John Badham

About

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.

Known for

SupernaturalSeries • 2005Criminal MindsSeries • 2005ArrowSeries • 2012PsychSeries • 2006HeroesSeries • 2006The ShieldSeries • 2002Crossing JordanSeries • 2001Las VegasSeries • 2003CannonSeries • 197112 MonkeysSeries • 2015NikitaSeries • 2010In Plain SightSeries • 2008Night GallerySeries • 1970The Streets of San FranciscoSeries • 1972Police StorySeries • 1973SirenSeries • 2018ConstantineSeries • 2014StitchersSeries • 2015Men in TreesSeries • 2006Blind JusticeSeries • 2005Rush HourSeries • 2016The EventSeries • 2010NicholsSeries • 1971The Sixth SenseSeries • 1972