Chua Lam

Production

Chua Lam

Born 1941-08-18 · Singapore

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Crime Story poster
6.8

A special agent is assigned to protect a wealthy business magnate. However, when the businessman is kidnapped in a daring ambush, he teams up with a seasoned detective to crack the case. But soon he discovers the case isn't that simple.

Crime Story

1993

City Hunter poster
6.6

A self-indulgent private investigator winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.

City Hunter

1993

Robotrix poster
5.9

When evil inventor Ryuichi Yamamoto transfers his mind into that of a powerful cyborg, he becomes a murderer and rapist. But when one of his victims, Police officer Selina Lam becomes super robot Eve-R27, she teams up with android sidekick Ann and together they seek to bring the criminally insane scientist to justice.

Robotrix

1991

Mr. Nice Guy poster
6.6

A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.

Mr. Nice Guy

1997

Thunderbolt poster
6.5

In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic, Chan Foh To, has to defeat a super-criminal street racer.

Thunderbolt

1995

Girls Unbutton poster
4.3

A film about the ups and downs of a beautiful young lass named Jenny and her never ending pursuit of a boyfriend.

Girls Unbutton

1994

Spirit of Love poster
4.5

Judging by her lavish home, a model is making a fortune doing TV commercials. When her boyfriend/boss comes over and tries to get romantic, the model begins seeing weird and scary visions. Visions of blood flooding her floor, and a three year old boy ghost. It seems that, three years earlier, she was pregnant and caught her husband athletically knocking off a blonde. Husband kicked her down the stairs, which causes her to abort. The ghost is evidently the aborted baby grown up. Back to the present day, hubby has teamed up with a new girl, and is trying to get back into the house and kidnap the boy ghost.

Spirit of Love

1993

Vampire vs. Vampire poster
6.2

To save the village from paranormal menaces, the One-Eyebrow Priest deals with and battles a host of mysterious creatures including: a little mischievous Chinese vampire; a lustful female ghost; the spirit of a woman murdered by a club owner and a European vampire and his blood-sucking pet bats.

Vampire vs. Vampire

1989

The Peacock King poster
6.3

Coerced by the evil Witch Raga, Ashura, the Hell Virgin, attempts to unlock the four Earth holes that lead to the Gates of Hell. Together, Raga aims to control the Earth. However, two monks skilful in magical powers set off on a journey to the cities to obstruct Ashura from unlocking the gates and stop Raga. Otherwise, not only will control of the Earth be at stake, but the King of Hell will resurrect and darkness will overcome the world.

The Peacock King

1988

Finale in Blood poster
5.2

Cheng is an attention-seeking no-hoper who works at a radio station, announcing food prices. But when his path crosses with that of Fong Yan's ghost, the telling of her story helps Cheng become the star presenter of the nightly serial.

Finale in Blood

1993

The Yuppie Fantasia poster
6.5

Marital ups and downs and extramarital flings provide the background to this uproarious tale of life in an advertising agency. Yuppie ad-man Leung Foon separates from his similarly career-focused wife Ann, tries to get back together with his former girlfriend, and flirts with his woman boss, before questioning whether he was better off where he started.

The Yuppie Fantasia

1989

Couples, Couples, Couples poster
7.0

Couples, Couples, Couples is a largely broad comedy about the vagaries of romance and babymaking.

Couples, Couples, Couples

1988

On Parole 2: Do Unto the Other poster
6.0

Hung is back from the previous film On Parole and ready for business.

On Parole 2: Do Unto the Other

1993

Doctor Vampire poster
7.0

Chinese doctor has his car break down in England. he wanders into a castle where vampires congregate. After having sex with a Chinese vampire he leaves, however his blood is so sweet the Chinese vampire is sent to Hong Kong bring him back. While in Hong Kong he begins to show signs of vampirism and his friends have to try to save him.

Doctor Vampire

1990

The Oily Maniac poster
5.5

A cripple takes revenge on criminals by using a magic spell that transforms him into an oily monster/superhero.

