Aces Go Places
Lam took over as director for Po-Chih Leong after he had finished about one-third of the film "Esprit d'amour" as the film's producer Karl Maka needed a cheap replacement and hired him. Lam explained that he had "no choice, I need food, so I do the best I can ..." Lam received sole directing credit for the film. The film was released on 15 December 1983 in Hong Kong. Lam's next feature film was "The Other Side of Gentleman" which was released 28 June 1984 in Hong Kong. Lam followed this with the romantic comedy film "Cupid One" released 1985. The film grossed HK$6,382,935, which was less than his previous two films which both grossed over ten million Hong Kong dollars. Lam's next film was the fourth film in the "Aces Go Places" film series, "Aces Go Places IV". Lam stated in interviews that he directed the film as a favor to Karl Maka, who helped give Lam his start. The film was very successful at the box office grossing HK$27,012,748 in Hong Kong.