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John Badham

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Aug 25, 1939(age: 87)
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John Badham

Biography of John Badham:

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.

John Badham has directed:

Meatballs(2022)
Evel Knievel(2004)
Footsteps(2003)
Obsessed(2002)
Brother's Keeper(2002)
The Last Debate(2000)
The Jack Bull(1999)
Floating Away(1998)
Incognito(1997)
Nick of Time(1995)
Drop Zone(1994)
Another Stakeout(1993)
Point of No Return(1993)
The Hard Way(1991)
Bird on a Wire(1990)
Stakeout(1987)
Short Circuit(1986)
American Flyers(1985)
WarGames(1983)
Blue Thunder(1983)
Whose Life Is It Anyway?(1981)
Dracula(1979)
Saturday Night Fever(1977)
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings(1976)
The Keegans(1976)
The Godchild(1974)
Reflections of Murder(1974)
The Gun(1974)
The Law(1974)
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love(1974)
Isn't It Shocking?(1973)
The Impatient Heart(1971)

John Badham has acted in:

Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg(2022) ... as Self - Director / Associate Producer
In Search of Tomorrow(2022) ... as Self - Interviewee
King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula(2019)
Becoming Iconic(2018) ... as Self
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie(2017) ... as Self
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman(2009) ... as Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry(2008) ... as Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema(2008) ... as Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry(2008) ... as Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story(2007) ... as Self
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'(2006) ... as Self
The Special: Building Blue Thunder(2006)
The Revamping of Dracula(2004) ... as Self
The Last Debate(2000) ... as Don Beard
Drop Zone(1994) ... as Yacht Captain (uncredited)
Point of No Return(1993) ... as Room-Service Waiter
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder(1983)
Saturday Night Fever(1977) ... as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)

Additional credits for John Badham:

Nick of Time(1995)(Producer)
Drop Zone(1994)(Executive Producer)
Another Stakeout(1993)(Executive Producer)
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story(1993)(Executive Producer)
Mood Indigo(1993)(Executive Producer)
Disorganized Crime(1989)(Executive Producer)
Stakeout(1987)(Producer)
A Clear and Present Danger(1970)(Associate Producer)
Dial Hot Line(1970)(Associate Producer)
Night Gallery(1969)(Associate Producer)
Deadlock(1969)(Producer's Assistant)

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