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