Although far from Jackie Chan's most famous movie, Jackie Chan's best kung fu movies.

Released in 1983, Project A was the second film to feature all three in leading roles. Written and directed by Jackie Chan himself, the Golden Harvest film was a period piece set in 19th-century Hong Kong, where Chan played the lead role of Dragon Ma, a policeman on a mission to quell pirate activity in the region. Dragon's team-up with Sammo Hung's Fats and Yuen Biao's Hong Tin-tsu leads to a great deal of martial arts shenanigans that are equal parts humorous and intense.

The Restaurant Fight Scene In Project A Is One Of Jackie Chan's Best

Jackie Chan & Yuen Biao Are In Top Form In Project A

One particular conflict that arises from Dragon's efforts to defeat the pirates stands out as one of Jackie Chan's greatest contributions to the martial arts movie genre. Interestingly, it wasn't even the movie's big finale or a particularly climactic moment, but an event that occurred early on in the story. In the movie, Dragon and Tin-tsu try to make an arrest at an extravagant restaurant frequented by pirates and gangsters, setting up an all-out brawl that takes them all over the club.

The scene allows both Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao to dive deep into their repertoire of kung fu moves. With long takes, made even more impressive by the number of actors participating in the scene, it gives off a strong sense of realism that fully captures the level of effort and time that went into the martial arts choreography.

Even as Dragon Ma is busy battling it out with thugs, Yuen Biao's character can be seen in the background, dealing with his own fair share of enemies.

A big factor in what makes the restaurant battle is the number of moving parts. Unlike great one-on-one Jackie Chan fights like the showdowns with old school kung fu movies, Project A's restaurant battle is exceptional to the degree that it coordinates all of these actors to create the feel of a truly massive brawl. Even as Dragon Ma is busy battling it out with thugs, Yuen Biao's character can be seen in the background, dealing with his own fair share of enemies.

Project A Packs Several Great Jackie Chan Stunts Into A Single Scene

Jackie Chan Pulled A Multitude Of Dangerous Stunts While Filming Project A's Restaurant Battle

The restaurant battle only gets better as it goes on, as the second half drastically increases the intensity through the many perilous situations it throws at Jackie Chan. It's here where the actor really takes over, transforming it from a team-up with Tin-tsu into an excellent showcase of Chan's abilities and fearless approach to stuntwork. In a single scene, Jackie Chan swings on a chandelier, barely dodges a blow from a vase that shatters on impact, nearly gets crushed by a sliding desk, and executes a spectacular leaping kick off a wall.

Project A also includes what is widely considered one of Jackie Chan's greatest stunts of all time, albeit in a separate scene. The stunt in question involves Jackie Chan hanging from a clock tower.

At another point in the fight scene, Jackie gets kicked into the air, causing him to land on a railing before sliding all the way down. It's moments like this one that make Jackie Chan movies so enjoyable; the real danger that Jackie Chan puts himself in enhances the surrealness of the action. Ultimately, such incredible stunts are the bedrock of Jackie Chan's brand as a martial arts star, with this one scene in Project A offering more than a handful of them within a span of five minutes.