John Badham
Directing
1939-08-25 · 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.
Filmography
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
2022 · Movie
Meatballs
2022 · Movie
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 · Movie
King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula
2019 · Movie
Becoming Iconic
2018 · Movie
Siren
2018 · Series
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
2017 · Movie
Rush Hour
2016 · Series
Stitchers
2015 · Series
12 Monkeys
2015 · Series
Constantine
2014 · Series
Arrow
2012 · Series
The Event
2010 · Series
Nikita
2010 · Series
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
2009 · Movie
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008 · Movie
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008 · Movie
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008 · Movie
In Plain Sight
2008 · Series
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007 · Movie
Heroes
2006 · Series
Men in Trees
2006 · Series
Psych
2006 · Series
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
2006 · Movie
The Special: Building Blue Thunder
2006 · Movie
Criminal Minds
2005 · Series
Just Legal
2005 · Series
Supernatural
2005 · Series
Blind Justice
2005 · Series
The Revamping of Dracula
2004 · Movie
Evel Knievel
2004 · Movie
Footsteps
2003 · Movie
Las Vegas
2003 · Series
Obsessed
2002 · Movie
The Shield
2002 · Series
Brother's Keeper
2002 · Movie
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Series
The Last Debate
2000 · Movie
The Jack Bull
1999 · Movie
Floating Away
1998 · Movie
Incognito
1997 · Movie
Nick of Time
1995 · Movie
Drop Zone
1994 · Movie
Another Stakeout
1993 · Movie
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993 · Movie
Point of No Return
1993 · Movie
Mood Indigo
1993 · Movie
The Hard Way
1991 · Movie
Bird on a Wire
1990 · Movie
Disorganized Crime
1989 · Movie
Stakeout
1987 · Movie
Short Circuit
1986 · Movie
American Flyers
1985 · Movie
WarGames
1983 · Movie
Blue Thunder
1983 · Movie
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
1983 · Movie
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1981 · Movie
Dracula
1979 · Movie
Saturday Night Fever
1977 · Movie
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976 · Movie
The Keegans
1976 · Movie
The Godchild
1974 · Movie
Reflections of Murder
1974 · Movie
The Gun
1974 · Movie
The Law
1974 · Movie
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1974 · Movie
Isn't It Shocking?
1973 · Movie
Police Story
1973 · Series
Cool Million
1972 · Series
Kung Fu
1972 · Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Series
The Sixth Sense
1972 · Series
The Impatient Heart
1971 · Movie
Nichols
1971 · Series
Cannon
1971 · Series
Sarge
1971 · Series
Night Gallery
1970 · Series
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970 · Series
A Clear and Present Danger
1970 · Movie
Dial Hot Line
1970 · Movie
Night Gallery
1969 · Movie
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · Series
Deadlock
1969 · Movie