Project A
In the 1980s, Chan chose vague, generic film titles such as "Project A" and "Police Story" so as not to give the plots of the films away prior to their release. It was felt that the titles of previous Chan films such as "Snake in the Eagle's Shadow" and "Drunken Master" gave too much away about the kung fu style they featured (Snake Style and Drunken Fist respectively). "Project A" was originally going to be titled "Pirate Patrol", but it was feared that once announced, other Hong Kong film producers would rush to copy and release films featuring pirates.