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Ringo Lam

October 15, 2023

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung (simplified Chinese: 林岭东; traditional Chinese: 林嶺東; pinyin: Lín Lǐngdōng, Cantonese: Lam Ling-tung, 8 December 1955 – 29 December 2018) was a Hong Kong film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Hong Kong in 1955, Lam initially went to 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 winning his first Hong Kong Film Award.

Ringo Lam
Born(1955-12-08)8 December 1955
British Hong Kong
Died29 December 2018(2018-12-29) (aged 63)
Hong Kong
Alma materYork University
Occupation(s)Film director
screenwriter
film producer
Years active1983–2018
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese林嶺東
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglam4 leng5 dung1

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 29 December 2018.

Early life and background Edit

 
Chow Yun Fat met Ringo Lam at the actors training program. Chow has starred in many of Lam's films.

Ringo Lam was born in British Hong Kong in 8 December 1955.[1][2] Lam started his career by enrolling in the TVB Actors Training Program in 1973.[2] At the program, he met Chow Yun Fat with whom he would later collaborate on several films.[2] He graduated from the training program in 1974 alongside Chow.[3] After taking a few acting roles, Lam went to Canada and studied film at York University in Toronto. Lam returned to Hong Kong in 1981.[2]

Career Edit

1980s Edit

Lam's first four films were not written by him.[4] Lam took over as director for Po-Chih Leong after he had finished about one-third of the film Esprit d'amour as the film's producer Karl Maka needed a cheap replacement and hired him.[5] Lam explained that he had "no choice, I need food, so I do the best I can ..." Lam received sole directing credit for the film.[5] The film was released on 15 December 1983 in Hong Kong.[6] Lam's next feature film was The Other Side of Gentleman which was released 28 June 1984 in Hong Kong.[7] Lam followed this with the romantic comedy film Cupid One released 1985.[8] The film grossed HK$6,382,935, which was less than his previous two films which both grossed over ten million Hong Kong dollars.[6][7][8] Lam's next film was the fourth film in the Aces Go Places film series, Aces Go Places IV.[9] Lam stated in interviews that he directed the film as a favor to Karl Maka, who helped give Lam his start.[10] The film was very successful at the box office grossing HK$27,012,748 in Hong Kong.[11]

After Aces Go Places IV, Karl Maka allowed Lam to make whatever type of film he wanted.[4][12] Lam's had two films released in 1987.[13] one of which was the first of his On Fire films, City on Fire.[4] The film is a gangster movie which was made in Hong Kong in the footsteps of A Better Tomorrow (1986) which re-invented the gangster film genre in Hong Kong.[4] The film was released on 13 February 1987 and earned $19,723,505 in Hong Kong.[13] Lam won the award for Best Director award at the 1987 Hong Kong Film Awards for City on Fire.[2] Lam's next film that year was Prison on Fire which had a script that was written in nine days while the film was shot in 20 days.[12]

In 1988, along with Karl Maka, Lam had a brief acting role in the film The Eighth Happiness.[14] Lam then continued his On Fire series with School on Fire which was released in Hong Kong on 20 August 1988.[15] School on Fire was edited with many scenes censored on its release in both Hong Kong and Taiwan.[16] Lam's final film of the 1980s was Wild Search released in 1989. It grossed a total of HK$15,944,333 in Hong Kong.[17]

