John Badham

John Badham
Born
John MacDonald Badham

(1939-08-25) August 25, 1939
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University (MFA)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1969–present
Spouses
Bonnie Hughes
(m. 1967; div. 1979)
    Jan Speck
    (m. 1983; div. 1990)
      Julia Badham
      (m. 1992)
      Children1
      RelativesMary Badham (sister)
      Websitejohnbadham.com

      John MacDonald Badham (born August 25, 1939) is an American film and television director, best known for directing the films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Dracula (1979), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), Stakeout (1987), Bird on a Wire (1990), The Hard Way (1991), Point of No Return (1993), and Drop Zone (1994). He is a two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, a two-time Hugo Award nominee, and a Saturn Award winner. He is also a Professor at Chapman University.