As Actor
Becoming Iconic
2018
5.2
John Badham
Acting
Birth date
August 25, 1939
Birth place
Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Biography
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.
Featured in
As Actor
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
7.7
As Actor
The Revamping of Dracula
2004
5.0
As Director
Evel Knievel
2004
5.4
As Director
Footsteps
2003
5.6
As Director
Obsessed
2002
5.1
As Director
Brother's Keeper
2002
2.8
As Director
The Jack Bull
1999
6.3
As Director
Floating Away
1998
4.0
As Director
Incognito
1997
5.8
As Director
Nick of Time
1995
6.2
As Director
Drop Zone
1994
5.7
As Director
Another Stakeout
1993
5.5
As Director
Point of No Return
1993
6.2
As Director
The Hard Way
1991
6.2
As Director
Bird on a Wire
1990
6.2
As Director
Stakeout
1987
6.5
As Director
Short Circuit
1986
6.6
As Director
American Flyers
1985
6.1
As Director
WarGames
1983
7.1