Ringo Lam Ling-Tung (simplified Chinese:林岭东; traditional Chinese:林嶺東; pinyin:Lín Lǐngdōng, Cantonese: Lam Ling-tung), is a Hong Kongfilm director, producer and scriptwriter. Born in Hong Kong in 1955, 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 winning his first Hong Kong Film Award, and has been extensively referenced as the fundamental inspiration (and carbon copy) for Quentin Tarantino's first film, Reservoir Dogs.
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's final directorial effort was directing one third of the portmanteau film Triangle along with Tsui Hark and Johnnie To. In 2014, it was announced that Lam was working on a new feature film.
Van Damme and Ringo Lam created an Action Packed Thrill Ride! / WHY Maximum Risk deserves Respect!
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Ringo Lam would work on 3 films together. Maximum Risk, Replicant and In Hell. In this video I am going to be focusing more on Maximum Risk, but there will be plenty of information about Van Damme as well as the filmography and style of Ringo Lam films. I’ll also be covering Natasha Henstridge of Species fame and we’ll take a look at the late Stefanos Miltsakakis.
View the Article from Vulture that breaks down 5 Essential Ringo Lam films here:
https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/revisiting-ringo-lams-5-most-essential-films.html
This video on Ringo Lam by the way is part 2 of a 4 part series on Hong Kong New Wave directors that teamed up with Jean-Claude Van Damme on their first US produced films. Make sure to check out Part 1 of this series here where I cover John ...
published: 26 Jul 2020
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Five years ago, a mysterious fire at the lab killed Professor Poon, and the notebook containing his research on a cancer cure ‘Ex-stem cell’ disappeared without a trace. His assistant Ko Yuk (Zhang Jingchu) escaped death, thanks to security guard Chong Tin-po (Daniel Wu).
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Ringo Lam the “Dark faced God” with his first ever TV interview (1997)
Ringo Lam the “Dark faced God” with his first ever TV interview on the set of "Full Alert" (1997).
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published: 08 Jan 2019
Ringo Lam. The Master of Hong Kong (2011)
Interview with Ringo Lam in the documentary: Quentin Tarantino. The disciple of Hong Kong.
published: 06 Feb 2020
Ringo Lam & Danny Lee - Q&A about Hong Kong films (6-11-2016)
Ringo Lam and Danny Lee reunite to talk about "City on Fire" and Hong Kong films. In Cantonese with no subtitles.
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published: 14 Jan 2019
RINGO LAM FILMS
published: 29 Dec 2018
Ringo Lam's 'In Hell' - Making of (2003)
Ringo Lam on the set of 'In Hell' (2003).
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Jean-Claude Van Damme and Ringo Lam would work on 3 films together. Maximum Risk, Replicant and In Hell. In this video I am going to be focusing more on Maximum...
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Ringo Lam would work on 3 films together. Maximum Risk, Replicant and In Hell. In this video I am going to be focusing more on Maximum Risk, but there will be plenty of information about Van Damme as well as the filmography and style of Ringo Lam films. I’ll also be covering Natasha Henstridge of Species fame and we’ll take a look at the late Stefanos Miltsakakis.
View the Article from Vulture that breaks down 5 Essential Ringo Lam films here:
https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/revisiting-ringo-lams-5-most-essential-films.html
This video on Ringo Lam by the way is part 2 of a 4 part series on Hong Kong New Wave directors that teamed up with Jean-Claude Van Damme on their first US produced films. Make sure to check out Part 1 of this series here where I cover John Woo and Hard Target here:
https://youtu.be/XgjpmcC7Zds
Ringo Lam first gained prominence in the action genre with 1987’s City on Fire. He’d follow that up with Prison on Fire and School on Fire. None of these films share any characters or situations by the way, but instead, a common theme. They all portray a bleak view on Hong Kong society. In these films, Ringo Lam explores controversial issues, such as street violence and the abuse of street, prison and school systems.
Maximum Risk is not usually brought up in a discussion when talking about Van Damme films, and that’s a shame. It may have something to with it being a box office disappointment in the US overall, grossing $14 Million on a $25 Million dollar budget. It did more than make up for it in Europe though, grossing almost $40 Million there.
As far as the production for Maximum Risk goes, this began on January 22, 1996 in France, where they first filmed the opening chase sequence. This whole scene would be the only time you’d see Van Damme’s character’s twin, Mikhail Suverov, in the actual film. The rest of the film would just focus on Alain Moreau, who ends up going undercover as Suverov to find out just what the heck happened to his twin brother he never even knew existed.
As far as the supporting cast goes, in Maximum Risk we’d get this huge Russian guy named Red Face, whom Van Damme would tussle with not once, not twice, but rather a whopping 3 different times. The actor that played him, Stefanos Miltsakakis, is unfortunately no longer with us, and passed away in 2019 at the age of 59. Aside from Maximum Risk, he played the villain in several other Van Damme movies as well. As far as the love interest goes, Natasha Henstridge of Species fame played this role really well. There was a lot of onscreen chemistry between her and Van Damme.
