Ringo Lam
Hong Kong, China

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).

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Crew

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022)
Director | Writer
Sky on Fire (2016)
Director | Screenplay
Wild City (2015)
Director | Writer | Producer
Triangle (2007)
Director | Executive Producer | Producer
In Hell (2003)
Director
Looking for Mr. Perfect (2003)
Director | Story
Replicant (2001)
Director
Victim (1999)
Director | Screenplay | Producer
The Suspect (1998)
Director | Screenplay
Full Alert (1997)
Director | Screenplay | Story | Producer
Maximum Risk (1996)
Director
The Adventurers (1995)
Director | Writer
Burning Paradise (1994)
Director
Full Contact (1992)
Director | Producer
Twin Dragons (1992)
Director
Prison on Fire II (1991)
Director
Touch and Go (1991)
Director
Rebel from China (1990)
Story
Undeclared War (1990)
Director | Producer
A Moment of Romance (1990)
Production Consultant
Wild Search (1989)
Director | Producer
School on Fire (1988)
Director | Executive Producer
Prison on Fire (1987)
Director | Producer
City on Fire (1987)
Director | Producer | Story
Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice (1986)
Director
Happy Ghost III (1986)
Stunt Coordinator
Cupid One (1985)
Director | Writer
The Other Side of Gentleman (1984)
Director
Esprit D'amour (1983)
Director