Ringo Lam Ling-Tung (1955-2018) was a Hong Kong film director, producer and scriptwriter.
He was known for gritty, dark and realistic action thrillers. He was born in Hong Kong and studied film at York University film school in Toronto. Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs (1992) was reworked from Lam’s City on Fire (1987), and critics have indicated that there are shot-by-shot copies of certain action sequences. His most recent films include a collaboration with Jean-Claude Van Damme: Maximum Risk (1996), Replicant (2001), and The Savage (2003) (better known as In Hell).
Ringo Lam Biography / Wiki
| Name | Ringo Lam |
| Also Know | Ringo Lam Ling-Tung, æž—å²ä¸œ, æž—å¶ºæ± |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Directing |
| Place of Birth | Hong Kong, China |
| Date of Birth | 1955-12-08 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 63 |
| Deathday | 2018-12-29 |
Ringo Lam Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Tarantino, le disciple de Hong-Kong | 2011-06-05 | Documentary about Hong Kong cinema’s influence on the films of Quentin Tarantino…. | |
| In the Mood for Melville | Himself | 2017-12-15 | Various directors and film critics discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s importance and influence in the world of cinema…. |
| Film ohne Fesseln – Das neue Hongkong Kino | Himself | 1993-01-01 | A German documentary on Hong Kong cinema…. |
| City on Fire | Chow’s Contact | 1987-02-13 | Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; … |
| The Eighth Happiness | Audience member (cameo) | 1988-02-11 | Three oddball brothers go looking for love but unfortunately, their out-there personalities get in the way!… |
| Twin Dragons | Card Player | 1992-01-15 | Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the pianist travels to Hong Kong for a concert, the two… |
Ringo Lam Directing Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice | Director | 1986-07-24 | Baldy and King Kong shuttle between New Zealand and Hong Kong to recover a hi-tech prism that can impart superhuman powers…. |
| Replicant | Director | 2001-05-11 | Scientists create a genetic clone of a serial killer in order to help catch the killer, teaming up with two cops…. |
| Maximum Risk | Director | 1996-09-13 | Alain Moreau’s investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New … |
| Triangle | Director | 2007-10-01 | Life has not been kind to drinking buddies Sam, Fai, and Mok as they struggle to make ends meet, until one stormy evening a mysterious old man appears… |
| Victim | Director | 1999-10-16 | A computer engineer is kidnapped and tortured. Since then, his girlfriend senses he’s no longer the same person, and becomes convinced that something … |
| Full Contact | Director | 1992-07-23 | In an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist. The job goes bad and Judge betrays Jef… |
| Looking for Mr. Perfect | Director | 2003-04-03 | A policewoman has always had the worst luck in love. On a trip to Malaysia, she finally meets the man of her dreams. However, her Perfect Man might no… |
| City on Fire | Director | 1987-02-13 | Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; … |
| Full Alert | Director | 1997-07-18 | Police Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that … |
| The Adventurers | Director | 1995-08-02 | After the murder of his parents and sister at the hands of the villianous gun-running billionaire Ray Lui, crack fighter pilot Yan vows revenge…. |
| Twin Dragons | Director | 1992-01-15 | Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the pianist travels to Hong Kong for a concert, the two… |
| In Hell | Director | 2003-11-24 | A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden’s entertainment…. |
| Prison on Fire | Director | 1987-11-13 | Lo Ka Yiu, a young ad designer who is sentenced to jail for manslaughter, has gotten himself in trouble with the corrupted wardens and fellow inmates … |
| Prison on Fire II | Director | 1991-06-22 | Ching is a prisoner in a Hong Kong jail that has a large population of Mainland Chinese prisoners. Ching escapes to see his young son, who he has been… |
| School on Fire | Director | 1988-08-20 | A young schoolgirl, Yuen Fong becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies in court over a triad beating. When this n… |
| The Other Side of Gentleman | Director | 1984-06-28 | As part of a sociology experiment, Brigitte Lin tries to get lower-class playboy Alan Tam to fall in love with her. Not only does he fall for her, but… |
| Cupid One | Director | 1985-05-17 | Sally Yeh is a socialite who accidentally stows away on board “Cupid One”, a small boat making a ten day trip to Thailand. Mark Cheng (in his film deb… |
| Undeclared War | Director | 1990-09-01 | A Hong Kong Special Branch cop and a CIA agent reluctantly team up to bring down a major international terrorist…. |
| Wild Search | Director | 1989-06-03 | While conducting a raid of an illegal arms deal, detective Mew Mew discovers the body of a dead woman and her daughter who witnessed the murder. Belie… |
