"Prison on Fire" is a Hong Kong action film directed by Ringo Lam, released in 1987. The movie stars Chow Yun-fat as Cheung Tze-keung, a former pickpocket who is sentenced to prison for a crime he didn't commit. While in prison, Cheung befriends a fellow inmate, Lung (played by Wang Kuan-hsi), and together they start a fire in the prison, leading to a massive riot.