John Badham
Born
August 25, 1939 (85 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
Self - Director / Associate Producer
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
2022
King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula
2019
Becoming Iconic
Self
2018
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Self
2017
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
Himself
2009
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
2008
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Self
2007
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Self
2006
The Revamping of Dracula
Self
2004
Crossing Jordan
Marty · (1 episode)
2001
The Last Debate
Don Beard
2000
Drop Zone
Yacht Captain (uncredited)
1994
Point of No Return
Room-Service Waiter
1993
Saturday Night Fever
Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)
1977