John Badham

After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth.

Dir. John Badham · With Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens

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. Together with his friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

Dir. John Badham · With Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood

Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.

Dir. John Badham · With Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe

An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.

Dir. John Badham · With Johnny Depp, Courtney Chase, Charles S. Dutton

Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom killer and subdued into obedience.

Dir. John Badham · With Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney

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.

Dir. John Badham · With John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller

In 1913, charming, seductive, and sinister Count Dracula travels to England seeking an immortal bride.

Dir. John Badham · With Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence

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. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.

Dir. John Badham · With Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang

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.

Dir. John Badham · With Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine

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.

Dir. John Badham · With John Cusack, John Goodman, L.Q. Jones

A daring prison break from an airliner at 30,000 feet leaves U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip mourning a brother and gunning for revenge. After being ordered to turn in his badge, he seeks out Jessie Crossman, a noted skydiver, and offers to sponsor her crew for the annual Independence Day parachuting show in Washington, D.C., if she trains him. Meanwhile, the mastermind behind the mid-air jailbreak is planning a daring computer theft on Independence Day.

Dir. John Badham · With Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler

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. There, the brothers bond over their shared enthusiasm for cycling and decide to enter a grueling bike race through the mountains. However, Marcus' health soon begins to fail, and David must compete without his brother at his side.

Dir. John Badham · With Kevin Costner, David Marshall Grant, Rae Dawn Chong

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.

Dir. John Badham · With Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark

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.

Dir. John Badham · With Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Rosie O'Donnell