Ringo Lam (Cantonese: Lam Leng-tung; born 1955) is a film director known for stylish action thrillers. He was born in Hong Kong, and studied film at the legendary 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. Wikipedia
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Studied film at York University, Toronto His film 'Long hu feng yun' was the inspiration for the plot and some of the scenes in Quentin Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs'. Was offered the chance to direct Until Death (2007) but declined because of creative diff www.imdb.com/name/nm0482681/