John Badham
Born
1939-08-25
Place of birth
Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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 ...
Known for
Saturday Night Fever
Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)
Point of No Return
Room-Service Waiter
Drop Zone
Yacht Captain (uncredited)
Crossing Jordan
Marty
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Self
Becoming Iconic
Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
Self
The Revamping of Dracula
Self
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
Self - Director / Associate Producer
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Self