Ringo Lam

Name: Ringo Lam
Native name: 林嶺東
Nationality: Hong Konger
Gender: Male
Born: December 8, 1955
Died: December 29, 2018

Ringo Lam Ling Tung was a Hong Kong film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Hong Kong, Lam initially went to an acting school. After finding he preferred making films to acting, he went to Canada to study film. In 1983, he returned and began filming comedy films. After the commercial success of his film Aces Go Places IV, he was allowed to develop his own film. Lam directed City on Fire in 1987, which led him to win his first Hong Kong Film Award.

Lam followed up City on Fire with other similar films that shared a dark view of Hong Kong society. Many of these films starred Chow Yun Fat. In 1996, Lam made his first American film, Maximum Risk starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Lam would continue working on film productions in both Hong Kong and two more American productions with Jean-Claude Van Damme until 2003.

Lam died at his home on December 29, 2018.

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Year	Title	Type	Rating
2020	Septet: The Story of Hong Kong	Movie	7.6
2007	Triangle	Movie	6.4
2003	Looking for Mr. Perfect	Movie	7.3
1994	Burning Paradise	Movie	7.5
1992	Full Contact	Movie	7.3
1992	Twin Dragons	Movie	7.6
1991	Prison on Fire 2	Movie	7.2
1991	Touch and Go	Movie	6.7
1989	Wild Search	Movie	6.7
1988	School on Fire	Movie	7.3
1987	Prison on Fire 1	Movie	7.5
1984	The Other Side Of A Gentleman	Movie	6.0
1983	Esprit d'Amour	Movie	7.2

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2016	Sky On Fire	Movie	6.6
2015	Wild City	Movie	6.8
1998	The Suspect	Movie	6.8
1997	Full Alert	Movie	7.1
1995	The Adventurers	Movie	7.3
1987	City on Fire	Movie	7.2
1986	Aces Go Places 4	Movie	7.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1990	Rebel from China	Movie	0.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1990	Undeclared War	Movie	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1992	Twin Dragons Hong Kong Movie, 1992, [Card player] (Guest Role)	[Card player] Guest Role	7.6
1991	Touch and Go Hong Kong Movie, 1991, (Unknown)	Unknown	6.7
1988	The Eighth Happiness Hong Kong Movie, 1988, [Audience member] (Support Role)	[Audience member] Support Role	7.2
1987	City on Fire Hong Kong Movie, 1987, [Chow's Contact] (Bit part)	[Chow's Contact] Bit part	7.2