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