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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.
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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).
- August 25, 1939
May 5, 2024 · From Blue Thunder to Saturday Night Fever, we rank the best movies from iconic director John Badham.
“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 MacDonald Badham is an English-born American director of film and television, best known for the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), and Stakeout (1987).
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