John Badham
Filmography

John Badham

DirectorBorn Aug 25, 1939Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK78 titles

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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WarGames
WarGames
1983 · 7.1
Director
Bird on a Wire
Bird on a Wire
1990 · 6.2
Director
Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder
1983 · 6.2
Director
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993 · 6.9
Executive Producer
The Hard Way
The Hard Way
1991 · 6.2
Director
Short Circuit
Short Circuit
1986 · 6.7
Director
Stakeout
Stakeout
1987 · 6.5
Producer, Director
Nick of Time
Nick of Time
1995 · 6.2
Producer, Director
Point of No Return
Point of No Return
1993 · 6.2
Room-Service Waiter, Director
Another Stakeout
Another Stakeout
1993 · 5.4
Director, Executive Producer