1990s Edit

Lam's first film of the 1990s was Undeclared War released in 1990.[18] The film contained an international cast including Olivia Hussey, Peter Lapis, Danny Lee and Vernon Wells.[19] The film was not as popular as Lam's previous films in Hong Kong, grossing HK$5,523,958.[18] Lam's next film Touch and Go was released on 16 May 1991 in Hong Kong.[20] The film was a comedy starring Sammo Hung.[21] Lam stated in interviews that Touch and Go was an assignment took for hire in order to keep himself in the film business.[22] The film grossed less than Undeclared War in Hong Kong.[18][20] Lam released a second film in 1991 titled Prison on Fire II. The film was very popular with Hong Kong audiences where it grossed $24,367,261.[23] Lam's next film Twin Dragons had him partnered with Tsui Hark as a director.[24] According to Hark, Lam handled most of the action scenes in the film.[24] Lam also briefly appears in the film as a car mechanic.[25] Lam's next film Full Contact was released in Hong Kong on 23 July 1992. It grossed a total of HK$16,793,011.[26] Lam followed it up with Burning Paradise which differed from his previous films by being a period film featuring the Chinese folk hero Fong Sai-yuk opposed a film set in an urban environ.[27][28] The film was poorly received at the box office in Hong Kong, being the 145th highest-grossing film of the year.[28] In 1995, Lam directed another period film set in 1975 starring Andy Lau titled The Adventurers.[29] The film was shot partially in the Philippines and the United States and grossed HK$14,839,584 in Hong Kong.[29][30]

In 1996, Lam made his American debut with the film Maximum Risk starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.[2] The film was not a big draw at the box office.[2] Lam returned to Hong Kong where he shot his next film Full Alert which was budgeted at $13 million. The film was shown at film festivals in 1997 including Rotterdam and Berlin.[31] Full Alert was nominated for five awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards and won the award for best film and best actor (Lau Ching-wan) at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards.[32][33] Lam followed up Full Alert the next year with The Suspect which was shot in the Philippines.[34] The Suspect was not as financially successful as Full Alert, grossing around ten million less.[35] In 1998, Variety announced that Lam would direct the film Simon Sez with Kevin Elders.[36] Lam later only contributed to the film as a producer.[37] Lam directed a Hong Kong production titled Victim. The film featured a supernatural storyline and had its ending changed on its Hong Kong theatrical release.[38] Half of the release prints contained a scene stating whether or not the actor was possessed by a ghost.[38] The other half of the movie reflected the original script and did not reveal this.[38]

21st century Edit

 
Three of Lam's films directed in the 2000s starred actor Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Lam's second U.S.-based production, Replicant, was released in 2001.[39] The film was screened theatrically in France on 11 July 2001.[40] The film was released direct-to-video in the United States.[39] Lam directed two more films in 2003: the Hong Kong production Looking for Mr. Perfect and the American direct-to-video release In Hell starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.[41][42] Lam next took a break from filmmaking after finding dissatisfaction with the filming environment in Hong Kong after Finding Mr. Perfect did poorly in the box office.[43] Lam also stated that he wanted to spend more time with his family and "above all, to observe people and learn more about them. I wanted to seek resources, material, and subjects that were worth making into films."[43]

In 2007, Lam co-directed a section of the portmanteau film Triangle with Tsui Hark and Johnnie To.[44] Lam stated that his story in the film represented "a metaphor of my attitude towards filmmaking: It is always a love-hate process."[44] The film was screened out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival.[44]

In 2014, the Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily reported that Lam would return to directing with a film with funding from Mei Ah Entertainment with a cast to include Daniel Wu and Shawn Yue.[45] The film began production in June 2014.[45] The film marked Lam's first feature-length film in over a decade[45] Lam's new film was titled Wild City.[43] Lam stated that he returned to filming after his son had graduated from college and that he would "like to make films that allow me to express myself. It's a device for me to unburden myself, to get things off my chest, and also a mirror to learn more about myself through the film I made. I don't make films for money anymore."[43] Lam attended the New York Asian Film Festival in 2015 where he was a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.[46]

Lam's last film, Sky on Fire, was released in 2016; it is the last installment in his "On Fire" series.[47]

On 29 December 2018, Lam was confirmed dead at his Hong Kong residence at age 63, after his wife found him unresponsive in his bed.[48][49] Lam had been working on a film "Eight and a Half" with Milkyway Image with Ann Hui, John Woo, Tsui Hark, Patrick Tam, Johnnie To, Sammo Hung and Yuen Woo-Ping.[50] Each director was to create a segment based on Hong Kong history.[50][1] Without Woo's segment, the film's title was changed to Septet: The Story of Hong Kong and the film was originally set for a release at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.[51] The film was screened at the Busan International Film Festival on 21 October 2020.

