John Badham

Known for DirectingBorn 1939-08-25 (age 86)Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Last Debate

Mood Indigo

Deadlock

The Gun

Supernatural

Criminal Minds

The Shield

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

Just Legal

Psych

Constantine

Siren

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie

The Keegans

The Impatient Heart

Dial Hot Line

12 Monkeys

Night Gallery

Heroes

Kung Fu

Nikita

Sarge

Crossing Jordan

In Plain Sight

Las Vegas

Stitchers

Arrow

WarGames

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

In Search of Tomorrow

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

Police Story

The Streets of San Francisco

Cool Million

A Clear and Present Danger

Men in Trees

The Revamping of Dracula

The Event

Short Circuit

Reflections of Murder

Saturday Night Fever

The Jack Bull

Stakeout

Cannon

Nick of Time

Dracula