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. John Badham(1939년생, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK) 는 감독으로, 대표작으로 수퍼내추럴, 크리미널 마인드, 애로우가 있으며, 그 외에도 싸이크, 히어로즈, Crossing Jordan, 더 쉴드, Las Vegas, Cannon, The Streets of San Francisco, 12 몽키즈, In Plain Sight, 니키타, Night Gallery, 세이렌 등 다양한 작품을 연출했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2022년 Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg에 출연했다. 2022년 Meatballs 연출을 맡았다. 2022년 In Search of Tomorrow에 출연했다.