John Badham (born August 25, 1939, UK) is a film director. Though born in the UK, John Bedham grew up in the United States and became a naturalized citizen at the age of seven. He had worked for television for years before his breakthrough with Saturday Night Fever in 1977.

Filmography (selected)

• Saturday Night Fever (1977)
• Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
• Blue Thunder (1983)
• WarGames (1983)
• Short Circuit (1986)
• Point of No Return (1993)
• Nick of Time (1995)