The Oily Maniac

1976

Born to Gamble poster
5.8

Alex is the smart one who claims first place in every human endeavor. To be true, he really excels in all forms of gambling. Alex likes to help people. Thus, when his old friend Fung is jilted by a rich girl, he immediately takes Fung to a slave auction in the Philippines. There, Fung buys a woman of beauty and femininity. Alex himself falls in love with Mina, who is deadly against gambling. She would break ties with anyone found to be gambling...

Born to Gamble

1987

Killer's Nocturne poster
5.6

Chi Feng's father, Lo Tien Pei, has retired as the king of gambling. But Yen Li Shan, who was humiliated by Lo seven years ago, has returned with fiery vengeance in his heart. Yen manages to buy the Endless Night, the top casino nightclub in Shanghai, before quickly and brutally establishing himself as the new casino kingpin. What follows is a cycle of revenge between the three men forcing Chi Feng to test his resilience and strength.

Killer's Nocturne

1987

The Cat poster
6.6

A cat from outer space teams up with a young girl and an old man to fight a murderous alien that possesses people.

The Cat

1992

Her Vengeance poster
6.1

Fong Kit Ying is an unassuming nightclub employee in Macao who inadvertently angers a gang of drunken patrons. They follow her home after her shift and mount a viscous gang assault. After her traumatic ordeal, she vows to hunt them down one by one.

Her Vengeance

1988

Flirting poster
5.5

Legendary writer/television host/film producer Chua Lam produced the 1988 erotic drama Flirting, starring Alex Man, Ng Siu Gong, pink film actress Aoki Yuko, and Maria Yuen. A morality tale about carnal desire and betrayal, Ng stars as Sai, a rural villager who leaves his young wife behind and goes to Hong Kong to find work. He shares an apartment with best friend Choi (Alex Man), a rough womanizer who goes to Thailand and brings home new Thai wife Aoki (Aoki Yuko). As Sai is forced to hear Choi and Aoki having sex next door every night, his own desire escalates to the point where he starts to spy on the newly married couple. When Choi can't even keep down his womanizing ways in the presence of his wife, Aoki goes to Sai for consolation. However, the two are unable to hold their desires any longer, beginning a steamy affair that may lead to fatal consequences.

Flirting

1988

Profiles of Pleasure poster
7.0

Before the Big Ban on prostitution, West Hong Kong is famous for its houses of pleasure. The most infamous of them all is Floral Ode House. Among its girls are Yen Hung, who becomes a widow regularly; aristocratic Chien Chien; Cherry Fun, who manages to lose the nickname; and a bevy of beauties. The madam who is on good terms with the police chief claims the best business this side of virtue. Then there comes from England Cheng Li-Peng, commissioned to ban prostitution. He is engaged to Lily, the police chief's daughter. But his parents had arranged a wife for him when he was an infant. They have lost trace of each other. Cheng Li-Peng starts his investigation, which lead him to Yen Hung's and Chien Chien's bedrooms. He is surprised to find himself in love with all three girls. And one of them turns out to be his missing fiancee!

Profiles of Pleasure

1988

Mr. Smart poster
10.0

Smart (Kent Cheng), a sailor, returns from sea to his family to help with the family business and raise money for repairs, also teach people about love

Mr. Smart

1989

The Christ of Nanjing poster
6.3

Ryuichi Okagawa, a Japanese writer who worked as a reporter in China has been sick ever since his return home. While in China, Okagawa had met a devoutly religious girl named Jin-hua. Okagawa was born with a predisposition to agonizing recurrent migraines, but found happiness with Jin-hua and married her. Unfortunately, he already had a wife in Japan, and this revelation crushed Jin-hua. When Okagawa returned home, leaving Jin-hua behind, she was forced to work as a prostitute, catching both a severe case of the flu and a rather less socially acceptable condition. Meanwhile, Okagawa's guilt has torn him apart enough for him to return to China in an attempt to bring Jin-hua home with him to get medical attention, but the girl is already too far gone for his help.

The Christ of Nanjing

1995

Four Loves poster
9.0

The two Cheng sisters leave war-torn Shanghai for Hong Kong. They take on another guest along the way, and move in with their cousin in Hong Kong, now a close unit of four friends. Through highs and lows, they all learn to live with each other.

Four Loves

1989