John Badham
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 ·Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenbergas Self - Director / Associate Producer
- 2022 ·In Search of Tomorrowas Self - Interviewee
- 2019 ·King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Draculaas
- 2018 ·Becoming Iconicas Self
- 2017 ·Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movieas Self
- 2009 ·Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufmanas Himself
- 2008 ·The Long Shadow of Dirty Harryas Self
- 2008 ·The Craft of Dirty Harryas Self
- 2008 ·The Business End: Violence in Cinemaas Self
- 2007 ·Spine Tingler! The William Castle Storyas Self
- 2006 ·Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'as Self
- 2004 ·The Revamping of Draculaas Self
- 2001 ·Crossing Jordanas Marty
- 2000 ·The Last Debateas Don Beard
- 1994 ·Drop Zoneas Yacht Captain (uncredited)
- 1993 ·Point of No Returnas Room-Service Waiter
- 1977 ·Saturday Night Feveras Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)