Known For
Directing
Born
Aug 25, 1939
Place of Birth
Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Credits
83 titles
John Badham
Biography
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
Filmography
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
Self - Director / Associate Producer
Meatballs
Director
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula
Becoming Iconic
Self
Siren
Director
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Self
Rush Hour
Director
Stitchers
Director
12 Monkeys
Director
Constantine
Director
Arrow
Director
The Event
Director
Nikita
Director
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
In Plain Sight
Director
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Self
Heroes
Director
Men in Trees
Director
Psych
Director
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Self
The Special: Building Blue Thunder
Criminal Minds
Director
Just Legal
Director
Supernatural
Director
Blind Justice
Director
The Revamping of Dracula
Self
Evel Knievel
Director
Footsteps
Director
Las Vegas
Director
Obsessed
Director
The Shield
Director
Brother's Keeper
Director
Crossing Jordan
Marty
The Last Debate
Don Beard
The Jack Bull
Director
Floating Away
Director
Incognito
Director
Nick of Time
Producer
Drop Zone
Yacht Captain (uncredited)
Another Stakeout
Director
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Executive Producer
Point of No Return
Room-Service Waiter
Mood Indigo
Executive Producer
The Hard Way
Director
Bird on a Wire
Director
Disorganized Crime
Executive Producer