John Badham

John Badham

Birthday: 1939-08-25

Place of birth: Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Also known as: Charles John Smith, John M. Badham, 约翰·班德汉姆

imdb_id: nm0000824

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.

Played in movies:

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

Score: 8.0

Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie

Score: 7.7

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Score: 7.7

Saturday Night Fever

Score: 6.7

In Search of Tomorrow

Score: 6.5

Point of No Return

Score: 6.2

The Craft of Dirty Harry

Score: 6.0

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

Score: 5.8

Drop Zone

Score: 5.7

Becoming Iconic

Score: 5.2

The Revamping of Dracula

Score: 5.0

Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman

Score: 5.0

King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula

Score: 0.0

The Last Debate

Score: 0.0

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

Score: 0.0

Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Crossing Jordan

Score: 7.2