Directing

John Badham

Born 1939-08-25 · Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

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.

Credits

Newest first

Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
as Self - Director / Associate Producer
2022
Meatballs
Director
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022
King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula
2019
Becoming Iconic
as Self
2018
Siren
Director
2018
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
as Self
2017
Rush Hour
Director
2016
Stitchers
Director
2015
12 Monkeys
Director
2015
Constantine
Director
2014
Arrow
Director
2012
The Event
Director
2010
Nikita
Director
2010
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
as Self
2009
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
as Self
2008
The Craft of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008
In Plain Sight
Director
2008
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self
2007
Heroes
Director
2006
Men in Trees
Director
2006
Psych
Director
2006
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
as Self
2006
The Special: Building Blue Thunder
2006
Criminal Minds
Director
2005
Just Legal
Director
2005
Supernatural
Director
2005
Blind Justice
Producer
2005
Blind Justice
Director
2005
The Revamping of Dracula
as Self
2004
Evel Knievel
Director
2004
Footsteps
Director
2003
Las Vegas
Director
2003
Obsessed
Director
2002
The Shield
Director
2002
Brother's Keeper
Director
2002
Crossing Jordan
as Marty
2001
Crossing Jordan
Director
2001
The Last Debate
as Don Beard
2000
The Last Debate
Director
2000
The Jack Bull
Director
1999
Floating Away
Director
1998
Incognito
Director
1997
Nick of Time
Producer
1995
Nick of Time
Director
1995
Drop Zone
as Yacht Captain (uncredited)
1994
Drop Zone
Executive Producer
1994
Drop Zone
Director
1994
Another Stakeout
Director
1993
Another Stakeout
Executive Producer
1993
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Executive Producer
1993
Point of No Return
as Room-Service Waiter
1993
Point of No Return
Director
1993
Mood Indigo
Executive Producer
1993
The Hard Way
Director
1991
Bird on a Wire
Director
1990
Disorganized Crime
Executive Producer
1989
Stakeout
Producer
1987
Stakeout
Director
1987
Short Circuit
Director
1986
American Flyers
Director
1985
WarGames
Director
1983
Blue Thunder
Director
1983
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
1983
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Director
1981
Dracula
Director
1979
Saturday Night Fever
as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)
1977
Saturday Night Fever
Director
1977
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Director
1976
The Keegans
Director
1976
The Godchild
Director
1974
Reflections of Murder
Director
1974
The Gun
Director
1974
The Law
Director
1974
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
Director
1974
Isn't It Shocking?
Director
1973
Police Story
Director
1973
Cool Million
Director
1972
Kung Fu
Director
1972