John Badham Trailers
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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 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.
Most Popular John Badham Trailers
Total trailers found: 53
03 May 1976
A professional football player is accused of murdering the man who attacked his sister. His brother, an investigate reporter, sets out to prove his brother's innocence.
11 January 1993
Suspense tale -- a pilot to a prospective series -- involving a criminal psychologist, struggling to rebuild his life after his wife is brutally murdered by a patient, and a lady lawyer who enlists his help in solving a baffling crime.
03 June 1983
High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions.
03 June 2008
An unflinching look at the ongoing debate on violence in movies and its effect on the audience.
17 April 1999
When the law fails to punish a fellow rancher that has abused his horses, a Wyoming horse trader sacrifices it all in a quest for justice.
23 July 2008
An in-depth look at Dirty Harry (1971), featuring interviews with such film artists as Michael Madsen, 'Hal Holbrook', John Milius, 'Shane Black' and John Badham.
16 December 1977
Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attracted to Stephanie.
09 May 1986
After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab.
18 May 1990
An FBI informant has kept his new identity secret for 15 years. Now an old flame has recognised him, and the bad guys are back for revenge.
05 February 1983
Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.
05 August 1987
Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.
22 February 1969
The murder of a journalist, coming shortly after the killings of a black teenager and a white cop, threatens to inflame passions in the city.
13 November 1974
The odyssey of an American handgun and the dramatic way it reshapes the lives of its various owners.
08 December 1994
A daring prison break from an airliner at 30,000 feet leaves U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip mourning a brother and gunning for revenge.
01 May 1974
Pilot for a proposed television anthology series with stories about love, either dramatic or comedic.
07 May 1993
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America.
02 October 1973
A small-town sheriff is confronted with the deaths of local senior citizens and strange goings-on in his town.
19 March 1993
Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber.
08 March 1991
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt.
22 November 1995
An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
08 March 1970
The head of a psychiatric telephone hotline inspires his associates to get out of the office and into the streets to help people with psychiatric problems.
22 July 1993
A pair of immature detectives are joined by a pesky assistant district attorney in staking out a lakeside home where an important Mafia trial witness is believed to be heading.
20 July 1979
In 1913, charming, seductive and sinister Count Dracula travels to England seeking an immortal bride.
16 August 1985
When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he decides to make peace with his sibling, and invites him on a trip to the Rockies.
08 October 1971
A social worker has problems in her private life.
19 February 2022
A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality.
05 November 2000
A presidential debate, unconfirmed rumors and four reporters who take the political process into their own hands.
04 April 2006
Making of 'Blue Thunder'
22 October 1974
An examination of the workings of a big city's legal system as seen through the eyes of people involved in a sensational murder trial.
21 March 1970
The son of a U.S. Senator takes on the cause of clean air when a friend dies of emphysema.
21 June 2022
A career overview of tv/film composer Billy Goldenberg.
30 July 2004
Legendary daredevil Robbie "Evel" Knievel (George Eads) is profiled in this action-packed biopic helmed by John Badham.
14 November 1997
Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for $500,000. The girl he meets and gets into bed with in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an arts expert Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit picture he painted.
16 July 1976
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors.
03 June 2008
A look at the cinematographers, editors, musicians, production designers and other talent of the Dirty Harry series.
26 November 1974
Three Union POWs fleeing across the desert to escape both their Confederate pursuers and rampaging Apaches come across a dying woman and her infant child.
14 April 1989
Lou Diamond Phillips and Fred Gwynne team up with a gang of professional criminals who have everything it takes to rob a bank.
08 November 1969
This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by Steven Spielberg; and "The Escape Route," directed by Barry Shear.
11 October 2003
Daisy Lowendahl is a best-selling suspense novelist who finds herself at her isolated beach house with a local young fan who knows almost everything about her, and two men — one of whom may be trying to kill her, the other of whom could save her life, causing Daisy to be thrown into the middle of a real-life drama.
01 August 2018
Baker's journey in completing Nicolas Cage's "Inconceivable" and exclusive interviews with top directors recounting their experiences with their first films.
25 February 2009
A portrait of legendary American film company Troma, Inc., an independent New York-based production house that has specialized in Z-films for over 30 years, and of Troma's eccentric president Lloyd Kaufman.
24 November 1974
The wife and mistress of the abusive headmaster of a boy's school plot and carry out his murder. They dump his body in the murky swimming pool at the school and await for it to surface.
22 December 2017
John Travolta, Barry Gibb and the Saturday Night Fever cast and crew tell the story behind the mega-hit film.
26 November 2019
An interview with John Badham.
22 September 2002
A woman claims she had an affair with a married neurosurgeon and stands trial for allegedly harassing him.
02 December 1981
Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down.
08 November 2007
Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.
29 January 2002
Lucinda Pond returns to the police force after discovering her brother has committed a series of brutal killings.
30 August 1998
After losing custody of her infant child to her domineering husband, a distressed woman's cross country search for family becomes a journey of self discovery and redemption.
19 October 2004
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Dracula" (1979).
01 January 1983
A behind the scenes featurette on the making of Blue Thunder.
01 January 2006
A home video special feature mini-doc about the design and making of the titular helicopter from the film Blue Thunder.
