Director
Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Born 1955 · 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).
Directed
In Hell
Director · 2003
Twin Dragons
Director · 1992
Maximum Risk
Director · 1996
Replicant
Director · 2001
City on Fire
Director · 1987
Prison on Fire
Director · 1987
Full Contact
Director · 1992
Triangle
Director · 2007
Prison on Fire II
Director · 1991
School on Fire
Director · 1988
Full Alert
Director · 1997
Burning Paradise
Director · 1994
Wild Search
Director · 1989
Victim
Director · 1999
Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
Director · 1986
Wild City
Director · 2015
Undeclared War
Director · 1990
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Director · 2022
Acting
Writing
City on Fire
Story · 1987
A Moment of Romance
Story · 1990
Full Alert
Screenplay · 1997
Rebel from China
Story · 1990
Victim
Screenplay · 1999
Wild City
Writer · 2015
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Writer · 2022
The Suspect
Screenplay · 1998
Sky on Fire
Screenplay · 2016
The Adventurers
Writer · 1995
Cupid One
Writer · 1985
Looking for Mr. Perfect
Story · 2003