John Badham
Known for: Directing
Born: August 25, 1939
Place of birth: Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
53 movies · 30 TV shows, newest first
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Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
2022
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Meatballs
2022
6.7
In Search of Tomorrow
2022NR
King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula
2019
5.3
Becoming Iconic
2018
7.7
Siren
2018
7.7
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
2017
5.3
Rush Hour
2016
6.8
Stitchers
2015
7.4
12 Monkeys
2015
7.8
Constantine
2014
6.8
Arrow
2012
6.4
The Event
2010
7.3
Nikita
2010
5.0
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
2009
5.8
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
8.0
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
6.0
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008
7.0
In Plain Sight
2008
7.8
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
7.4
Heroes
2006
6.6
Men in Trees
2006
7.9
Psych
2006NR
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
2006NR
The Special: Building Blue Thunder
2006
8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
8.0
Just Legal
2005
8.3
Supernatural
2005
6.1
Blind Justice
2005
6.0
The Revamping of Dracula
2004
5.3
Evel Knievel
2004
5.8
Footsteps
2003
7.0
Las Vegas
2003
5.2
Obsessed
2002
8.2
The Shield
2002
3.3
Brother's Keeper
2002
7.2
Crossing Jordan
2001
9.0
The Last Debate
2000
6.4
The Jack Bull
1999
5.0
Floating Away
1998
5.8
Incognito
1997
6.2
Nick of Time
1995
5.8
Drop Zone
1994
5.4
Another Stakeout
1993
6.9
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993
6.2
Point of No Return
1993
9.0
Mood Indigo
1993
6.2
The Hard Way
1991
6.2
Bird on a Wire
1990
5.4
Disorganized Crime
1989
6.5
Stakeout
1987
6.7
Short Circuit
1986
6.2
American Flyers
1985
7.1
WarGames
1983
6.2
Blue Thunder
1983NR
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
1983
7.0
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1981
6.4
Dracula
1979
6.7
Saturday Night Fever
1977
6.1
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976
8.0
The Keegans
1976
6.0
The Godchild
1974
6.8
Reflections of Murder
1974
8.7
The Gun
1974
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The Law
1974
7.0
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1974
6.3
Isn't It Shocking?
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
7.0
Cool Million
1972
7.7
Kung Fu
1972
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
6.3
The Sixth Sense
19728.0
The Impatient Heart
1971
6.3
Nichols
1971
6.7
Cannon
1971
7.5
Sarge
1971
7.8
Night Gallery
1970
4.7
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
7.0
A Clear and Present Danger
1970
8.0
Dial Hot Line
1970
6.7
Night Gallery
1969
4.8
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
9.0
Deadlock
1969