John Badham
Born:August 25, 1939
Place of Birth: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.
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Filmography
Acting
Drop Zone
Yacht Captain (uncredited)
1994
Point of No Return
Room-Service Waiter
1993
Production
WarGames
Director
1983
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Executive Producer
1993
Bird on a Wire
Director
1990
Short Circuit
Director
1986
Drop Zone
Director
1994
Blue Thunder
Director
1983
Point of No Return
Director
1993
The Hard Way
Director
1991
Stakeout
Director
1987
Dracula
Director
1979