John Badham
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 25 August 1939 · Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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.
Known for
Acting 18
- 2022Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg as Self - Director / Associate Producer
- 2022In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2019King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula
- 2018Becoming Iconic as Self
- 2017Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie as Self
- 2009Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman as Self
- 2008The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
- 2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story as Self
- 2006Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' as Self
- 2006The Special: Building Blue Thunder
- 2004The Revamping of Dracula as Self
- 2000The Last Debate as Don Beard
- 1994Drop Zone as Yacht Captain (uncredited)
- 1993Point of No Return as Room-Service Waiter
- 1983Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
- 1977Saturday Night Fever as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)
Directing 34
- 2022Meatballs · director
- 2005Supernatural · 9 episodes
- 2005Criminal Minds · 1 episode
- 2004Evel Knievel · director
- 2003Footsteps · director
- 2002Obsessed · director
- 2002Brother's Keeper · director
- 2000The Last Debate · director
- 1999The Jack Bull · director
- 1998Floating Away · director
- 1997Incognito · director
- 1995Nick of Time · director
- 1994Drop Zone · director
- 1993Another Stakeout · director
- 1993Point of No Return · director
- 1991The Hard Way · director
- 1990Bird on a Wire · director
- 1987Stakeout · director
- 1986Short Circuit · director
- 1985American Flyers · director
- 1983WarGames · director
- 1983Blue Thunder · director
- 1981Whose Life Is It Anyway? · director
- 1979Dracula · director
- 1977Saturday Night Fever · director
- 1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings · director
- 1976The Keegans · director
- 1974The Godchild · director
- 1974Reflections of Murder · director
- 1974The Gun · director
- 1974The Law · director
- 1974Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love · director
- 1973Isn't It Shocking? · director
- 1971The Impatient Heart · director
Production 11
- 1995Nick of Time · producer
- 1994Drop Zone · executive producer
- 1993Another Stakeout · executive producer
- 1993Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story · executive producer
- 1993Mood Indigo · executive producer
- 1989Disorganized Crime · executive producer
- 1987Stakeout · producer
- 1970A Clear and Present Danger · associate producer
- 1970Dial Hot Line · associate producer
- 1969Night Gallery · associate producer
- 1969Deadlock · producer's assistant