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John Badham
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.
Known For
Saturday Night Fever
as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)
Drop Zone
as Yacht Captain (uncredited)
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self
Point of No Return
as Room-Service Waiter
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
as Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
as Self
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
The Last Debate
as Don Beard
Becoming Iconic
as Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
as Self
