John Badham
Director
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.
Filmography
Saturday Night Fever
as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited) 1977
Point of No Return
as Room-Service Waiter 1993
Drop Zone
as Yacht Captain (uncredited) 1994
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee 2022
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self 2007
Becoming Iconic
as Self 2018
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
as Self 2008
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
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
as Himself 2009
The Revamping of Dracula
as Self 2004
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
as Self - Director / Associate Producer 2022
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
as Self 2006
The Last Debate
as Don Beard 2000