''Dr. Lamb'' (羔羊醫生) is a 1992 Hong Kong

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directed by Danny Lee and

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. The film stars Lee,

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and

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. ''Dr Lamb'' was rated Category III by the

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. The film is allegedly based on crimes actually committed in 1982 by Hong Kong serial killer

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Plot

Cast

* Danny Lee as Inspector Lee *

as Lam Gor-yue *

as Fat Bing * Lau Siu-ming as Lam Gor-yue's father * Parkman Wong as Bully Hung * Emily Kwan as Bo * Perrie Lai as Lam's stepsister * Chung Bik-wing as Leung Wing Yin * Wong Wing-fong as Chau Sau-lan * Julie Lee as Leung Man-lung * Eric Kei as Eric *

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as KK * Ma Lee * Hui Sze-man as Lam's stepmother * Amy Wong as Lam's ex-girlfriend * Chan Yin-yung as Daughter of Lam's stepsister

Release

Home media

''Dr. Lamb'' was released on

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on April 30, 2002. and was re-released on

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by Unearthed Films on August 9, 2022.

Reception

''HorrorNews.net'' gave the film a mixed review, writing, "''Dr. Lamb'' skips back and forth between brutal violence that is seriously treated, and ridiculously over-the-top, even slapsticky sequences that seem out-of-place in what is meant to be a crime film based on a true story." Joey O'Bryan of ''

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'' awarded the film three out of five stars, stating, "A film that pushes the limits of bad taste in several key scenes, ''Dr. Lamb'' is a slick, and sick, exploitation item that both repels the viewer with its images of disturbing, misogynistic violence, in addition to tickling them with repulsive black humor à la early John Waters."

References

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* * 1992 films 1992 horror films 1992 crime thriller films Hong Kong horror thriller films Hong Kong crime thriller films Hong Kong serial killer films Crime horror films 1990s exploitation films Hong Kong splatter films Police detective films Films directed by Billy Tang Crime films based on actual events Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong 1990s Cantonese-language films 1990s Hong Kong films {{1990s-horror-film-stub