Maximum Risk was written by Larry Ferguson, who wrote 1986s Highlander with Christopher Lambert. After Species, Natasha’s 2nd movie was Adrenalin: Fear the Rush, who she starred alongside Christopher Lambert. The director of that film was Albert Pyun, who you may know as the guy who directed the Van Damme’s Classic Cyborg (which of course also had Stefano Miltsakakis in it as well). And then, in Natasha’s 3rd movie, she would team up alongside Van Damme in Maximum Risk, which also had Stefano Miltsakakis in it).
The 2nd Movie Ringo Lam did with Van Damme was 2001s Replicant, which Van Damme played dual roles again, this time a serial killer and his clone. Van Damme actually put up a really good performance in that one, which is no surprise, because Ringo Lam is the director that really pushed Van Damme as far as acting goes.
Their 3rd and final collaboration was 2003s In Hell. In it, Van Damme plays a man sentenced to life in prison after taking justice into his own hands to avenge his wife’s murder. The Russian prison he is sent to is tough and the warden puts on fights amongst the prisoners both for his entertainment and monetary gain. It’s a little like Death Warrant meets Bloodsport.
Ringo Lam sadly passed away in late 2018 at the age of 63. Van Damme had posted bout this on his personal Twitter account, mourning the loss.
In 2015, Ringo Lam attended the New York Asian Film Festival and was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. His last would be 2016’s Sky on Fire, which completed his whole On Fire series. Sky on Fire was the bookend to a great career that really began with 1987s City on Fire. Although he is no longer with us, his films will continue inspire new directors and entertain new audiences.
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Ringo Lam would work on 3 films together. Maximum Risk, Replicant and In Hell. In this video I am going to be focusing more on Maximum Risk, but there will be plenty of information about Van Damme as well as the filmography and style of Ringo Lam films. I’ll also be covering Natasha Henstridge of Species fame and we’ll take a look at the late Stefanos Miltsakakis.
View the Article from Vulture that breaks down 5 Essential Ringo Lam films here:
https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/revisiting-ringo-lams-5-most-essential-films.html
This video on Ringo Lam by the way is part 2 of a 4 part series on Hong Kong New Wave directors that teamed up with Jean-Claude Van Damme on their first US produced films. Make sure to check out Part 1 of this series here where I cover John Woo and Hard Target here:
https://youtu.be/XgjpmcC7Zds
Ringo Lam first gained prominence in the action genre with 1987’s City on Fire. He’d follow that up with Prison on Fire and School on Fire. None of these films share any characters or situations by the way, but instead, a common theme. They all portray a bleak view on Hong Kong society. In these films, Ringo Lam explores controversial issues, such as street violence and the abuse of street, prison and school systems.
Maximum Risk is not usually brought up in a discussion when talking about Van Damme films, and that’s a shame. It may have something to with it being a box office disappointment in the US overall, grossing $14 Million on a $25 Million dollar budget. It did more than make up for it in Europe though, grossing almost $40 Million there.
As far as the production for Maximum Risk goes, this began on January 22, 1996 in France, where they first filmed the opening chase sequence. This whole scene would be the only time you’d see Van Damme’s character’s twin, Mikhail Suverov, in the actual film. The rest of the film would just focus on Alain Moreau, who ends up going undercover as Suverov to find out just what the heck happened to his twin brother he never even knew existed.
As far as the supporting cast goes, in Maximum Risk we’d get this huge Russian guy named Red Face, whom Van Damme would tussle with not once, not twice, but rather a whopping 3 different times. The actor that played him, Stefanos Miltsakakis, is unfortunately no longer with us, and passed away in 2019 at the age of 59. Aside from Maximum Risk, he played the villain in several other Van Damme movies as well. As far as the love interest goes, Natasha Henstridge of Species fame played this role really well. There was a lot of onscreen chemistry between her and Van Damme.
Maximum Risk was written by Larry Ferguson, who wrote 1986s Highlander with Christopher Lambert. After Species, Natasha’s 2nd movie was Adrenalin: Fear the Rush, who she starred alongside Christopher Lambert. The director of that film was Albert Pyun, who you may know as the guy who directed the Van Damme’s Classic Cyborg (which of course also had Stefano Miltsakakis in it as well). And then, in Natasha’s 3rd movie, she would team up alongside Van Damme in Maximum Risk, which also had Stefano Miltsakakis in it).
The 2nd Movie Ringo Lam did with Van Damme was 2001s Replicant, which Van Damme played dual roles again, this time a serial killer and his clone. Van Damme actually put up a really good performance in that one, which is no surprise, because Ringo Lam is the director that really pushed Van Damme as far as acting goes.
