John Badham (born 25 August 1939) is an English-born American film and television director best known for a run of highly popular, sharply paced mainstream films from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
He broke through in a major way with Saturday Night Fever (1977), then followed with an unusually varied filmography that includes Dracula (1979), the aviation thriller Blue Thunder (1983), the Cold War-era techno-thriller WarGames (1983), the sci-fi comedy Short Circuit (1986), and the hit buddy comedy Stakeout (1987).
Alongside his feature work, Badham has directed extensively for television across multiple decades, remaining a steady presence in American screen entertainment well beyond his peak blockbuster era.
Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder was filmed around Los Angeles, using the city’s rooftops, streets, freeways, river channels and skyline as part of the action.
Dracula
Dracula, directed by John Badham and starring Frank Langella, was filmed primarily in Cornwall, England, with additional studio work at Twickenham Studios.
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