John Badham

John Badham

Directing

Born August 25, 1939 · Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

62 films as director · Active 1969–2022

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…

Known for

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

2001

Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever

1977

Point of No Return

Point of No Return

1993

Drop Zone

Drop Zone

1994

In Search of Tomorrow

In Search of Tomorrow

2022

King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula

King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula

2019

Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman

Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman

2009

The Last Debate

The Last Debate

2000

Directed(62)

Meatballs

Evel Knievel

2004Evel Knievel★ 5.3

Footsteps

2003Footsteps★ 5.8

Brother's Keeper

2002Brother's Keeper★ 3.5

Obsessed

2002Obsessed★ 5.4

The Last Debate

2000The Last Debate★ 9.0

The Jack Bull

1999The Jack Bull★ 6.4

Floating Away

1998Floating Away★ 5.0

Incognito

1997Incognito★ 5.8

Nick of Time

1995Nick of Time★ 6.2

Drop Zone

1994Drop Zone★ 5.7

Point of No Return

1993Point of No Return★ 6.2

Another Stakeout

1993Another Stakeout★ 5.5

The Hard Way

1991The Hard Way★ 6.2

Bird on a Wire

1990Bird on a Wire★ 6.2

Stakeout

1987Stakeout★ 6.5

Short Circuit

1986Short Circuit★ 6.7

American Flyers

1985American Flyers★ 6.1

WarGames

1983WarGames★ 7.1

Blue Thunder

1983Blue Thunder★ 6.2

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

1981Whose Life Is It Anyway?★ 7.0

Dracula

1979Dracula★ 6.4

Saturday Night Fever

1977Saturday Night Fever★ 6.7

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings★ 6.1

The Keegans

1976The Keegans★ 8.0

Reflections of Murder

1974Reflections of Murder★ 6.8

The Godchild

1974The Godchild★ 6.0

The Law

The Gun

1974The Gun★ 8.7

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

1974Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love★ 7.0

Isn't It Shocking?

1973Isn't It Shocking?★ 6.3

1971The Impatient Heart★ 8.0

Acting(19)

2022Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy GoldenbergSelf - Director / Associate Producer

2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee

2019King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula

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2018Becoming IconicSelf

2017Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco MovieSelf

2009Tromatized: Meet Lloyd KaufmanSelf

2008The Long Shadow of Dirty HarrySelf

2008The Business End: Violence in CinemaSelf

2008The Craft of Dirty HarrySelf

2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelf

2006Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'Self

2006The Special: Building Blue Thunder

2004The Revamping of DraculaSelf

2001Crossing JordanMarty

2000The Last DebateDon Beard

1994Drop ZoneYacht Captain (uncredited)

1993Point of No ReturnRoom-Service Waiter

1983Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder

1977Saturday Night FeverPedestrian #1 (uncredited)