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