James Crabe

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James Crabe

Camera August 19, 1931

Los Angeles, California, USA

James Crabe (August 19, 1931 – May 2, 1989) was an American cinematographer known for his work in the 1970s and '80s on numerous films, including Rocky, The China Syndrome, Night…

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Rocky

Rocky

7.8 1976 Movie
The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

7.2 1984 Movie
The Karate Kid Part II

The Karate Kid Part II

6.3 1986 Movie
The Karate Kid Part III

The Karate Kid Part III

5.9 1989 Movie
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

6.1 1985 Movie
The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome

7.1 1979 Movie
Night Shift

Night Shift

6.1 1982 Movie
For Keeps

For Keeps

6.5 1988 Movie
Save the Tiger

Save the Tiger

6.6 1973 Movie
Thank God It's Friday

Thank God It's Friday

5.3 1978 Movie
The Formula

The Formula

5.5 1980 Movie
How to Beat the High Cost of Living

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

5.4 1980 Movie

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James Crabe (August 19, 1931 – May 2, 1989) was an American cinematographer known for his work in the 1970s and '80s on numerous films, including Rocky, The China Syndrome, Night Shift, The Karate Kid, and Thank God It's Friday. He was a part of the 1960s underground film collective known as Gay Girls Riding Club, a group of gay men in the industry, who spoofed Hollywood movies in a series of elaborate amateur films.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2006
    Tribute To James Crabe

    Movie Himself (archive footage)

  2. 1989
    The Karate Kid Part III

    Movie In Memory Of

  3. 1988
    Baby M

    TV show Director of Photography

  4. 1988
    For Keeps

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1987
    Happy New Year

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1987
    Her Secret Life

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1987
    Deadly Care

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1986
    When the Bough Breaks

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1986
    George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1986
    The Karate Kid Part II

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1985
    Covenant

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1985
    The Hugga Bunch

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1985
    Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1984
    Concrete Beat

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1984
    The Karate Kid

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1984
    Family Secrets

    Movie Director of Photography

More credits
  1. 1983
    Two Kinds of Love

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 1982
    Night Shift

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 1982
    The Letter

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1980
    The Formula

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1980
    How to Beat the High Cost of Living

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1980
    The Baltimore Bullet

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1979
    Players

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1979
    Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1979
    The China Syndrome

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1978
    Thank God It's Friday

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1978
    Sextette

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1978
    A Death in Canaan

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1977
    Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1976
    Rocky

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1976
    The Disappearance of Aimee

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1975
    F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 1975
    W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 1975
    The Dead Don't Die

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 1974
    The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 1974
    Rhinoceros

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 1973
    Save the Tiger

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 1973
    The Great American Beauty Contest

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 1972
    All About Alice

    Movie Cinematography

  24. 1972
    The Honkers

    Movie Director of Photography