Director John Badham on Saturday Night Fever, Dracula, Blue Thunder & ‘On Directing’

Today Giles and Robbie are joined by Matthew Butler-Hart from Fizz and Ginger Films to interview legendary director John Badham about his celebrated films, his recent TV work as well as the new 2nd edition of his popular book On Directing. John was very generous with his time and knowledge, giving us precise guidance on how he works with and directs actors, plans shooting for the edit as well as highlighting the differences between working in films Vs. television. John tells us about his start in movies directing period baseball film The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings before moving on to Saturday Night Fever where he spent sleepless nights finding the perfect location for the 2001 Odyssey disco club for John Travolta to dance in. We also discuss working with Laurence Olivier and Frank Langella in Dracula, shooting the perfect action scene in Blue Thunder and much more. PRE-ORDER ON DIRECTING NOW JOHN’S WEBSITE   SUPPORT US ON PATREON This week’s bonus segment features John Badham discussing his TV work in depth.   SPREAD THE WORD WITH OUR MERCH Our NEW The Filmmakers Podcast MERCHANDISE is now available. T-Shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Masks and Water Bottles all now available in some very cool designs. Have a look: https://thefilmmakerspodcast.com/merch-2 Help us out and Subscribe, listen and review us on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Tell your friends, spread the world and choose film.    WATCH OUR FILMS The Dare Canada and USA | Trailer A Serial Killers Guide to Life | Trailer Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot DIGITAL https://apple.co/3gxiPX3 DVD https://amzn.to/30dCdUa | Trailer   FOLLOW US Follow the Podcast @filmmakerspod  Follow Make Your Film @makeyourfilm20  Follow Giles @gilesalderson  Follow Robbie @robbiemckane  Follow our Regular Hosts @DirDomLenoir @35mmdop @Cjamesdirect @dan710ths @philmblog @IanSharp1  Follow our Movies @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie @Food4ThoughtDoc    LINKS and MORE Raindance events www.raindance.org The Filmmakers Podcast recommends Performance Insurance Music from musicbed.com Part of the www.podfixnetwork.squarespace.com Head to The Filmmakers Podcast for more episodes on film-making Giles Alderson's website  Get in touch? Email us [email protected]