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John Badham

John Badham

Directing
1976 to present · 17 films
Born
25 August 1939 · age 86
From
Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

John MacDonald Badham (born August 25, 1939) is an British-born American director, best known for the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), and Stakeout (1987).

Acting
1977 to present · 2 films
Born
25 August 1939 · age 86
From
Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

John MacDonald Badham (born August 25, 1939) is an British-born American director, best known for the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), and Stakeout (1987).

Career Signature

How John Badham’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

crowd-pleaser
kinetic urgency
bittersweet
tightly wound
anxious dread

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Roger SpottiswoodeRoger Spottiswoode15 filmsRichard DonnerRichard Donner20 filmsPeter YatesPeter Yates17 filmsRon HowardRon Howard29 filmsMichael AptedMichael Apted21 filmsRoger DonaldsonRoger Donaldson17 filmsCurtis HansonCurtis Hanson12 filmsSidney J. FurieSidney J. Furie13 films
Career Signature

How John Badham’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

nightlife underworld
urban alienation
crowd-pleaser
kinetic urgency
neon nights

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Filmography

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The Jack Bull

1999

Incognito

1997

Nick of Time

1995

Drop Zone

1994

Another Stakeout

1993

Point of No Return

1993

The Hard Way

1991

Bird on a Wire

1990

Stakeout

1987

Short Circuit

1986

American Flyers

1985

WarGames

1983

Blue Thunder

1983

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

1981

Dracula

1979

Saturday Night Fever

1977

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

1976

Filmography

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Point of No Return

1993

Saturday Night Fever

1977