John Badham

Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

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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Appearances

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
7.8
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Self
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
Self - Director / Associate Producer
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
5.0
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
Self
Becoming Iconic
5.3
Becoming Iconic
Self
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Self
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
7.7
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
8.0
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
6.0
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
6.6
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Point of No Return
6.2
Point of No Return
Room-Service Waiter
The Last Debate
9.0
The Last Debate
Don Beard
The Revamping of Dracula
6.5
The Revamping of Dracula
Self
Saturday Night Fever
6.7
Saturday Night Fever
Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)
King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula
King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
5.8
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
Drop Zone
5.7
Drop Zone
Yacht Captain (uncredited)
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
The Special: Building Blue Thunder
The Special: Building Blue Thunder
Crossing Jordan
7.2
Crossing Jordan
Marty

Crew

WarGames
7.1
WarGames
Director
Arrow
6.8
Arrow
Director
The Shield
8.2
The Shield
Director
Psych
7.9
Psych
Director
Kung Fu
7.7
Kung Fu
Director
Supernatural
8.3
Supernatural
Director
Heroes
7.4
Heroes
Director
Bird on a Wire
6.2
Bird on a Wire
Director
Men in Trees
6.6
Men in Trees
Director
Nick of Time
6.2
Nick of Time
Producer, Director
Las Vegas
7.0
Las Vegas
Director
Crossing Jordan
7.2
Crossing Jordan
Director
The Streets of San Francisco
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
Director
Short Circuit
6.6
Short Circuit
Director
Just Legal
8.0
Just Legal
Director
Criminal Minds
8.3
Criminal Minds
Director
Night Gallery
7.8
Night Gallery
Producer, Director
Cannon
6.7
Cannon
Director
Drop Zone
5.7
Drop Zone
Director, Executive Producer
Blue Thunder
6.2
Blue Thunder
Director
In Plain Sight
7.1
In Plain Sight
Director
Another Stakeout
5.5
Another Stakeout
Director, Executive Producer
Police Story
7.0
Police Story
Director
Blind Justice
6.1
Blind Justice
Producer, Director
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
6.9
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Executive Producer
Point of No Return
6.2
Point of No Return
Director
Stakeout
6.5
Stakeout
Producer, Director
Saturday Night Fever
6.7
Saturday Night Fever
Director
Sarge
7.5
Sarge
Director
The Hard Way
6.2
The Hard Way
Director
Cool Million
7.0
Cool Million
Director
Nichols
6.3
Nichols
Director
The Sixth Sense
6.1
The Sixth Sense
Director
American Flyers
6.1
American Flyers
Director
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
4.8
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Director
The Bold Ones: The Senator
4.7
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Director
The Jack Bull
6.4
The Jack Bull
Director
Disorganized Crime
5.5
Disorganized Crime
Executive Producer
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
7.0
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Director
The Event
6.4
The Event
Director
Nikita
7.2
Nikita
Director
Dracula
6.4
Dracula
Director
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
6.0
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Director
Incognito
5.8
Incognito
Director
Constantine
7.8
Constantine
Director
12 Monkeys
7.4
12 Monkeys
Director
Stitchers
6.8
Stitchers
Director
Rush Hour
5.2
Rush Hour
Director
Siren
7.7
Siren
Director
Evel Knievel
5.3
Evel Knievel
Director
Obsessed
5.4
Obsessed
Director
Reflections of Murder
6.8
Reflections of Murder
Director
Brother's Keeper
3.5
Brother's Keeper
Director
Footsteps
5.8
Footsteps
Director
Isn't It Shocking?
6.3
Isn't It Shocking?
Director
The Gun
8.7
The Gun
Director
The Godchild
6.0
The Godchild
Director
The Law
The Law
Director
Floating Away
5.0
Floating Away
Director
The Impatient Heart
8.0
The Impatient Heart
Director
Night Gallery
6.5
Night Gallery
Associate Producer
The Last Debate
9.0
The Last Debate
Director
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
7.0
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
Director
Mood Indigo
9.0
Mood Indigo
Executive Producer
Dial Hot Line
8.0
Dial Hot Line
Associate Producer
A Clear and Present Danger
7.0
A Clear and Present Danger
Associate Producer
Deadlock
9.0
Deadlock
Producer's Assistant
The Keegans
8.0
The Keegans
Director
Meatballs
Meatballs
Director
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