As you know by now, I was a film student at Chapman University. As you also know, I changed my major. There isn’t a blog long enough in the world to tell you all the reasons, so I’ll stick to today’s topic. There was one teacher in all the film classes I took in three years who was different from the rest: John Badham.
When I got my class schedule before the term started and saw “Directing 1, Prof. John Badham” listed, I flipped. One of my all-time favorite movies was and is Point of No Return—I actually watched it once a week for a few years—so I knew who my teacher was. Of course, I walked into the first class scared out of my mind, terrified to meet the man who directed my favorite movie! There isn’t a nicer man in the world, and to this day, my autographed DVD case of Point of No Return sits high on my shelf, near my acting awards and other prized possessions. If all my teachers had been even one-tenth as kind as Professor Badham, I wouldn’t have changed my major. John Badham has written two books from his decades of experience directing. It’s no surprise that I loved them. To see if my reviews are just utterly biased (they’re not) or if you should go out and read them too, check out I’ll Be in My Trailer and John Badham On Directing. Incidentally, when I brought him my DVD case and asked him to sign it, he asked, shocked, “This one’s your favorite?” Totally adorable. And it just shows you, what you put out into the world can influence people, even when you’re not expecting it.
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