John Badham

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.

Known For: Directing

Born: Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK, 1939-08-25

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1977	Saturday Night Fever	Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)	67
2	1993	Point of No Return	Room-Service Waiter	62
3	1994	Drop Zone	Yacht Captain (uncredited)	57
4	2000	The Last Debate	Don Beard	0
5	2004	The Revamping of Dracula	Self	50
6	2006	Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'	Self	0
7	2007	Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story	Self	77
8	2008	The Business End: Violence in Cinema	Self	80
9	2008	The Craft of Dirty Harry	Self	60
10	2008	The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry	Self	58
11	2009	Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman	Himself	50
12	2017	Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie	Self	77
13	2018	Becoming Iconic	Self	48
14	2019	King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula		0
15	2022	In Search of Tomorrow	Self - Interviewee	65
16	2022	Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg	Self - Director / Associate Producer	0

John Badham

Film

Television