John Badham

John Badham

  • Birthday: 1939-08-25
  • Place of birth: Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
  • Also know as: Charles John Smith

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Badham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Filmography

Becoming Iconic

2018

As Self

Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg

2022

As Self - Director / Associate Producer

The Last Debate

2000

As Don Beard

Point of No Return

1993

As Room-Service Waiter

Saturday Night Fever

1977

As Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)

In Search of Tomorrow

2022

As Self - Interviewee

Drop Zone

1994

As Yacht Captain (uncredited)

Production

WarGames

1983

As Director

Bird on a Wire

1990

As Director

Nick of Time

1995

As Director

Short Circuit

1986

As Director

Point of No Return

1993

As Director

Stakeout

1987

As Director

Saturday Night Fever

1977

As Director

Drop Zone

1994

As Director

The Hard Way

1991

As Director

Blue Thunder

1983

As Director

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

1981

As Director

Another Stakeout

1993

As Director

Dracula

1979

As Director

American Flyers

1985

As Director

The Jack Bull

1999

As Director

Incognito

1997

As Director

Evel Knievel

2004

As Director

Reflections of Murder

1974

As Director

Brother's Keeper

2002

As Director

The Law

1974

As Director

Footsteps

2003

As Director

The Godchild

1974

As Director

Isn't It Shocking?

1973

As Director

Obsessed

2002

As Director

The Gun

1974

As Director

The Impatient Heart

1971

As Director

The Last Debate

2000

As Director

Floating Away

1998

As Director

The Keegans

1976

As Director

Nick of Time

1995

As Producer

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

1993

As Executive Producer

Stakeout

1987

As Producer

Drop Zone

1994

As Executive Producer

Disorganized Crime

1989

As Executive Producer

Night Gallery

1969

As Associate Producer

Dial Hot Line

1970

As Associate Producer

A Clear and Present Danger

1970

As Associate Producer

Deadlock

1969

As Producer's Assistant

Mood Indigo

1993

As Executive Producer

Another Stakeout

1993

As Executive Producer

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