John Badham
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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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Saturday Night Fever
Pedestrian #1 (uncredited) · 1977
Point of No Return
Room-Service Waiter · 1993
Drop Zone
Yacht Captain (uncredited) · 1994
Crossing Jordan
Marty · 2001
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee · 2022
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Self · 2007
Becoming Iconic
Self · 2018
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self · 2008
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Self · 2017
The Revamping of Dracula
Self · 2004
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self · 2008
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self · 2008
The Last Debate
Don Beard · 2000
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
Self · 2009
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
Self - Director / Associate Producer · 2022