John Badham
42 movies · 30 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Aug 25, 1939 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Charles John Smith · John M. Badham · 约翰·班德汉姆
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.
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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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
John Badham: movies and TV shows
Acting (8)
- 2019
- 2006
- 2001
- 2000 The Last Debate
as Don Beard
- 1994 Drop Zone
as Yacht Captain (uncredited)
- 1993 Point of No Return
as Room-Service Waiter
- 1983
- 1977 Saturday Night Fever
as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)
Behind the camera (69)
- 2022 Meatballs
Director
- 2018
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015
- 2014
- 2012
- 2010
- 2010
- 2008
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004 Evel Knievel
Director
- 2003 Footsteps
Director
- 2003
- 2002 Obsessed
Director
- 2002
- 2002 Brother's Keeper
Director
- 2001
- 2000 The Last Debate
Director
- 1999 The Jack Bull
Director
- 1998 Floating Away
Director
- 1997 Incognito
Director
- 1995 Nick of Time
Producer, Director
- 1994 Drop Zone
Executive Producer, Director
- 1993 Another Stakeout
Director, Executive Producer
- 1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Executive Producer
- 1993 Point of No Return
Director
- 1993 Mood Indigo
Executive Producer
- 1991 The Hard Way
Director
- 1990 Bird on a Wire
Director
- 1989 Disorganized Crime
Executive Producer
- 1987 Stakeout
Producer, Director
- 1986 Short Circuit
Director
- 1985 American Flyers
Director
- 1983 WarGames
Director
- 1983 Blue Thunder
Director
- 1981 Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Director
- 1979 Dracula
Director
- 1977 Saturday Night Fever
Director
- 1976
- 1976 The Keegans
Director
- 1974 The Godchild
Director
- 1974 Reflections of Murder
Director
- 1974 The Gun
Director
- 1974 The Law
Director
- 1974
- 1973 Isn't It Shocking?
Director
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971 The Impatient Heart
Director
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970
- 1970
- 1970 A Clear and Present Danger
Associate Producer
- 1970 Dial Hot Line
Associate Producer
- 1969 Night Gallery
Associate Producer
- 1969
- 1969 Deadlock
Producer's Assistant
Talk shows and appearances (11)
- 2022
- 2022
- 2018
- 2017
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2004