Stakeout is a 1987 American crime-comedy film directed by John Badham and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, and Forest Whitaker.
 The screenplay was written by Jim Kouf, who won a 1988 Edgar Award for his work.
 Although the story is set in Seattle, Washington, the film was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Drop Zone is a 1994 American action film directed by John Badham, starring Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler, Michael Jeter, Luca Bercovici and Kyle Secor.
 "Drop Zone" was released in the United States on December 9, 1994.
New York, New York is a 1977 American musical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Mardik Martin and Earl Mac Rauch based on a story by Rauch.
 It is a musical tribute, featuring new songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb as well as jazz standards, to Scorsese's home town of New York City, and stars Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli as a pair of musicians and lovers.
 The story is "...about a jazz saxophonist (De Niro) and a pop singer (Minnelli) who fall madly in love and marry"; however, the "...saxophonist's outrageously volatile personality places a continual strain on their relationship, and after they have a baby, their marriage crumbles", even as their careers develop on separate paths.
 The film marked the final screen appearance of actor Jack Haley.
Incognito is a 1997 American crime thriller film directed by John Badham and starring Jason Patric and Irene Jacob.
 Written by Jordan Katz, the film is about a talented art forger who paints a fake Rembrandt despite pressure from his dying father who urges him to use his talent on his own original paintings.
 The film is notable for a sequence that reveals the specific details involved in forgery, including canvas aging, precise paints, and other deceptions.
The Hard Way is a 1991 American action comedy film directed by John Badham, and starring Michael J. Fox and James Woods.
 Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra, Luis Guzmán, LL Cool J, Delroy Lindo, Christina Ricci, Mos Def, Kathy Najimy, Michael Badalucco, and Lewis Black appear in supporting roles.
Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 American musical drama film directed by John Badham.
 It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a working-class young man who spends his weekends dancing and drinking at a local Brooklyn discothèque; Karen Gorney as Stephanie Mangano, his dance partner and eventual confidante; and Donna Pescow as Annette, Tony's former dance partner and would-be girlfriend.
 While in the disco, Tony is the champion dancer.
 His circle of friends and weekend dancing help him to cope with the harsh realities of his life: a dead-end job, clashes with his unsupportive and squabbling parents, racial tensions in the local community, and his general restlessness.
Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, and Mickey Shaughnessy.
 Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and dramatized by Guy Trosper from a story written by Nedrick Young, the film is about a young man sentenced to prison for manslaughter who is mentored in music by his prison cellmate who realizes his musical abilities.
 After his release from jail, while looking for a job as a club singer, the young man meets a musical promoter who helps him launch his career.
 As he develops his musical abilities and becomes a star, his self-centered personality begins to affect his relationships.
"Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night" was the title of a 1976 "New York Magazine" article by British rock journalist Nik Cohn.
 It was the basis for the plot and characters in the movie "Saturday Night Fever".
Short Circuit is a 1986 American comic science fiction film directed by John Badham and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock.
 The film's plot centers upon an experimental military robot that is struck by lightning and gains a more humanlike intelligence, with which it embarks to explore its new state.
 "Short Circuit" stars Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton and G. W. Bailey, with Tim Blaney as the voice of the robot named "Johnny 5".
 A sequel, "Short Circuit 2", was released in 1988.
Point of No Return (also known as The Assassin) is a 1993 American action film directed by John Badham and starring Bridget Fonda and Gabriel Byrne.
 It is a remake of Luc Besson's 1990 film "Nikita".

Question: Who wrote the article that was the basis for the 1977 American musical drama film directed by John Badham?
Answer: Nik Cohn