From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Badham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Movie | In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | 2022-02-19 |
Movie | Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg | Self - Director / Associate Producer | 2022-06-21 |
Movie | Becoming Iconic | Self | 2018-08-01 |
Movie | Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie | Self | 2017-12-22 |
Movie | Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman | Himself | 2009-02-25 |
Movie | The Craft of Dirty Harry | Self | 2008-06-03 |
Movie | The Business End: Violence in Cinema | Self | 2008-06-03 |
Movie | The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry | Self | 2008-07-23 |
Movie | Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story | Self | 2007-11-08 |
Movie | Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' | Self | 2006-04-04 |
Movie | The Revamping of Dracula | Self | 2004-10-19 |
Series | Crossing Jordan | Unknown | 2001-09-24 |
Movie | The Last Debate | Don Beard | 2000-11-05 |
Movie | Drop Zone | Yacht Captain (uncredited) | 1994-12-08 |
Movie | Point of No Return | Room-Service Waiter | 1993-03-19 |
Movie | Saturday Night Fever | Pedestrian #1 (uncredited) | 1977-12-16 |