Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
August 25, 1939
Place of Birth:
Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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John Badham
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg | Self - Director / Associate Producer |
| 2022 | In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee |
| 2019 | King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula | |
| 2018 | Becoming Iconic | Self |
| 2017 | Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie | Self |
| 2009 | Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman | Himself |
| 2008 | The Business End: Violence in Cinema | Self |
| 2008 | The Craft of Dirty Harry | Self |
| 2008 | The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry | Self |
| 2007 | Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story | Self |
| 2006 | Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' | Self |
| 2004 | The Revamping of Dracula | Self |
| 2000 | The Last Debate | Don Beard |
| 1994 | Drop Zone | Yacht Captain (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Point of No Return | Room-Service Waiter |
| 1977 | Saturday Night Fever | Pedestrian #1 (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Marty |