1939-08-25 ( 85 years old ) in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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.
Movies
In Search of Tomorrow
2022-02-19
Becoming Iconic
2018-08-01
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
2009-02-25
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008-07-23
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008-06-03
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008-06-03
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007-11-08
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
2006-04-04
The Revamping of Dracula
2004-10-19
The Last Debate
2000-11-05
Drop Zone
1994-12-08
Point of No Return
1993-03-19
Saturday Night Fever
1977-12-16
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