Style Edit

Lam's first four films were comedies not written by Lam.[4] When Lam began to shoot the films he wanted to make after the success of Aces Go Places IV, he began his On Fire series.[4] Lam chose the English titles for these films stating that it gave them "a sense of energy, of action".[4] The films City on Fire, Prison on Fire and School on Fire do not share any characters or situations, but all have a common bleak view on Hong Kong society.[4] In these films, Lam looks at controversial issues such as street violence and the abuse of street, prison and school systems.[4]

Lam rarely employed Cantopop in his films. Lam's films often have Western music, such as City on Fire, which features a blues-oriented saxophone score, and Full Contact, which uses American rock music.[52]

Filmography Edit

Ringo Lam's film appearances and roles
Title Year Director Writer Producer Actor Himself Other Ref(s)
You Are Wonderful 1976 Yes [53]
Esprit d'amour 1983 Yes [6]
The Other Side of Gentleman 1984 Yes [7]
Cupid One 1985 Yes Yes [8]
Aces Go Places IV 1986 Yes [11]
The Thirty Million Rush 1986 Stunt director [54]
City on Fire 1987 Yes Yes Yes [13]
Prison on Fire 1987 Yes Yes [55]
The Eighth Happiness 1988 Yes [14]
School on Fire 1988 Yes Yes [56]
Wild Search 1989 Yes Yes [17]
Undeclared War 1990 Yes Yes [18]
Rebel from China 1990 Yes [57]
Touch and Go 1991 Yes [20]
Prison on Fire II 1991 Yes [23]
Twin Dragons 1992 Yes Yes [58]
Full Contact 1992 Yes Yes [26]
Burning Paradise 1994 Yes [59]
The Adventurers 1995 Yes Yes [30]
Maximum Risk 1996 Yes [60]
Full Alert 1997 Yes Yes [35]
The Suspect 1998 Yes Yes [35]
Victim 1999 Yes Yes [61]
Simon Sez 1999 Yes [37]
Replicant 2001 Yes [39]
Looking for Mr. Perfect 2003 Yes Yes [62]
In Hell 2003 Yes [41]
Triangle 2007 Yes Yes [63]
Tarantino: The Disciple of Hong Kong 2011 Yes [64]
Wild City 2015 Yes Yes [43][65]
Sky on Fire 2016 Yes [66]
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong 2020 Yes Yes Posthumous release

