John Badham

Directing·Aug 25, 1939·Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

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John MacDonald Badham (born August 25, 1939) is an British-born American director, best known for the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), and Stakeout (1987). Badham worked in television for years, before his breakthrough in 1977 with Saturday Night Fever, a massive worldwide hit starring John Travolta. WarGames (1983), starring Matthew Broderick, is his other signature film, renowned for its take on popular Cold War fears of nuclear terror, and holocaust, as well as being one of the first films to deal with the subculture of amateur hacking. In addition to his numerous film credits, Badham has also directed and produced for TV, including credits for Rod Serling's Night Gallery, and the A&E television series The Beast. He has also contributed commentary to the web series Trailers from Hell.

Film	Credit
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg2022 · Self - Director / Associate Producer	Self - Director / Associate Producer
Meatballs2022 · Director	Director
In Search of Tomorrow2022 · Self - Interviewee	Self - Interviewee
KKing of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula2019 · Actor	Actor
Becoming Iconic2018 · Self	Self
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie2017 · Self	Self
TTromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman2009 · Self	Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry2008 · Self	Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema2008 · Self	Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry2008 · Self	Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story2007 · Self	Self
RRide with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'2006 · Self	Self
TThe Special: Building Blue Thunder2006 · Actor	Actor
The Revamping of Dracula2004 · Self	Self
Evel Knievel2004 · Director	Director
Footsteps2003 · Director	Director
Obsessed2002 · Director	Director
Brother's Keeper2002 · Director	Director
The Last Debate2000 · Don Beard, Director	Don Beard, Director
The Jack Bull1999 · Director	Director
Floating Away1998 · Director	Director
Incognito1997 · Director	Director
Nick of Time1995 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Drop Zone1994 · Yacht Captain (uncredited), Director	Yacht Captain (uncredited), Director
Another Stakeout1993 · Director	Director
Point of No Return1993 · Room-Service Waiter, Director	Room-Service Waiter, Director
The Hard Way1991 · Director	Director
Bird on a Wire1990 · Director	Director
Stakeout1987 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Short Circuit1986 · Director	Director
American Flyers1985 · Director	Director
WarGames1983 · Director	Director
Blue Thunder1983 · Director	Director
BBehind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder1983 · Actor	Actor
Whose Life Is It Anyway?1981 · Director	Director
Dracula1979 · Director	Director
Saturday Night Fever1977 · Pedestrian #1 (uncredited), Director	Pedestrian #1 (uncredited), Director
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings1976 · Director	Director
The Keegans1976 · Director	Director
The Godchild1974 · Director	Director
Reflections of Murder1974 · Director	Director
The Gun1974 · Director	Director
The Law1974 · Director	Director
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love1974 · Director	Director
Isn't It Shocking?1973 · Director	Director
TThe Impatient Heart1971 · Director	Director