. D (Ma's Sidekick)
+* Fan Mei-sheng – Black Bear
-* [[Po Tai]] as Tai / Mr. B (Ma's Sidekick)
-* [[Lee Hoi San]] as Choy
+* Lee Hoi-san – Choy
+* Tai Bo – Mr. B
-* [[John Cheung]] as Bodyguard
+* John Cheung – Bodyguard
-* [[Chen Ti-Ko]] as Python (as Chan Dick Hak)
+* Chen Ti-ko – Python
-* [[Benny Lai]] as Pirate No.1
-* [[Rocky Lai]] as Pirate No.2
+* Benny Lai – Pirate No.1
-* [[Johnny Cheung]] as Pirate No.3
+* Rocky Lai – Pirate No.2
-* [[Lai Sing Kong]] as Piarte No.4
+* Johnny Cheung – Pirate No.3
-* [[Frankie Poon]] as Pirate No.5
+* Lai Sing-kong – Piarte No.4
+* Frankie Poon – Pirate No.5
-* [[Sun Wong]] as Sgt. Ching (as Wong Sun)
+* Sun Wong – Sgt. Ching
-* [[Wan Fat]] as Wan Sam Mun
+* Wan Fat – Wan Sam Mun
-* [[Len Wen-Wei]] as Sung (as Lam Wan Wai)
+* Len Wen-wei – Sung
-* [[Ben Lam]] as Brawns
+* Ben Lam – Brawns
-* [[Ken Lo]] as Brains (as Lo Wai Kwong)
+* [[Ken Lo|Lo Wai-kwong]] – Brains
-* [[Anthony Chan (actor)|Anthony Chan]] as Cop #365 (as Chan Friend)
+* [[Anthony Chan (actor)|Anthony Chan]] – Cop #365
-* [[Nicky Li]] as Hotel Receptionist (''uncredited'')
+* Nicky Li – Hotel Receptionist
-* [[Anthony Carpio]] as Scaffing Worker (''uncredited'')
+* [[Kwan Hoi-san]] - Chi
+* Lau Siu-ming - The Prince
 ==Box office==
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 **Won: Best Action Choreograghy
 **Nominated: Best Film Editing (Peter Cheung)
+==See also==
+*[[Jackie Chan filmography]]
 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* {{IMDb title|0092501}}
+* {{imdb title|0092501}}
-* {{Amg movie|39467}}
+* {{Amg movie|39467|Project A Part II}}
 {{Jackie Chan}}
 {{CinemaofHongKong}}
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 [[Category:1987 films]]
 [[Category:1980s action films]]
-[[Category:Hong Kong action films]]
-[[Category:Action comedy films]]
 [[Category:Cantonese-language films]]
-[[Category:Martial arts films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Jackie Chan]]
-[[Category:Kung fu films]]
+ [[Category:Golden Harvest films]]
-[[Category:Golden Harvest films]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong action films]]
-[[Category:Martial arts comedy films]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong films]]
+[[Category:Sequel films]]
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-[[ru:Проект А: Часть 2]]
+[[ru:Проект «А» 2 (фильм)]]
 [[uk:Проект «А» 2]]
 [[zh:A計劃續集]]