See also Edit

References Edit

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  14. ^ a b Charles, 2000, p. 124
  15. ^ "School on Fire". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 28 February 2014.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ Charles, 2000, p. 276
  17. ^ a b "Wild Search". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 28 February 2014.[permanent dead link]
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  35. ^ a b c "The suspect". Hong Kong Film Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  36. ^ "Burton eyes 'Hollow'; Rodman wrestles". Variety. 18 June 1998. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  37. ^ a b Leydon, Joe (27 September 1999). "Review: 'Simon Sez'". Variety. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  38. ^ a b c Elley, Derek (19 March 2000). "Variety Reviews - Victim - Film Reviews - - Review by Derek Elley". Variety. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  39. ^ a b c Miller, Skyler. "Replicant". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  40. ^ Nesselson, Lisa (23 July 2001). "Replicant". Variety.
  41. ^ a b Wheeler, Jeremy. "In Hell". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation.
  42. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Looking for M. Perfect (2003)". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation.
  43. ^ a b c d e Hendrix, Grady; Fukazawa, Hiroshi (9 September 2014). "Kaiju Shakedown: Ringo Lam". Film Comment. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  44. ^ a b c "Out of Competition: "Triangle" by Ringo Lam, Tsui Hark, and Johnnie To". Cannes Film Festival. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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  46. ^ Ma, Kevin (21 May 2015). . Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
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  48. ^ "著名動作片導演林嶺東猝逝 享壽63歲". Yahoo! News (in Chinese). 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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  50. ^ a b Shackleton, Liz (6 February 2015). "Johnnie To assembles top Hong Kong talent". Screen Daily. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  51. ^ Boone, John (3 June 2020). "Cannes Announces Official Lineup for This Year's Canceled Film Festival". WUSA9. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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  54. ^ "橫財三千萬 The thirty million rush /". Hong Kong Film Archive. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  55. ^ "Prison on Fire". Hong Kong Film Archive. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  56. ^ "學校風雲 School on fire". Hong Kong Film Archive (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  57. ^ "勇闖天下 Rebel from China /". Hong Kong Film Archive (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  58. ^ "雙龍會 Twin dragons /". Hong Kong Film Archive (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  59. ^ "Burning Paradise". Hong Kong Film Archive. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  60. ^ Klady, Leonard (16 September 1996). "Maximum Risk". Variety. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  61. ^ "Victim". Hong Kong Film Archive. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  62. ^ "Looking for Misterperfect". Hong Kong Film Archive. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  63. ^ "Triangle". Hong Kong Movie Database. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  64. ^ Brown, Todd (24 May 2011). . Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  65. ^ Tsui, Clarence (16 July 2015). "'Wild City' ('Mai Sing'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  66. ^ Wu, Daniel (19 September 2015). "thatdanielwu". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