Their 3rd and final collaboration was 2003s In Hell. In it, Van Damme plays a man sentenced to life in prison after taking justice into his own hands to avenge his wife’s murder. The Russian prison he is sent to is tough and the warden puts on fights amongst the prisoners both for his entertainment and monetary gain. It’s a little like Death Warrant meets Bloodsport.
Ringo Lam sadly passed away in late 2018 at the age of 63. Van Damme had posted bout this on his personal Twitter account, mourning the loss.
In 2015, Ringo Lam attended the New York Asian Film Festival and was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. His last would be 2016’s Sky on Fire, which completed his whole On Fire series. Sky on Fire was the bookend to a great career that really began with 1987s City on Fire. Although he is no longer with us, his films will continue inspire new directors and entertain new audiences.
SKY ON FIRE 冲天火 directed by Ringo Lam and starring Daniel Wu, Amber Kuo, Joseph Chang, Zhang Jingchu, Philip Keung, Zhang Ruoyun, Eddie Cheung
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SKY ON FIRE 冲天火 directed by Ringo Lam and starring Daniel Wu, Amber Kuo, Joseph Chang, Zhang Jingchu, Philip Keung, Zhang Ruoyun, Eddie Cheung
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Five years ago, a mysterious fire at the lab killed Professor Poon, and the notebook containing his research on a cancer cure ‘Ex-stem cell’ disappeared without a trace. His assistant Ko Yuk (Zhang Jingchu) escaped death, thanks to security guard Chong Tin-po (Daniel Wu).
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SKY ON FIRE 冲天火 directed by Ringo Lam and starring Daniel Wu, Amber Kuo, Joseph Chang, Zhang Jingchu, Philip Keung, Zhang Ruoyun, Eddie Cheung
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Five years ago, a mysterious fire at the lab killed Professor Poon, and the notebook containing his research on a cancer cure ‘Ex-stem cell’ disappeared without a trace. His assistant Ko Yuk (Zhang Jingchu) escaped death, thanks to security guard Chong Tin-po (Daniel Wu).
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Ringo Lam the “Dark faced God” with his first ever TV interview on the set of "Full Alert" (1997).
I do not claim ownership to any of these contents nor receiv...
Ringo Lam the “Dark faced God” with his first ever TV interview on the set of "Full Alert" (1997).
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Ringo Lam the “Dark faced God” with his first ever TV interview on the set of "Full Alert" (1997).
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Ringo Lam and Danny Lee reunite to talk about "City on Fire" and Hong Kong films. In Cantonese with no subtitles.
I do not claim ownership to any of these cont...
Ringo Lam and Danny Lee reunite to talk about "City on Fire" and Hong Kong films. In Cantonese with no subtitles.
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Ringo Lam and Danny Lee reunite to talk about "City on Fire" and Hong Kong films. In Cantonese with no subtitles.
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Ringo Lam on the set of 'In Hell' (2003).
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Ringo Lam on the set of 'In Hell' (2003).
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Ringo Lam on the set of 'In Hell' (2003).
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Jean-Claude Van Damme and Ringo Lam would work on 3 films together. Maximum Risk, Replicant and In Hell. In this video I am going to be focusing more on Maximum Risk, but there will be plenty of information about Van Damme as well as the filmography and style of Ringo Lam films. I’ll also be covering Natasha Henstridge of Species fame and we’ll take a look at the late Stefanos Miltsakakis.
View the Article from Vulture that breaks down 5 Essential Ringo Lam films here:
https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/revisiting-ringo-lams-5-most-essential-films.html
This video on Ringo Lam by the way is part 2 of a 4 part series on Hong Kong New Wave directors that teamed up with Jean-Claude Van Damme on their first US produced films. Make sure to check out Part 1 of this series here where I cover John Woo and Hard Target here:
https://youtu.be/XgjpmcC7Zds
Ringo Lam first gained prominence in the action genre with 1987’s City on Fire. He’d follow that up with Prison on Fire and School on Fire. None of these films share any characters or situations by the way, but instead, a common theme. They all portray a bleak view on Hong Kong society. In these films, Ringo Lam explores controversial issues, such as street violence and the abuse of street, prison and school systems.
Maximum Risk is not usually brought up in a discussion when talking about Van Damme films, and that’s a shame. It may have something to with it being a box office disappointment in the US overall, grossing $14 Million on a $25 Million dollar budget. It did more than make up for it in Europe though, grossing almost $40 Million there.
As far as the production for Maximum Risk goes, this began on January 22, 1996 in France, where they first filmed the opening chase sequence. This whole scene would be the only time you’d see Van Damme’s character’s twin, Mikhail Suverov, in the actual film. The rest of the film would just focus on Alain Moreau, who ends up going undercover as Suverov to find out just what the heck happened to his twin brother he never even knew existed.
