Highest rated as cast or director
John Badham's 5 titles from the 1980s have a median Balasaur Score of 67, led by WarGames (77) and Stakeout (72), against 55 for those from the 1990s.
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.
Directed 61
2020s
- 2022
Meatballs
Director
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2012
- 2010
2000s
- 2008
- 2006
- 2005
Just Legal
Director
- 2004
- 2003
Footsteps
Director
- 2002
Obsessed
Director
Brother's Keeper
Director
- 2001
- 2000
The Last Debate
Director
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Floating Away
Director
- 1997
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
- 1991
- 1990
1980s
- 1987
- 1986
- 1985
- 1983
- 1981
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Director
1970s
- 1979
- 1977
- 1976
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Director
The Keegans
Director
- 1974
The Godchild
Director
Reflections of Murder
Director
The Gun
Director
The Law
Director
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
Director
- 1973
Isn't It Shocking?
Director
- 1972
Cool Million
Director
Kung Fu
Director
- 1971
Sarge
Director
- 1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Director
Produced 13
2000s
- 2005
1990s
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
Mood Indigo
Executive Producer
1980s
- 1989
- 1987
1970s
- 1970
A Clear and Present Danger
Associate Producer
Dial Hot Line
Associate Producer
1960s
- 1969
Deadlock
Producer's Assistant
Acted in 5
2000s
- 2001
- 2000
The Last Debate
Don Beard
Appearances10
2020s
- 2022
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
Self - Director / Associate Producer
2010s
- 2018
Becoming Iconic
Self
- 2017
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Self
2000s
- 2009
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
Self
- 2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self
- 2007
- 2004
The Revamping of Dracula
Self
