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John Badham

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Also known as John MacDonald Badham

British-born American film director

Person · Open Library

Works
8

Top works

  • Nascar Coloring Book
  • Nascar Coloring Book for Kids
  • Ill Be in My Trailer
  • Nascar Coloring Book for Adults
  • Poems from Glastonburg City

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Film & TV

Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

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…

Known for

  • Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg — Self - Director / Associate Producer2022
  • In Search of Tomorrow — Self - Interviewee2022
  • King of my Kind: John Badham Remembers Dracula2019
  • Becoming Iconic — Self2018
  • Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie — Self2017
  • Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman — Self2009
  • The Business End: Violence in Cinema — Self2008
  • The Craft of Dirty Harry — Self2008
  • The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry — Self2008
  • Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story — Self2007

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
459
Total plays
913

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Luton
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
English language
Official website
www.johnbadham.com
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date of birth
1939-08-25
Commons category
John Badham
start of work period
1969-00-00
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