John Badham
Charles John Smith | John M. Badham | 约翰·班德汉姆
About the person
Career:
Directing
Date of birth:1939-08-2586
Place of birth:Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Biography
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.
Filmography
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- Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy GoldenbergSelf - Director / Associate Producer2022-06-210.00
- In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee2022-02-196.631
- King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula2019-11-260.00
- Becoming IconicSelf2018-08-015.36
- Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco MovieSelf2017-12-227.73
- Tromatized: Meet Lloyd KaufmanSelf2009-02-255.01
- The Long Shadow of Dirty HarrySelf2008-07-235.84
- The Business End: Violence in CinemaSelf2008-06-038.02
- The Craft of Dirty HarrySelf2008-06-036.02
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelf2007-11-087.816
- Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'Self2006-04-040.00
- The Special: Building Blue Thunder2006-01-010.00
- The Revamping of DraculaSelf2004-10-196.51
- Crossing JordanMarty2001-09-247.2162
- The Last DebateDon Beard2000-11-059.01
- Drop ZoneYacht Captain (uncredited)1994-12-085.7462
- Point of No ReturnRoom-Service Waiter1993-03-196.2750
- Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder1983-01-010.00
- Saturday Night FeverPedestrian #1 (uncredited)1977-12-166.72,093