| Esprit D’amour | Director | 1983-12-15 | A young woman has a tragic accident, slipping on a skateboard and falling off the roof of a tall building. Koo Chi Ming, an insurance investigator, is… |
| Touch and Go | Director | 1991-05-16 | A clumsy, easy-going but tough restaurant chef witnesses a murder of a cop. This leads him to a world of trouble, as the killer seeks to silence him. … |
| The Suspect | Director | 1998-07-16 | Louis Koo plays an assassin who wants to go straight after getting out of prison, so he turns down a job from his former employer Simon Yam to kill a … |
| Burning Paradise | Director | 1994-01-23 | An exotic, legendary battle between the forces of good and evil comes to life as the celebrated disciples of the Shaolin Temple — monks who practice … |
| Wild City | Director | 2015-07-25 | Former cop-turned-bar owner Kwok and his underachieving half-brother befriends a drunken woman, they soon find themselves targeted by both her former … |
| Sky on Fire | Director | 2016-11-25 | The chief security officer at a top-secret medical facility finds himself caught in an explosive battle when a young thief and his accomplices steal a… |
| Septet: The Story of Hong Kong | Director | 2022-07-22 | A seven-part anthology film exploring the history of Hong Kong from the 1940s to present day…. |
Ringo Lam Production Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Triangle | Executive Producer | 2007-10-01 | Life has not been kind to drinking buddies Sam, Fai, and Mok as they struggle to make ends meet, until one stormy evening a mysterious old man appears… |
| Triangle | Producer | 2007-10-01 | Life has not been kind to drinking buddies Sam, Fai, and Mok as they struggle to make ends meet, until one stormy evening a mysterious old man appears… |
| City on Fire | Producer | 1987-02-13 | Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; … |
| Prison on Fire | Producer | 1987-11-13 | Lo Ka Yiu, a young ad designer who is sentenced to jail for manslaughter, has gotten himself in trouble with the corrupted wardens and fellow inmates … |
| Full Contact | Producer | 1992-07-23 | In an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist. The job goes bad and Judge betrays Jef… |
| Wild City | Producer | 2015-07-25 | Former cop-turned-bar owner Kwok and his underachieving half-brother befriends a drunken woman, they soon find themselves targeted by both her former … |
| School on Fire | Producer | 1988-08-20 | A young schoolgirl, Yuen Fong becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies in court over a triad beating. When this n… |
| Full Alert | Producer | 1997-07-18 | Police Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that … |
| Undeclared War | Producer | 1990-09-01 | A Hong Kong Special Branch cop and a CIA agent reluctantly team up to bring down a major international terrorist…. |
| Victim | Producer | 1999-10-16 | A computer engineer is kidnapped and tortured. Since then, his girlfriend senses he’s no longer the same person, and becomes convinced that something … |
| Wild Search | Producer | 1989-06-03 | While conducting a raid of an illegal arms deal, detective Mew Mew discovers the body of a dead woman and her daughter who witnessed the murder. Belie… |
Writing
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Looking for Mr. Perfect | Story | 2003-04-03 | A policewoman has always had the worst luck in love. On a trip to Malaysia, she finally meets the man of her dreams. However, her Perfect Man might no… |
| Full Alert | Story | 1997-07-18 | Police Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that … |
| Full Alert | Screenplay | 1997-07-18 | Police Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that … |
| Sky on Fire | Screenplay | 2016-11-25 | The chief security officer at a top-secret medical facility finds himself caught in an explosive battle when a young thief and his accomplices steal a… |
| Wild City | Writer | 2015-07-25 | Former cop-turned-bar owner Kwok and his underachieving half-brother befriends a drunken woman, they soon find themselves targeted by both her former … |
| The Adventurers | Writer | 1995-08-02 | After the murder of his parents and sister at the hands of the villianous gun-running billionaire Ray Lui, crack fighter pilot Yan vows revenge…. |
| Victim | Screenplay | 1999-10-16 | A computer engineer is kidnapped and tortured. Since then, his girlfriend senses he’s no longer the same person, and becomes convinced that something … |
| The Suspect | Screenplay | 1998-07-16 | Louis Koo plays an assassin who wants to go straight after getting out of prison, so he turns down a job from his former employer Simon Yam to kill a … |
| Rebel from China | Story | 1990-10-25 | Prolific action director Woo proves his thespian mettle on screen as a destitute, desperate Chinese defector who, with his brother in tow, tries to fi… |
| Septet: The Story of Hong Kong | Writer | 2022-07-22 | A seven-part anthology film exploring the history of Hong Kong from the 1940s to present day…. |
| City on Fire | Story | 1987-02-13 | Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; … |
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