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John Badham

Known for: Directing

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 24

Night Gallery 1970TV show Producer
Bird on a Wire 1990Movie Director
Saturday Night Fever 1977Movie Director
Short Circuit 1986Movie Director
WarGames 1983Movie Director
Blue Thunder 1983Movie Director
Drop Zone 1994Movie Director
Point of No Return 1993Movie Director
Nick of Time 1995Movie Director, Producer
The Hard Way 1991Movie Director
Another Stakeout 1993Movie Director
Stakeout 1987Movie Director, Producer
The Jack Bull 1999Movie HBO Max Director
Dracula 1979Movie Director
American Flyers 1985Movie Director
Whose Life Is It Anyway? 1981Movie Director
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story 2007Movie JustWatch TVPlex as Self
Incognito 1997Movie Director
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings 1976Movie Director
Brother's Keeper 2002Movie Director
Becoming Iconic 2018Movie as Self
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman 2009Movie as Self
Evel Knievel 2004Movie Director
Obsessed 2002Movie Director