John Badham
Directing
Born August 25, 1939 · Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Also known as Charles John Smith · John M. Badham · 约翰·班德汉姆
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.
Awards & recognition
- The George Pal Memorial Award
Filmography47 titles
Mood Indigo
Supernatural
Criminal Minds
The Shield
Psych
Constantine
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Night Gallery
Siren
Kung Fu
12 Monkeys
Heroes
Nikita
Crossing Jordan
In Plain Sight
Las Vegas
WarGames
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Police Story
The Streets of San Francisco
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Stitchers
Arrow
Saturday Night Fever
In Search of Tomorrow
Short Circuit
Stakeout
The Event
The Jack Bull
Dracula
Nick of Time
Point of No Return
The Hard Way
Bird on a Wire
Blue Thunder
American Flyers
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Footsteps
Incognito
Drop Zone
Another Stakeout
Disorganized Crime
Obsessed
Becoming Iconic
Evel Knievel
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
Brother's Keeper