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.

Known For

Crossing Jordan

Saturday Night Fever

Point of No Return

Drop Zone

In Search of Tomorrow

The Last Debate

Becoming Iconic

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

All Movies (18)

• Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg2022 · as Self - Director / Associate Producer
• In Search of Tomorrow2022 · as Self - Interviewee
• King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula2019
• Becoming Iconic2018 · as Self
• Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie2017 · as Self
• Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman2009 · as Self
• The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry2008 · as Self
• The Business End: Violence in Cinema2008 · as Self
• The Craft of Dirty Harry2008 · as Self
• Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story2007 · as Self
• Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'2006 · as Self
• The Special: Building Blue Thunder2006
• The Revamping of Dracula2004 · as Self
• The Last Debate2000 · as Don Beard
• Drop Zone1994 · as Yacht Captain (uncredited)
• Point of No Return1993 · as Room-Service Waiter
• Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder1983
• Saturday Night Fever1977 · as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)

All TV Shows (1)

• Crossing Jordan2001 · as Marty