John Badham
John Badham (born August 25, 1939 in Luton , Great Britain ) is a British film director and producer .
Life
After doing a lot of work for US television , Badham had his first cinema success in 1977 with Saturday Night Fever . This was followed by other very successful films from the action and adventure genre such as The Flying Eye , WarGames , The Night Has Many Eyes , Against Time , A Bird on a Wire , Isn't that my life? , Drop zone and number 5 is alive! .
Since the mid-1990s, the brother of the American actress Mary Badham has been working almost exclusively for television again. He is also active as a producer and acted a. a. for the film Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story as executive producer.
Works
- John Badham, Craig Modderno: I'll Be in My Trailer . The Creative Wars Between Directors and Actors. Michael Wiese Productions, 2006, ISBN 978-1-932907-14-8 , pp. 219 (English).
- John Badham: John Badham On Directing . Notes from the Set of Saturday Night Fever, WarGames, and More. Michael Wiese Productions, 2013, ISBN 978-1-61593-138-5 , pp. 240 (English).
Filmography (selection)
- 1971: The Impatient Heart
- 1974: Lawyer against the Court (The Law)
- 1974: Footprints in the Sand (The Godchild)
- 1976: Bingo Long (The Bingo Long Traveling All-stars and Motor Kings)
- 1977: Saturday Night Fever
- 1979: Dracula
- 1980: Isn't that my life? (Whose Life Is It Anyway?)
- 1982: The Flying Eye (Blue Thunder)
- 1982: WarGames - War Games (WarGames)
- 1985: The Winners - American Flyers (American Flyers)
- 1985: number 5 is alive! (Short circuit)
- 1986: The night has many eyes (stakeout)
- 1989: Bird on a Wire (Bird on a Wire)
- 1990: The Hard Way (The Hard Way)
- 1992: Code name: Nina (Point of No Return)
- 1993: Another Stakeout (Another Stakeout)
- 1994: Drop Zone
- 1995: Against Time (Nick of Time)
- 1997: Incognito
- 1998: The Long Way of Hope (Floating Away)
- 1999: The Jack Bull (The Jack Bull)
- 2000: Merciless Duel (The Last Debate)
- 2002: Obsessed
- 2002: Footprints in Death (Brother's Keeper)
- 2004: Evel Knievel - A Life at the Limit (Evel Knievel)
- 2007-2011: Psych (TV series)
- 2009: Criminal Minds (TV series, episode 5x07)
- since 2014: Supernatural (TV series)
Awards (selection)
- 1980 - Nomination for Best Director for Dracula
- 1984 - Received the Saturn Award for Best Director for WarGames - war games
- 1987 - Nomination for Best Director for Number 5 Lives!
Web links
- John Badham in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Literature by and about John Badham in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Badham, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luton , UK |