
August 25, 1939 · 86 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…

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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...

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.