
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.

Point of No Return
1993 · as Room-Service Waiter

Saturday Night Fever
1977 · as Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)

Drop Zone
1994 · as Yacht Captain (uncredited)

In Search of Tomorrow
2022 · as Self - Interviewee

The Last Debate
2000 · as Don Beard

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008 · as Self

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007 · as Self

Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
2009 · as Self

Becoming Iconic
2018 · as Self

The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008 · as Self

The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008 · as Self

Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
2017 · as Self

Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
1983

The Special: Building Blue Thunder
2006

Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
2022 · as Self - Director / Associate Producer

King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula
2019

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
2006 · as Self

The Revamping of Dracula
2004 · as Self