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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).
“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 possible.
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.
May 4, 2017 · “It’s just part of our audio culture,” believes SNF director John Badham (Blue Thunder, War Games, Stakeout), who supervised the 4K 1080p print restoration and English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD surround sound updates for the Saturday Night Fever Director’s Cut, which was released by Paramount on Blu-ray on May 2 in celebration of the film’s ...
John MacDonald Badham 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).
Veteran director John Badham (WarGames, Saturday Night Fever) shares stories from the sets of his most well-known films, reveals his role in casting, his views on the changing world of post-production, and which films he wishes he hadn’t made.
