John Badham
A Hollywood craftsman who helmed many hit features of the 1980s and 1990s after making a name for himself in 1970s-era television, director John Badham unobtrusively directed slick entertainment that occasionally touched upon such topical social issues as euthanasia, nuclear disarmament and the dangers of the police state. Following a brief but successful career directing episodes of popular 1970s shows like "The Senator" (NBC, 1970-71) and "The Streets of San Francisco" (ABC, 1972-77), Badham made a huge splash as a featured director of "Saturday Night Fever" (1977), a massive commercial hit that became the iconic movie of the latter part of the decade while turning John Travolta into a superstar overnight. Just a few years later, he touched another cultural nerve with "WarGames" (1983), which tapped into both the fear and fascination with global thermonuclear war. After turning his attention toward lighthearted sci-fi comedy with the popular "Short Circuit" (1986), Badham displayed a knack for pitch-perfect casting when he brought together Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez for the popular action comedy "Stakeout" (1987). But once he entered the next decade, the director had a string of tough near-misses like "Point of No Return" (1993), "Drop Zone" (1994) and "Nick of Time" (1995) that led to a prolonged absence from film in order to helm episodic television. Though mostly flying under the radar for the duration of his time working for the small screen, Badham remained one Hollywood's more workman-like directors.
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John Badham
Filmography
Movies
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50% |
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Becoming Iconic | Self | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tromatized, Meet Lloyd Kaufman | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
100% |
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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story | Self | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Evel Knievel | Director | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Footsteps | Director | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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Obsessed | Director | - | 2002 |
57% |
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Brother's Keeper | Director | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last Debate |
Don Beard (Character), Director |
- | 2000 |
80% |
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The Jack Bull | Director | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Floating Away | Director | - | 1998 |
33% |
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Incognito | Director | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Rebound -- The Legend of Earl The Goat Manigault | Executive Producer | - | 1996 |
30% |
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Nick of Time |
Director, Producer |
$7.8M | 1995 |
39% |
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Drop Zone | Director | $26.7M | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Relentless: Mind of a Killer | Executive Producer | - | 1993 |
17% |
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Another Stakeout | Director | $20.1M | 1993 |
52% |
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Point of No Return | Director | $27.5M | 1993 |
74% |
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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | Executive Producer | $34.9M | 1993 |
75% |
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The Hard Way | Director | $24.5M | 1991 |
25% |
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Bird on a Wire | Director | $68.8M | 1990 |
89% |
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Stakeout | Director | $65.4M | 1987 |
62% |
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Short Circuit | Director | $39.0M | 1986 |
70% |
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American Flyers | Director | - | 1985 |
78% |
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Blue Thunder | Director | - | 1983 |
94% |
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WarGames | Director | - | 1983 |
70% |
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Whose Life Is It Anyway? | Director | - | 1981 |
60% |
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Dracula | Director | - | 1979 |
82% |
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Saturday Night Fever | Director | - | 1977 |
87% |
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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings | Director | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Keegans | Director | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Law | Director | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Godchild | Director | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gun | Director | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Reflections of Murder | Director | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Isn't It Shocking? | Director | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Impatient Heart | Director | - | 1971 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 90% | Siren | Director | 2018 |
93% | 73% | Supernatural | Director | 2014-2017 |
27% | 63% | Rush Hour | Director | 2016 |
86% | 63% | Arrow | Director | 2015 |
88% | 79% | 12 Monkeys | Director | 2015 |
85% | 69% | Nikita | Director | 2012-2013 |
67% | 49% | The Event | Director | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Director | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In Plain Sight | Director | 2008 |
56% | No Score Yet | Men in Trees | Director | 2008 |
77% | No Score Yet | Just Legal | Director | 2005 |
39% | No Score Yet | Blind Justice | Director | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Story | Director | 1973 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Night Gallery | Director | 1971-1973 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Kung Fu | Director | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sixth Sense | Director | 1972 |