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Ringo Lam Ling Tung simplified Chinese 林岭东 traditional Chinese 林嶺東 pinyin Lin Lǐngdōng Cantonese Lam Ling tung 8 December 1955 29 December 2018 was a Hong Kong film director producer and screenwriter Born in Hong Kong in 1955 Lam initially went to 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 winning his first Hong Kong Film Award Ringo LamBorn 1955 12 08 8 December 1955British Hong KongDied29 December 2018 2018 12 29 aged 63 Hong KongAlma materYork UniversityOccupation s Film directorscreenwriterfilm producerYears active1983 2018Chinese nameTraditional Chinese林嶺東TranscriptionsYue CantoneseJyutpinglam4 leng5 dung1Lam 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 29 December 2018 Contents 1 Early life and background 2 Career 2 1 1980s 2 2 1990s 2 3 21st century 3 Style 4 Filmography 5 See also 6 References 6 1 Bibliography 7 External linksEarly life and background Edit nbsp Chow Yun Fat met Ringo Lam at the actors training program Chow has starred in many of Lam s films Ringo Lam was born in British Hong Kong in 8 December 1955 1 2 Lam started his career by enrolling in the TVB Actors Training Program in 1973 2 At the program he met Chow Yun Fat with whom he would later collaborate on several films 2 He graduated from the training program in 1974 alongside Chow 3 After taking a few acting roles Lam went to Canada and studied film at York University in Toronto Lam returned to Hong Kong in 1981 2 Career Edit1980s Edit Lam s first four films were not written by him 4 Lam took over as director for Po Chih Leong after he had finished about one third of the film Esprit d amour as the film s producer Karl Maka needed a cheap replacement and hired him 5 Lam explained that he had no choice I need food so I do the best I can Lam received sole directing credit for the film 5 The film was released on 15 December 1983 in Hong Kong 6 Lam s next feature film was The Other Side of Gentleman which was released 28 June 1984 in Hong Kong 7 Lam followed this with the romantic comedy film Cupid One released 1985 8 The film grossed HK 6 382 935 which was less than his previous two films which both grossed over ten million Hong Kong dollars 6 7 8 Lam s next film was the fourth film in the Aces Go Places film series Aces Go Places IV 9 Lam stated in interviews that he directed the film as a favor to Karl Maka who helped give Lam his start 10 The film was very successful at the box office grossing HK 27 012 748 in Hong Kong 11 After Aces Go Places IV Karl Maka allowed Lam to make whatever type of film he wanted 4 12 Lam s had two films released in 1987 13 one of which was the first of his On Fire films City on Fire 4 The film is a gangster movie which was made in Hong Kong in the footsteps of A Better Tomorrow 1986 which re invented the gangster film genre in Hong Kong 4 The film was released on 13 February 1987 and earned 19 723 505 in Hong Kong 13 Lam won the award for Best Director award at the 1987 Hong Kong Film Awards for City on Fire 2 Lam s next film that year was Prison on Fire which had a script that was written in nine days while the film was shot in 20 days 12 In 1988 along with Karl Maka Lam had a brief acting role in the film The Eighth Happiness 14 Lam then continued his On Fire series with School on Fire which was released in Hong Kong on 20 August 1988 15 School on Fire was edited with many scenes censored on its release in both Hong Kong and Taiwan 16 Lam s final film of the 1980s was Wild Search released in 1989 It grossed a total of HK 15 944 333 in Hong Kong 17 1990s Edit Lam s first film of the 1990s was Undeclared War released in 1990 18 The film contained an international cast including Olivia Hussey Peter Lapis Danny Lee and Vernon Wells 19 The film was not as popular as Lam s previous films in Hong Kong grossing HK 5 523 958 18 Lam s next film Touch and Go was released on 16 May 1991 in Hong Kong 20 The film was a comedy starring Sammo Hung 21 Lam stated in interviews that Touch and Go was an assignment took for hire in order to keep himself in the film business 22 The film grossed less than Undeclared War in Hong Kong 18 20 Lam released a second film in 1991 titled Prison on Fire II The film was very popular with Hong Kong audiences where it grossed 24 367 261 23 Lam s next film Twin Dragons had him partnered with Tsui Hark as a director 24 According to Hark Lam handled