Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Born: 1955-12-08 in Hong Kong, China
Died: 2018-12-29
Known For: Directing
Biography
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).
Filmography
2022
- Septet: The Story of Hong Kong ... (Director)
2017
- In the Mood for Melville as Self
2016
- Sky on Fire ... (Director)
2015
- Wild City ... (Director)
2007
- Triangle ... (Executive Producer)
2003
- In Hell ... (Director)
- Looking for Mr. Perfect ... (Director)
2001
- Replicant ... (Director)
1998
- The Suspect ... (Director)
1997
- Full Alert ... (Director)
1996
- Maximum Risk ... (Director)
1995
- The Adventurers ... (Director)
1994
- Burning Paradise ... (Director)
1993
1992
- Twin Dragons as Card Player
- Full Contact ... (Director)
1991
- Prison on Fire II ... (Director)
- Touch and Go
1990
- A Moment of Romance ... (Production Consultant)
- Rebel from China ... (Story)
- Undeclared War ... (Director)
1989
- Wild Search ... (Director)
1988
- School on Fire ... (Director)
- The Eighth Happiness as Audience member (cameo)
1987
- Prison on Fire ... (Director)
- City on Fire as Chow's Contact
- The Thirty Million Dollar Rush ... (Assistant Director)
1986
- Happy Ghost III ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice ... (Director)
1985
- Cupid One ... (Director)
1984
- The Other Side of Gentleman ... (Director)
1983
- Esprit D'amour ... (Director)