Director · Actor · Producer
John Badham
John Badham has worked on 36 movies and 30 TV shows, between 1969 and 2022. On Nahoko: 19 movies and 23 TV shows. Best known for WarGames, Saturday Night Fever and Short Circuit.
- Born
- 25 August 1939 (87 years old)
- Birthplace
- Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Charles John Smith, John M. Badham
- Activities
- Director · Actor · Producer
- Nationality
- United States, United Kingdom
- Career start
- 1969
- Spouse
- Jan Speck
- Education
- Indian Springs School, Yale University
Known for
★ 7.1
WarGames1983
★ 6.8
Saturday Night Fever1977
★ 6.6
Short Circuit1986
★ 6.0
Bird on a Wire1990
★ 6.3
Nick of Time1995
★ 6.1Point of No Return1993
★ 6.7Rent/BuyStakeout1987
★ 6.4Blue Thunder1983
★ 6.4Rent/BuyThe Hard Way1991
★ 5.6Drop Zone1994
★ 5.6Another Stakeout1993
★ 6.5
Dracula1979
★ 6.5American Flyers1985
★ 6.4Incognito1997
★ 7.3Rent/BuyWhose Life Is It Anyway?1981
★ 6.8Rent/BuyThe Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings1976Where to watch
United States
26 of their 42 titles are streaming right now in United States.
Availability: JustWatch · TMDB
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. 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.
Career in figures
Career
- Active since
- 1969
- Titles on Nahoko
- 19 movies and 23 TV shows
- Main genres
- Crime, Action, Drama
Ratings and box office
- Average rating
- ★ 6.4 IMDb
- Most voted
- WarGames
- Box office
- $916.6M, led by Saturday Night Fever ($237.1M)
Frequent collaborators
Richard Dreyfuss3 titles together
Ally Sheedy2 titles together
Emilio Estevez2 titles togetherFilmography 42
2022
- In Search of TomorrowMovieMovie · as themselves
★ 7.7
2018
- SirenTV showTV show · Director★ 7.0
2016
- Rush HourTV showTV show · DirectorRent/Buy★ 5.6
2015
- 12 MonkeysTV showTV show · Director
★ 7.7 - StitchersTV showTV show · DirectorRent/Buy★ 6.8
2014
- ConstantineTV showTV show · DirectorRent/Buy★ 7.5
2012
- ArrowTV showTV show · Director
★ 7.5
2008
- In Plain SightTV showTV show · Director★ 7.4
2006
- HeroesTV showTV show · Director★ 7.5
- PsychTV showTV show · Director
★ 8.4 - Men in TreesTV showTV show · Director★ 7.3
2005
- SupernaturalTV showTV show · Director★ 8.4
- Criminal MindsTV showTV show · Director★ 8.1
2003
- Las VegasTV showTV show · DirectorRent/Buy★ 7.4
2002
- The ShieldTV showTV show · Director★ 8.7
2001
- Crossing JordanTV showTV show · as Marty · Director · 2 episodes★ 7.1
1997
- IncognitoMovieMovie · Director★ 6.4
1995
- Nick of TimeMovieMovie · Director · Producer★ 6.3
1994
- Drop ZoneMovieMovie · as Yacht Captain (uncredited) · Director · Executive producer★ 5.6
1993
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee StoryMovieMovie · Executive producerRent/Buy★ 7.0
- Point of No ReturnMovieMovie · as Room-Service Waiter · Director★ 6.1
- Another StakeoutMovieMovie · Director · Executive producer★ 5.6
1991
- The Hard WayMovieMovie · DirectorRent/Buy★ 6.4
1990
- Bird on a WireMovieMovie · Director★ 6.0
1989
- Disorganized CrimeMovieMovie · Executive producerRent/Buy★ 6.3
1987
- StakeoutMovieMovie · Director · ProducerRent/Buy★ 6.7
1986
- Short CircuitMovieMovie · Director★ 6.6
1985
- American FlyersMovieMovie · Director★ 6.5
1983
- WarGamesMovieMovie · Director★ 7.1
- Blue ThunderMovieMovie · Director★ 6.4
1981
- Whose Life Is It Anyway?MovieMovie · DirectorRent/Buy★ 7.3
1979
- DraculaMovieMovie · Director★ 6.5
1977
- Saturday Night FeverMovieMovie · as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited) · Director★ 6.8
1976
- The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsMovieMovie · DirectorRent/Buy★ 6.8
1973
- Police StoryTV showTV show · Director★ 7.5
1972
- Kung FuTV showTV show · DirectorRent/Buy★ 7.6
- The Streets of San FranciscoTV showTV show · Director★ 7.3
- The Sixth SenseTV showTV show · Director★ 7.1
1971
- CannonTV showTV show · Director★ 6.8
1969
- Night GalleryTV showTV show · Director · ProducerRent/Buy★ 7.9
More credits 37
Not in our catalogue: these links open TMDB.
2022
- MeatballsMovieMovie · Director
- Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy GoldenbergMovieMovie · as themselves
2019
2018
- Becoming IconicMovieMovie · as themselves
2017
- Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco MovieMovieMovie · as themselves
2009
- Tromatized: Meet Lloyd KaufmanMovieMovie · as themselves
2008
- The Business End: Violence in CinemaMovieMovie · as themselves
- The Craft of Dirty HarryMovieMovie · as themselves
- The Long Shadow of Dirty HarryMovieMovie · as themselves
2007
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle StoryMovieMovie · as themselves
2006
- Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'MovieMovie · as themselves
- The Special: Building Blue ThunderMovieMovie
2005
- Blind JusticeTV showTV show · Director · Producer
- Just LegalTV showTV show · Director
2004
- Evel KnievelMovieMovie · Director
- The Revamping of DraculaMovieMovie · as themselves
2003
- FootstepsMovieMovie · Director
2002
- Brother's KeeperMovieMovie · Director
- ObsessedMovieMovie · Director
2000
- The Last DebateMovieMovie · as Don Beard · Director
1999
- The Jack BullMovieMovie · Director
1998
- Floating AwayMovieMovie · Director
1993
- Mood IndigoMovieMovie · Executive producer
1983
- Behind-the-Scenes: Blue ThunderMovieMovie
1976
- The KeegansMovieMovie · Director
1974
- Reflections of MurderMovieMovie · Director
- Rex Harrison Presents Stories of LoveMovieMovie · Director
- The GodchildMovieMovie · Director
- The GunMovieMovie · Director
- The LawMovieMovie · Director
1973
- Isn't It Shocking?MovieMovie · Director
1972
- Cool MillionTV showTV show · Director
1971
- NicholsTV showTV show · Director
- SargeTV showTV show · Director
- The Impatient HeartMovieMovie · Director
1970
- The Bold Ones: The SenatorTV showTV show · Director
1969
- The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsTV showTV show · Director