John Badham
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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). Badham worked in television for years, before his breakthrough in 1977 with Saturday Night Fever, a massive worldwide hit starring John Travolta. WarGames (1983), starring Matthew Broderick, is his other signature film, renowned for its take on popular Cold War fears of nuclear terror, and holocaust, as well as being one of the first films to deal with the subculture of amateur hacking. In addition to his numerous film credits, Badham has also directed and produced for TV, including credits for Rod Serling's Night Gallery, and the A&E television series The Beast. He has also contributed commentary to the web series Trailers from Hell.
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WarGames (1983)
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Saturday Night Fever (1977)
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Short Circuit (1986)
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Bird on a Wire (1990)
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Nick of Time (1995)
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The Hard Way (1991)
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Blue Thunder (1983)
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Drop Zone (1994)
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Point of No Return (1993)
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Stakeout (1987)
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Another Stakeout (1993)
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Dracula (1979)
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The Jack Bull (1999)
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Evel Knievel (2004)
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American Flyers (1985)
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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)
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Incognito (1997)
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The Godchild (1974)
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Obsessed (2002)
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The Gun (1974)
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The Last Debate (2000)
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The Law (1974)
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Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
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Brother's Keeper (2002)
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The Keegans (1976)
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Reflections of Murder (1974)
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Floating Away (1998)
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Isn't It Shocking? (1973)
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Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974)
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The Impatient Heart (1971)
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Footsteps (2003)
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Meatballs (2022)
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