John Badham
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-08-25 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
John Badham
Biography
John MacDonald Badham is an English-born American director of film and television, 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.
Acting
(2022)
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
as Self - Director / Associate Producer
(2022)
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
(2019)
(2018)
Becoming Iconic
as Self
(2017)
(2009)
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
as Himself
(2008)
(2008)
The Craft of Dirty Harry
as Self
(2008)
(2007)
(2006)
(2004)
The Revamping of Dracula
as Self
(2000)
The Last Debate
as Don Beard
(1994)
Drop Zone
as Yacht Captain (uncredited)
(1993)
Point of No Return
as Room-Service Waiter
(1977)
Saturday Night Fever
as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)
Crew
(2022)
Meatballs
Director
(2004)
Evel Knievel
Director
(2003)
Footsteps
Director
(2002)
Brother's Keeper
Director
(2002)
Obsessed
Director
(2000)
The Last Debate
Director
(1999)
The Jack Bull
Director
(1998)
Floating Away
Director
(1997)
Incognito
Director
(1995)
Nick of Time
Producer, Director
(1994)
Drop Zone
Director, Executive Producer
(1993)
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Executive Producer
(1993)
Point of No Return
Director
(1993)
Another Stakeout
Director, Executive Producer
(1993)
Mood Indigo
Executive Producer
(1991)
The Hard Way
Director
(1990)
Bird on a Wire
Director
(1989)
Disorganized Crime
Executive Producer
(1987)
Stakeout
Producer, Director
(1986)
Short Circuit
Director
(1985)
American Flyers
Director
(1983)
WarGames
Director
(1983)
Blue Thunder
Director
(1981)
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Director
(1979)
Dracula
Director
(1977)
Saturday Night Fever
Director
(1976)
(1976)
The Keegans
Director
(1974)
Reflections of Murder
Director
(1974)
The Godchild
Director
(1974)
The Law
Director
(1974)
The Gun
Director
(1974)
(1973)
Isn't It Shocking?
Director
(1971)
The Impatient Heart
Director
(1970)
A Clear and Present Danger
Associate Producer
(1970)
Dial Hot Line
Associate Producer
(1969)
Deadlock
Producer's Assistant
(1969)
Night Gallery
Associate Producer