John Badham

John Badham

August 25, 1939 · 87 years old

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). Badham worked in television for years, before his breakthrough in 1977 with Satur…

Known For

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WarGames

WarGames

1983 · 1h 54m · Movie

A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.

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Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever

1977 · 1h 58m · Movie

Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.

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Short Circuit

Short Circuit

1986 · 1h 38m · Movie

Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.

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Bird on a Wire

Bird on a Wire

1990 · 1h 50m · Movie

An old flame discovers her ex-boyfriend from the past is a relocated FBI informant out to stop the bad guys.

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Nick of Time

Nick of Time

1995 · 1h 30m · Movie

An unimpressive, everyday man is forced into a situation where he is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter.

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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

1993 · 2h 0m · Movie

A fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar.

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Point of No Return

Point of No Return

1993 · 1h 49m · Movie

A government fakes the death of a criminal to turn this young woman into a killer on its service.

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Stakeout

Stakeout

1987 · 1h 57m · Movie

Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.

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Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

1983 · 1h 49m · Movie

The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle.

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The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1991 · 1h 51m · Movie

An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.

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Drop Zone

Drop Zone

1994 · 1h 41m · Movie

A tough cop teams up with a professional skydiver to capture a renegade computer hacker on the run from the law.

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Another Stakeout

Another Stakeout

1993 · 1h 48m · Movie

Immature detectives Chris Lecce and Bill Reimers are joined by pesky assistant district attorney Gina Garrett in staking out a lakeside home where Mafia trial witness Luella Delano is believed to be heading.

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Dracula

Dracula

1979 · 1h 49m · Movie

In 1913, the charming, seductive and sinister vampire Count Dracula travels to England in search of an immortal bride.

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American Flyers

American Flyers

1985 · 1h 53m · Movie

Marcus takes his kid brother, David, with him for a physical test and a brain scan, suspecting cerebral aneurysm like their dad died of. They head off on bikes for the big Rockies bike race with Marcus' Sarah driving the van.

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Incognito

Incognito

1997 · 1h 48m · Movie

Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints a fake Rembrandt picture for $500,000. Marieke, the woman he meets in Paris and gets into bed with, turns out to be the art expert whom Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit p...

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Obsessed

Obsessed

2002 · 1h 30m · Movie

Based on a factual case involving Diane Schaefer and Dr. Murray Brennan, a woman's claims of having had a relationship with a prominent doctor are completely denied by him.

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