John Badham, director of such great movies as Saturday Night Fever and War Games, visits Movie Addict HQ on August 27th to share important insights about the actor/director relationship. He also plans to reveal fascinating behind-the-scenes information concerning some of the stars he’s worked with, including Goldie Hawn, Mel Gibson, John Travolta and Kevin Costner. This talented filmmaker’s second book, John Badham On Directing, is scheduled for release in September. His first book, I’ll Be in My Trailer: The Creative Wars Between Directors and Actors, earned rave reviews. Two of Badham’s movies -- Blue Thunder and War Games -- received four Academy Award nominations in 1983. Plus, his TV work earned two 1973 Emmy nominations -- one for The Senator and the other for The Law. Badham currently serves as Professor of Media Arts for the Dodge School of Film and Media at Chapman University in California.

Badham’s resumé boasts over 50 directing credits for movies and TV shows. Just take a look at this impressive list of films:

NICK OF TIME

STAKEOUT

BLUE THUNDER

WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY?

DRACULA

INCOGNITO

BIRD ON A WIRE

SHORT CIRCUIT

AMERICAN FLYERS

THE BINGO LONGO TRAVELLING ALL-STARS AND MOTOR KINGS

WAR GAMES

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

And among Badham’s TV credits are:

SHEILD

NIKITA

PSYCH

NIGHT GALLERY

CRIMINAL MINDS

CROSSING JORDAN

THE EVENT

KUNG FU

THE SENATOR

IN PLAIN SIGHT

HEROES

OBSESSED

“Acclaimed Director John Badham” airs on BlogTalkRadio at 1 p.m. Pacific Time (4 p.m. Eastern Time) on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. During the live show, listeners are encouraged to call in and to participate in a chat. An archived segment will also be available.

CALL-IN NUMBER: 646-478-5668

HOST:  Betty Jo Tucker

CO-HOST: James Colt Harrison

PRODUCER: Nikki Starr

LINK TO LISTEN:  Click here.