most of the action scenes in the film 24 Lam also briefly appears in the film as a car mechanic 25 Lam s next film Full Contact was released in Hong Kong on 23 July 1992 It grossed a total of HK 16 793 011 26 Lam followed it up with Burning Paradise which differed from his previous films by being a period film featuring the Chinese folk hero Fong Sai yuk opposed a film set in an urban environ 27 28 The film was poorly received at the box office in Hong Kong being the 145th highest grossing film of the year 28 In 1995 Lam directed another period film set in 1975 starring Andy Lau titled The Adventurers 29 The film was shot partially in the Philippines and the United States and grossed HK 14 839 584 in Hong Kong 29 30 In 1996 Lam made his American debut with the film Maximum Risk starring Jean Claude Van Damme 2 The film was not a big draw at the box office 2 Lam returned to Hong Kong where he shot his next film Full Alert which was budgeted at 13 million The film was shown at film festivals in 1997 including Rotterdam and Berlin 31 Full Alert was nominated for five awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards and won the award for best film and best actor Lau Ching wan at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards 32 33 Lam followed up Full Alert the next year with The Suspect which was shot in the Philippines 34 The Suspect was not as financially successful as Full Alert grossing around ten million less 35 In 1998 Variety announced that Lam would direct the film Simon Sez with Kevin Elders 36 Lam later only contributed to the film as a producer 37 Lam directed a Hong Kong production titled Victim The film featured a supernatural storyline and had its ending changed on its Hong Kong theatrical release 38 Half of the release prints contained a scene stating whether or not the actor was possessed by a ghost 38 The other half of the movie reflected the original script and did not reveal this 38 21st century Edit nbsp Three of Lam s films directed in the 2000s starred actor Jean Claude Van Damme Lam s second U S based production Replicant was released in 2001 39 The film was screened theatrically in France on 11 July 2001 40 The film was released direct to video in the United States 39 Lam directed two more films in 2003 the Hong Kong production Looking for Mr Perfect and the American direct to video release In Hell starring Jean Claude Van Damme 41 42 Lam next took a break from filmmaking after finding dissatisfaction with the filming environment in Hong Kong after Finding Mr Perfect did poorly in the box office 43 Lam also stated that he wanted to spend more time with his family and above all to observe people and learn more about them I wanted to seek resources material and subjects that were worth making into films 43 In 2007 Lam co directed a section of the portmanteau film Triangle with Tsui Hark and Johnnie To 44 Lam stated that his story in the film represented a metaphor of my attitude towards filmmaking It is always a love hate process 44 The film was screened out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival 44 In 2014 the Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily reported that Lam would return to directing with a film with funding from Mei Ah Entertainment with a cast to include Daniel Wu and Shawn Yue 45 The film began production in June 2014 45 The film marked Lam s first feature length film in over a decade 45 Lam s new film was titled Wild City 43 Lam stated that he returned to filming after his son had graduated from college and that he would like to make films that allow me to express myself It s a device for me to unburden myself to get things off my chest and also a mirror to learn more about myself through the film I made I don t make films for money anymore 43 Lam attended the New York Asian Film Festival in 2015 where he was a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award 46 Lam s last film Sky on Fire was released in 2016 it is the last installment in his On Fire series 47 On 29 December 2018 Lam was confirmed dead at his Hong Kong residence at age 63 after his wife found him unresponsive in his bed 48 49 Lam had been working on a film Eight and a Half with Milkyway Image with Ann Hui John Woo Tsui Hark Patrick Tam Johnnie To Sammo Hung and Yuen Woo Ping 50 Each director was to create a segment based on Hong Kong history 50 1 Without Woo s segment the film s