John Badham
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.
Acting
Movie
Saturday Night Fever
as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)
1977
Movie
Point of No Return
as Room-Service Waiter
1993
Movie
Drop Zone
as Yacht Captain (uncredited)
1994
TV
Crossing Jordan
as Marty
2001
Movie
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022
Movie
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self
2007
Movie
Becoming Iconic
as Self
2018
Movie
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008
Movie
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
as Self
2017
Movie
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
as Self
2008
Movie
The Craft of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008
Movie
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
as Self
2009
Movie
The Last Debate
as Don Beard
2000
Movie
The Revamping of Dracula
as Self
2004
Movie
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
as Self - Director / Associate Producer
2022
Movie
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
as Self
2006
Movie
King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula
2019
Movie
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
1983
Movie
The Special: Building Blue Thunder
2006
Crew
TV
Supernatural
Director
2005
TV
Arrow
Director
2012
TV
Criminal Minds
Director
2005
TV
Siren
Director
2018
TV
Heroes
Director
2006
Movie
WarGames
Director
1983
Movie
Saturday Night Fever
Director
1977
Movie
Short Circuit
Director
1986
TV
Constantine
Director
2014
TV
12 Monkeys
Director
2015
Movie
Bird on a Wire
Director
1990
TV
Psych
Director
2006