Hong Kong-born filmmaker Ringo Lam, best known for directing influential crime film "City on Fire", has died. He was 63.
According to Variety, Hong Kong media outlets reported that the director was found unresponsive in bed on Saturday by his wife.
The 1986 film "City on Fire", which won many accolades, including best director at the Hong Kong Film Awards, was a major influence on Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs".
Tarantino had told the Baltimore Sun that "City on Fire" was "a really cool movie. It influenced me a lot. I got some stuff from it."
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