title was changed to Septet The Story of Hong Kong and the film was originally set for a release at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival 51 The film was screened at the Busan International Film Festival on 21 October 2020 Style EditLam s first four films were comedies not written by Lam 4 When Lam began to shoot the films he wanted to make after the success of Aces Go Places IV he began his On Fire series 4 Lam chose the English titles for these films stating that it gave them a sense of energy of action 4 The films City on Fire Prison on Fire and School on Fire do not share any characters or situations but all have a common bleak view on Hong Kong society 4 In these films Lam looks at controversial issues such as street violence and the abuse of street prison and school systems 4 Lam rarely employed Cantopop in his films Lam s films often have Western music such as City on Fire which features a blues oriented saxophone score and Full Contact which uses American rock music 52 Filmography EditRingo Lam s film appearances and roles Title Year Director Writer Producer Actor Himself Other Ref s You Are Wonderful 1976 Yes 53 Esprit d amour 1983 Yes 6 The Other Side of Gentleman 1984 Yes 7 Cupid One 1985 Yes Yes 8 Aces Go Places IV 1986 Yes 11 The Thirty Million Rush 1986 Stunt director 54 City on Fire 1987 Yes Yes Yes 13 Prison on Fire 1987 Yes Yes 55 The Eighth Happiness 1988 Yes 14 School on Fire 1988 Yes Yes 56 Wild Search 1989 Yes Yes 17 Undeclared War 1990 Yes Yes 18 Rebel from China 1990 Yes 57 Touch and Go 1991 Yes 20 Prison on Fire II 1991 Yes 23 Twin Dragons 1992 Yes Yes 58 Full Contact 1992 Yes Yes 26 Burning Paradise 1994 Yes 59 The Adventurers 1995 Yes Yes 30 Maximum Risk 1996 Yes 60 Full Alert 1997 Yes Yes 35 The Suspect 1998 Yes Yes 35 Victim 1999 Yes Yes 61 Simon Sez 1999 Yes 37 Replicant 2001 Yes 39 Looking for Mr Perfect 2003 Yes Yes 62 In Hell 2003 Yes 41 Triangle 2007 Yes Yes 63 Tarantino The Disciple of Hong Kong 2011 Yes 64 Wild City 2015 Yes Yes 43 65 Sky on Fire 2016 Yes 66 Septet The Story of Hong Kong 2020 Yes Yes Posthumous releaseSee also EditCinema of Hong KongReferences Edit a b Qin Amy 4 January 2019 Ringo Lam Director of Hong Kong Classic City on Fire Dies at 63 The New York Times a b c d e f g Buchanan Jason Ringo Lam Allmovie Rovi Corporation Retrieved 28 February 2014 Lau Henry 14 December 2021 Hong Kong s star factory without TVB s artist training course would Andy Lau Tony Leung Stephen Chow and other Canto pop and film idols have launched their showbiz careers South China Morning Post Retrieved 21 August 2023 a b c d e f g h i Stokes 1999 p 64 a b Wong Raymond 2008 An Interview with Raymond Wong in Chinese Joy Sales Hong Kong Event occurs at 0 00 00 0 05 59 DVD a b c Esprit d amour Hong Kong Film Archive Retrieved 9 February 2015 a b c The other side of gentleman Hong Kong Film Archive Retrieved 28 February 2014 permanent dead link a b c Cupid one Hong Kong Film Archive Archived from the original on 28 February 2014 Retrieved 28 February 2014 Firsching Robert Mad Mission 3 Our Man from Bond Street Allmovie Rovi Corporation Retrieved 28 February 2014 Charles 2000 p 4 a b Aces go places IV Hong Kong Film Archive Retrieved 28 February 2014 permanent dead link a b Stokes 1999 p 71 a b c City on Fire Hong Kong Film Archive Retrieved 28 February 2014 permanent dead link a b Charles 2000 p 124 School on Fire Hong Kong Film Archive Retrieved 28 February 2014 permanent dead link Charles 2000 p 276 a b Wild Search Hong Kong Film Archive Retrieved 28 February 2014 permanent dead link a b c d Undeclared War Hong Kong Film Archive Retrieved 28 February 2014 permanent dead link Crow Jonathan Undeclared War Allmovie Rovi Corporation Retrieved 28 February 2014 a b c Touch and Go Hong Kong Film Archive Archived from the original on 28 February 2014 Retrieved 28 February 2014 Crow Jonathan Touch and Go 1991 Allmovie Rovi Corporation Retrieved 13 March 2014 Charles 2000 p 318 a b Prison on Fire II Hong Kong Film Archive Retrieved 28 February 2014 permanent dead link a b Morton 2009 p 186 Twin Dragons Cast amp Crew Allmovie Rovi Corporation Retrieved 28 February 2014 a b Full contact Hong Kong Film Archive Archived from the original on 18 December 2012 Retrieved 13 November 2011 Thomas 2003 p 79 a b Morton 2009 p 201 a b Thomas 2003 p 7 a b The adventurers Hong Kong Film Archive Retrieved 28 February 2014 permanent