John Badham
- Born
- August 25, 1939 · Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Director
- Producer
- Actor
John MacDonald Badham (born August 25, 1939) is an British-born American director, 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 · 20 credits
- 2022Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg · Self (Self - Director)
- 2022Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg · Self (Associate Producer)
- 2018Becoming Iconic · Self (Self)
- 2009Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman · Self (Self)
- 1997Incognito · Director
- 1995Nick of Time · Producer
- 1995Nick of Time · Director
- 1994Drop Zone · Director
- 1993Point of No Return · Director
- 1993Another Stakeout · Director
- 1991The Hard Way · Director
- 1990Bird on a Wire · Director
- 1987Stakeout · Director
- 1986Short Circuit · Director
- 1985American Flyers · Director
- 1983WarGames · Director
- 1983Blue Thunder · Director
- 1981Whose Life Is It Anyway? · Director
- 1977Saturday Night Fever · Director
- 1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings · Director