John Badham
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.
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.
Filmography
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
2022
as Self - Director / Associate Producer
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
as Self - Interviewee
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King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula
2019
Becoming Iconic
2018
as Self
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
2017
as Self
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
2009
as Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
as Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
as Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008
as Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
as Self
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Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
2006
as Self
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The Special: Building Blue Thunder
2006
The Revamping of Dracula
2004
as Self
The Last Debate
2000
as Don Beard
Drop Zone
1994
as Yacht Captain (uncredited)
Point of No Return
1993
as Room-Service Waiter
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Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
1983
Saturday Night Fever
1977
as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)