John Badham
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.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Richard Dreyfuss 3
- Ally Sheedy 2
- Corin Nemec 2
- Dan Lauria 2
- Ed Bernard 2
- Emilio Estevez 2
- Gary Busey 2
- Judd Hirsch 2
Awards and nominations
- — The George Pal Memorial Award
The career in numbers
- US$ 247 mi Total budget from 13 film(s) with data
- US$ 917 mi Total box office from 15 film(s) with data
- US$ 19 mi Average budget from 13 film(s) with data
- US$ 61 mi Average box office from 15 film(s) with data
- 6.3 Average rating from 16 film(s) with data
- 3.6× Return on investment from 13 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Evel Knievel
|
2004 | — | — | 5.3 |
Obsessed
|
2002 | — | — | 5.2 |
Brother's Keeper
|
2002 | — | — | 3.3 |
The Last Debate
|
2000 | — | — | 9.0 |
The Jack Bull
|
1999 | — | — | 6.4 |
Floating Away
|
1998 | — | — | 5.0 |
Incognito
|
1997 | — | — | 5.8 |
Nick of Time
|
1995 | US$ 33 mi | US$ 8 mi | 6.2 |
Drop Zone
|
1994 | US$ 45 mi | US$ 62 mi | 5.8 |
Point of No Return
|
1993 | — | US$ 30 mi | 6.2 |
Another Stakeout
|
1993 | US$ 30 mi | US$ 30 mi | 5.4 |
The Hard Way
|
1991 | US$ 24 mi | US$ 66 mi | 6.2 |
Bird on a Wire
|
1990 | US$ 20 mi | US$ 139 mi | 6.2 |
Stakeout
|
1987 | US$ 15 mi | US$ 66 mi | 6.5 |
Short Circuit
|
1986 | US$ 10 mi | US$ 41 mi | 6.7 |
American Flyers
|
1985 | — | US$ 1 mi | 6.2 |
WarGames
|
1983 | US$ 12 mi | US$ 125 mi | 7.1 |
Blue Thunder
|
1983 | US$ 22 mi | US$ 42 mi | 6.2 |
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
|
1981 | US$ 12 mi | US$ 6 mi | 7.0 |
Dracula
|
1979 | US$ 12 mi | US$ 31 mi | 6.4 |
Saturday Night Fever
|
1977 | US$ 4 mi | US$ 237 mi | 6.7 |
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
|
1976 | US$ 9 mi | US$ 33 mi | 6.1 |
The Keegans
|
1976 | — | — | 8.0 |
Reflections of Murder
|
1974 | — | — | 6.8 |
The Gun
|
1974 | — | — | 8.7 |
The Godchild
|
1974 | — | — | 6.0 |
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
|
1974 | — | — | 7.0 |
The Law
|
1974 | — | — | — |
Isn't It Shocking?
|
1973 | — | — | 6.3 |
The Impatient Heart
|
1971 | — | — | 8.0 |
