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John MacDonald Badham (born August 25, 1939) is an American film and television director. He is best known for directing the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Dracula (1979), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), Stakeout (1987), Bird on a Wire (1990), The Hard Way (1991) and Point of No Return (1993).
John Badham. Director: WarGames. English-born "Army brat" John Badham is the son of English actress Mary Hewitt and the stepson of an American Army general. Raised in Alabama and schooled at Yale, he cut his teeth producing and directing for TV before making his feature debut with The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976).
“Grab a cup of coffee, a cozy chair and spend a few hours hanging out with legendary director, John Badham. Badham’s conversational and friendly writing tone makes us forget that we’re actually learning. The book is filled with solid lessons, superb advice and insightful stories from the sets of several classic films we love!”
May 5, 2024 · From Blue Thunder to Saturday Night Fever, we rank the best movies from iconic director John Badham.
John Badham. Director: WarGames. English-born "Army brat" John Badham is the son of English actress Mary Hewitt and the stepson of an American Army general. Raised in Alabama and schooled at Yale, he cut his teeth producing and directing for TV before making his feature debut with The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976).
“ John Badham on Directing: Notes from the Sets of Saturday Night Fever, War Games, and More. In it, he draws on 40-plus years in the industry to provide budding filmmakers with practical tips on working with actors, staging action scenes, and making sure that the film playing in their heads finds its way onto the screen as accurately as ...
Sep 14, 2020 · Badham is the director of feature films like Saturday Night Fever, War Games, Dracula, Short Circuit and Stakeout. In recent years, he has moved to doing directorial...
Mar 30, 2017 · It’s been 40 years, but Saturday Night Fever director John Badham still remembers the moment he knew the low-budget disco movie he filmed in and around the streets of Brooklyn was about to...
Sep 23, 2008 · Director John Badham started his career in TV helming episodes of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, along with peers Steven Spielberg and Jeannot Szwarc. The huge success of Saturday Night Fever...
May 5, 2012 · Badham was a successful director in television when he got a big screen break in 1976 with The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings. The film starred Billy...