As far as the supporting cast goes, in Maximum Risk we’d get this huge Russian guy named Red Face, whom Van Damme would tussle with not once, not twice, but rather a whopping 3 different times. The actor that played him, Stefanos Miltsakakis, is unfortunately no longer with us, and passed away in 2019 at the age of 59. Aside from Maximum Risk, he played the villain in several other Van Damme movies as well. As far as the love interest goes, Natasha Henstridge of Species fame played this role really well. There was a lot of onscreen chemistry between her and Van Damme.
Maximum Risk was written by Larry Ferguson, who wrote 1986s Highlander with Christopher Lambert. After Species, Natasha’s 2nd movie was Adrenalin: Fear the Rush, who she starred alongside Christopher Lambert. The director of that film was Albert Pyun, who you may know as the guy who directed the Van Damme’s Classic Cyborg (which of course also had Stefano Miltsakakis in it as well). And then, in Natasha’s 3rd movie, she would team up alongside Van Damme in Maximum Risk, which also had Stefano Miltsakakis in it).
The 2nd Movie Ringo Lam did with Van Damme was 2001s Replicant, which Van Damme played dual roles again, this time a serial killer and his clone. Van Damme actually put up a really good performance in that one, which is no surprise, because Ringo Lam is the director that really pushed Van Damme as far as acting goes.
Their 3rd and final collaboration was 2003s In Hell. In it, Van Damme plays a man sentenced to life in prison after taking justice into his own hands to avenge his wife’s murder. The Russian prison he is sent to is tough and the warden puts on fights amongst the prisoners both for his entertainment and monetary gain. It’s a little like Death Warrant meets Bloodsport.
Ringo Lam sadly passed away in late 2018 at the age of 63. Van Damme had posted bout this on his personal Twitter account, mourning the loss.
In 2015, Ringo Lam attended the New York Asian Film Festival and was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. His last would be 2016’s Sky on Fire, which completed his whole On Fire series. Sky on Fire was the bookend to a great career that really began with 1987s City on Fire. Although he is no longer with us, his films will continue inspire new directors and entertain new audiences.
SKY ON FIRE 冲天火 directed by Ringo Lam and starring Daniel Wu, Amber Kuo, Joseph Chang, Zhang Jingchu, Philip Keung, Zhang Ruoyun, Eddie Cheung
Asian Action Movies: https://goo.gl/h0HOvS
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Five years ago, a mysterious fire at the lab killed Professor Poon, and the notebook containing his research on a cancer cure ‘Ex-stem cell’ disappeared without a trace. His assistant Ko Yuk (Zhang Jingchu) escaped death, thanks to security guard Chong Tin-po (Daniel Wu).
FilmIsNow your first stop for the latest new cinematic videos the moment they are released. Whether it is the latest studio trailer release, an evocative documentary, clips, TV spots, or other extra videos, the FilmIsNow team is dedicated to providing you with all the best new videos because just like you we are big movie fans.
Ringo Lam the “Dark faced God” with his first ever TV interview on the set of "Full Alert" (1997).
I do not claim ownership to any of these contents nor receive monetary gains. All rights belong to their respective owners.
Ringo Lam and Danny Lee reunite to talk about "City on Fire" and Hong Kong films. In Cantonese with no subtitles.
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Ringo Lam on the set of 'In Hell' (2003).
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Ringo Lam Ling-Tung (simplified Chinese:林岭东; traditional Chinese:林嶺東; pinyin:Lín Lǐngdōng, Cantonese: Lam Ling-tung), is a Hong Kongfilm director, producer and scriptwriter. Born in Hong Kong in 1955, 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 winning his first Hong Kong Film Award, and has been extensively referenced as the fundamental inspiration (and carbon copy) for Quentin Tarantino's first film, Reservoir Dogs.
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's final directorial effort was directing one third of the portmanteau film Triangle along with Tsui Hark and Johnnie To. In 2014, it was announced that Lam was working on a new feature film.
The phrase is still in use, but the purveyors of Hong Kong-style action — Ringo Lam, John Woo, Tsui Hark, Sammo Hung — have since been surpassed by the filmmakers they influenced.
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I don’t know whether “City On Fire” has anything to do with the 1987Ringo Lam/Chow Yun-Fat crime film, but that movie is an absolute banger, so let’s just say that it does. Listen below ... Tom Breihan Staff. tombreihan ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... .
Maximum Risk, the 1996 film that marked Hong Kong action director Ringo Lam’s Hollywood debut, lacked many of his characteristic flourishes, despite a memorable sauna scene and some sharp editing ... .
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In this episode of “The Envelope,” Yeoh discusses her first impressions of “Everything Everywhere’s” genre-bending script and bold gags ...Listen now wherever you get your podcasts ... Ringo Lam, you know? Because that is a dream for every single filmmaker.
