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John Badham

Highest Rated: 100% Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)

Lowest Rated: 17% Another Stakeout (1993)

Birthday: Aug 25, 1939

Birthplace: Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

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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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 89% Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
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94% 76% WarGames
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89% 56% Stakeout
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87% 65% The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings
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82% 71% Saturday Night Fever Watchlist
80% 73% The Jack Bull
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78% 53% Blue Thunder
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75% 53% The Hard Way
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75% 79% Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
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70% 84% American Flyers
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Filmography

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Becoming Iconic 50% 99% 2018 Self Tromatized, Meet Lloyd Kaufman 2009 Actor Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story 100% 89% 2007 Self Evel Knievel 35% 2004 Director Footsteps 20% 2003 Director Obsessed 38% 2002 Director Brother's Keeper 57% 29% 2002 Director The Last Debate 2000 Don Beard Actor, Director The Jack Bull 80% 73% 1999 Director Floating Away 1998 Director Incognito 33% 60% 1997 Director Rebound -- The Legend of Earl The Goat Manigault 94% 1996 Executive Producer Nick of Time 30% 47% 1995 Director, Producer Drop Zone 39% 32% 1994 Director Relentless: Mind of a Killer 1993 Executive Producer Another Stakeout 17% 28% 1993 Director, Executive Producer Point of No Return 52% 50% 1993 Director Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story 75% 79% 1993 Executive Producer The Hard Way 75% 53% 1991 Director Bird on a Wire 26% 41% 1990 Director Stakeout 89% 56% 1987 Director Short Circuit 62% 67% 1986 Director American Flyers 70% 84% 1985 Director Blue Thunder 78% 53% 1983 Director WarGames 94% 76% 1983 Director
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