dead link Stewart Bhob Ko Dou Gai Bei Allmovie Rovi Corporation Retrieved 28 February 2014 第十七屆香港電影金像獎得獎名單 Hong Kong Film Awards in Chinese Retrieved 3 October 2011 The 4th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards 香港電影評論學會 Hong Kong Film Critics Society 22 January 1998 Archived from the original on 1 September 2011 Retrieved 3 October 2011 O Brien 2003 p 173 a b c The suspect Hong Kong Film Archive Archived from the original on 28 February 2014 Retrieved 28 February 2014 Burton eyes Hollow Rodman wrestles Variety 18 June 1998 Retrieved 9 July 2014 a b Leydon Joe 27 September 1999 Review Simon Sez Variety Retrieved 28 February 2014 a b c Elley Derek 19 March 2000 Variety Reviews Victim Film Reviews Review by Derek Elley Variety Retrieved 6 October 2011 a b c Miller Skyler Replicant Allmovie Rovi Corporation Retrieved 28 February 2014 Nesselson Lisa 23 July 2001 Replicant Variety a b Wheeler Jeremy In Hell Allmovie Rovi Corporation Buchanan Jason Looking for M Perfect 2003 Allmovie Rovi Corporation a b c d e Hendrix Grady Fukazawa Hiroshi 9 September 2014 Kaiju Shakedown Ringo Lam Film Comment Retrieved 11 September 2014 a b c Out of Competition Triangle by Ringo Lam Tsui Hark and Johnnie To Cannes Film Festival 17 May 2007 Retrieved 28 February 2014 a b c Ma Kevin 28 February 2014 Ringo Lam to direct new action film Film Business Asia Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 28 February 2014 Ma Kevin 21 May 2015 Hong Kong takes spotlight at NY Asian Fest Film Business Asia Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 21 May 2015 Ringo Lam Dies Hong Kong Director Of City On Fire Was 63 Deadline com Deadline Hollywood 29 December 2018 Retrieved 30 December 2018 著名動作片導演林嶺東猝逝 享壽63歲 Yahoo News in Chinese 29 December 2018 Retrieved 29 December 2018 Hong Kong Director Ringo Lam Dies at 63 Variety 29 December 2018 Retrieved 2 January 2019 a b Shackleton Liz 6 February 2015 Johnnie To assembles top Hong Kong talent Screen Daily Retrieved 9 February 2015 Boone John 3 June 2020 Cannes Announces Official Lineup for This Year s Canceled Film Festival WUSA9 Retrieved 4 June 2020 West 2006 p 170 你係得嘅 You are wonderful Hong Kong Film Archive in Chinese Archived from the original on 3 March 2014 Retrieved 3 March 2014 橫財三千萬 The thirty million rush Hong Kong Film Archive Archived from the original on 3 March 2014 Retrieved 4 March 2014 Prison on Fire Hong Kong Film Archive Archived from the original on 3 March 2014 Retrieved 3 March 2014 學校風雲 School on fire Hong Kong Film Archive in Chinese Archived from the original on 3 March 2014 Retrieved 3 March 2014 勇闖天下 Rebel from China Hong Kong Film Archive in Chinese Archived from the original on 3 March 2014 Retrieved 3 March 2014 雙龍會 Twin dragons Hong Kong Film Archive in Chinese Archived from the original on 3 March 2014 Retrieved 3 March 2014 Burning Paradise Hong Kong Film Archive Archived from the original on 3 March 2014 Retrieved 3 March 2014 Klady Leonard 16 September 1996 Maximum Risk Variety Retrieved 3 March 2014 Victim Hong Kong Film Archive Archived from the original on 3 March 2014 Retrieved 28 February 2014 Looking for Misterperfect Hong Kong Film Archive Archived from the original on 3 March 2014 Retrieved 3 March 2014 Triangle Hong Kong Movie Database Archived from the original on 3 March 2014 Retrieved 3 March 2013 Brown Todd 24 May 2011 Trailer For Upcoming Documentary Tarantino The Disciple Of Hong Kong Twitch Film Archived from the original on 15 March 2013 Retrieved 4 March 2013 Tsui Clarence 16 July 2015 Wild City Mai Sing Film Review The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 29 July 2015 Wu Daniel 19 September 2015 thatdanielwu Instagram Archived from the original on 24 December 2021 Retrieved 19 September 2015 Bibliography Edit Morton Lisa 2009 The Cinema of Tsui Hark McFarland ISBN 978 0 7864 4460 1 Charles John 2000 The Hong Kong Filmography 1977 1997 McFarland ISBN 0786408421 Stokes Lisa Odham 1999 City on Fire Hong Kong Cinema Verso ISBN 1859842038 Yang Jeff 2003 Once Upon a Time in China A Guide to Hong Kong Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese Cinema Simon amp Schuster ISBN 0743448170 West David 2006 Chasing Dragons An Introduction to the Martial Arts Film I B Tauris ISBN 1850439826 Thomas Brian 2003 VideoHound s Dragon Asian Action and Cult Flicks Visible Ink 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