John Badham
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.
Filmography
19 titles- 2022
In Search of TomorrowSelf - IntervieweeIMDb 6.8Movie - 2022
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy GoldenbergSelf - Director / Associate ProducerMovie - 2019King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers DraculaMovie
- 2018
Becoming IconicSelfIMDb 5.3Movie - 2017
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco MovieSelfIMDb 7.7Movie - 2009
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd KaufmanSelfIMDb 5.0Movie - 2008
The Business End: Violence in CinemaSelfIMDb 8.0Movie - 2008
The Craft of Dirty HarrySelfIMDb 6.0Movie - 2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty HarrySelfIMDb 5.8Movie - 2007
Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelfIMDb 7.8Movie - 2006The Special: Building Blue ThunderMovie
- 2006Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'SelfMovie
- 2004
The Revamping of DraculaSelfIMDb 6.0Movie - 2001
Crossing JordanMartyIMDb 7.2Show - 2000
The Last DebateDon BeardIMDb 9.0Movie - 1994
Drop ZoneYacht Captain (uncredited)IMDb 5.8Movie - 1993
Point of No ReturnRoom-Service WaiterIMDb 6.2Movie - 1983Behind-the-Scenes: Blue ThunderMovie
- 1977
Saturday Night FeverPedestrian #1 (uncredited)IMDb 6.7Movie