John Badham
Born: 1939-08-25 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Known For: Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography
2022
- Meatballs ... (Director)
- Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg as Self - Director / Associate Producer
- In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
2018
- Siren ... (Director)
- Becoming Iconic as Self
2017
2016
- Rush Hour ... (Director)
2015
- 12 Monkeys ... (Director)
- Stitchers ... (Director)
2014
- Constantine ... (Director)
2012
- Arrow ... (Director)
2009
- Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman as Himself
2008
- In Plain Sight ... (Director)
- The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
- The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
- The Craft of Dirty Harry as Self
2007
2006
- Psych ... (Director)
- Heroes ... (Director)
- Men in Trees ... (Director)
- Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' as Self
2005
- Supernatural ... (Director)
- Criminal Minds ... (Director)
- Blind Justice ... (Director)
- Just Legal ... (Director)
2004
- Evel Knievel ... (Director)
- The Revamping of Dracula as Self
2002
- The Shield ... (Director)
- Brother's Keeper ... (Director)
- Obsessed ... (Director)
2001
- Crossing Jordan as Marty
2000
- The Last Debate as Don Beard
1999
- The Jack Bull ... (Director)
1998
- Floating Away ... (Director)
1997
- Incognito ... (Director)
1995
- Nick of Time ... (Producer)
1994
- Drop Zone as Yacht Captain (uncredited)
1993
- Point of No Return as Room-Service Waiter
- Another Stakeout ... (Director)
- Mood Indigo ... (Executive Producer)
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story ... (Executive Producer)
1991
- The Hard Way ... (Director)
1990
- Bird on a Wire ... (Director)
1989
- Disorganized Crime ... (Executive Producer)
1987
- Stakeout ... (Producer)
1986
- Short Circuit ... (Director)
1985
- American Flyers ... (Director)
1983
- WarGames ... (Director)
- Blue Thunder ... (Director)
1981
- Whose Life Is It Anyway? ... (Director)
1979
- Dracula ... (Director)
1977
- Saturday Night Fever as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)
1976
- The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings ... (Director)
- The Keegans ... (Director)
1974
- The Godchild ... (Director)
- The Law ... (Director)
- Reflections of Murder ... (Director)
- The Gun ... (Director)
- Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love ... (Director)
1973
- Police Story ... (Director)
- Isn't It Shocking? ... (Director)
1972
- The Streets of San Francisco ... (Director)
- The Sixth Sense ... (Director)
- Cool Million ... (Director)
- Kung Fu ... (Director)
1971
- Cannon ... (Director)
- Nichols ... (Director)
- The Impatient Heart ... (Director)
- Sarge ... (Director)
1970
- Night Gallery ... (Director)
- A Clear and Present Danger ... (Associate Producer)
- Dial Hot Line ... (Associate Producer)
- The Bold Ones: The Senator ... (Director)
1969
- Deadlock ... (Producer's Assistant)
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors ... (Director)
- Night Gallery ... (Associate Producer)