John Badham
Directing
- Born
- August 25, 1939 (age 87) · 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.
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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.
Known for
WarGames
June 3, 1983
Saturday Night Fever
December 16, 1977
Short Circuit
May 9, 1986
Bird on a Wire
May 18, 1990
Nick of Time
November 22, 1995
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
May 7, 1993
Point of No Return
March 19, 1993
Blue Thunder
February 5, 1983
The Hard Way
March 8, 1991
Drop Zone
December 8, 1994
Stakeout
August 5, 1987
Dracula
July 20, 1979
Behind the camera39
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- 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, Producer