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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
34 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman | Self | Film |
| 2007 | Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story | Self | Film |
| 2004 | Evel Knievel | Director | Film |
| 2003 | Footsteps | Director | Film |
| 2002 | Brother's Keeper | Director | Film |
| 2002 | Obsessed | Director | Film |
| 1999 | The Jack Bull | Director | Film |
| 1997 | Incognito | Director | Film |
| 1995 | Nick of Time | Director | Film |
| 1995 | Nick of Time | Producer | Film |
| 1994 | Drop Zone | Director | Film |
| 1994 | Drop Zone | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1993 | Point of No Return | Room-Service Waiter | Film |
| 1993 | Another Stakeout | Director | Film |
| 1993 | Point of No Return | Director | Film |
| 1993 | Another Stakeout | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1991 | The Hard Way | Director | Film |
| 1990 | Bird on a Wire | Director | Film |
| 1989 | Disorganized Crime | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1987 | Stakeout | Director | Film |
| 1987 | Stakeout | Producer | Film |
| 1986 | Short Circuit | Director | Film |
| 1985 | American Flyers | Director | Film |
| 1983 | Blue Thunder | Director | Film |
| 1983 | WarGames | Director | Film |
| 1981 | Whose Life Is It Anyway? | Director | Film |
| 1979 | Dracula | Director | Film |
| 1977 | Saturday Night Fever | Pedestrian #1 (uncredited) | Film |
| 1977 | Saturday Night Fever | Director | Film |
| 1976 | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Director | Film |
| 1974 | Reflections of Murder | Director | Film |
| 1973 | Isn't It Shocking? | Director | Film |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Producer | TV |
| 1969 | Night Gallery | Associate Producer | Film |
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