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 Goldenberg as Self - Director / Associate Producer
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2019 · King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula as
- 2018 · Becoming Iconic as Self
- 2017 · Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie as Self
- 2009 · Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman as Himself
- 2008 · The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008 · The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
- 2007 · Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story as Self
- 2006 · Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' as Self
- 2004 · The Revamping of Dracula as Self
- 2001 · Crossing Jordan as Marty
- 2000 · The Last Debate as Don Beard
- 1994 · Drop Zone as Yacht Captain (uncredited)
- 1993 · Point of No Return as Room-Service Waiter
- 1977 · Saturday Night Fever as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)