Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
An image from Maximum Risk, one of the productions that also features Ringo Lam Ling-Tung.
Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

December 8, 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).

In Hell

In Hell

2003

Maximum Risk

Maximum Risk

1996

Replicant

Replicant

2001

Twin Dragons

Twin Dragons

1992

City on Fire

City on Fire

1987

Full Contact

Full Contact

1992

Prison on Fire

Prison on Fire

1987

Triangle

Triangle

2007