James Crabe
Biography
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.
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Movies (49)
Tribute To James Crabe
as Himself (archive footage)
2006
The Karate Kid Part III
In Memory Of (Crew)
1989
For Keeps
Director of Photography (Camera)
1988
Happy New Year
Director of Photography (Camera)
1987
Her Secret Life
Director of Photography (Camera)
1987
Deadly Care
Director of Photography (Camera)
1987
When the Bough Breaks
Director of Photography (Camera)
1986
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
Director of Photography (Camera)
1986
The Karate Kid Part II
Director of Photography (Camera)
1986
Covenant
Director of Photography (Camera)
1985
The Hugga Bunch
Director of Photography (Camera)
1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Director of Photography (Camera)
1985
Concrete Beat
Director of Photography (Camera)
1984
The Karate Kid
Director of Photography (Camera)
1984
Family Secrets
Director of Photography (Camera)
1984
Two Kinds of Love
Director of Photography (Camera)
1983
Night Shift
Director of Photography (Camera)
1982
The Letter
Director of Photography (Camera)
1982
The Formula
Director of Photography (Camera)
1980
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
Director of Photography (Camera)
1980
The Baltimore Bullet
Director of Photography (Camera)
1980
Players
Director of Photography (Camera)
1979
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
Director of Photography (Camera)
1979
The China Syndrome
Director of Photography (Camera)
1979
Thank God It's Friday
Director of Photography (Camera)
1978
Sextette
Director of Photography (Camera)
1978
A Death in Canaan
Director of Photography (Camera)
1978
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Director of Photography (Camera)
1977
Rocky
Director of Photography (Camera)
1976
The Disappearance of Aimee
Director of Photography (Camera)
1976
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Director of Photography (Camera)
1975
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
Director of Photography (Camera)
1975
The Dead Don't Die
Director of Photography (Camera)
1975
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Director of Photography (Camera)
1974
Rhinoceros
Director of Photography (Camera)
1974
Save the Tiger
Director of Photography (Camera)
1973
The Great American Beauty Contest
Director of Photography (Camera)
1973
All About Alice
Cinematography (Crew)
1972
The Honkers
Director of Photography (Camera)
1972
Sweet, Sweet Rachel
Director of Photography (Camera)
1971
A Step Out of Line
Director of Photography (Camera)
1971
Lost Flight
Director of Photography (Camera)
1970
Zig Zag
Director of Photography (Camera)
1970
Sole Survivor
Director of Photography (Camera)
1970
Agent for H.A.R.M.
Director of Photography (Camera)
1966
The Bold Men
Cinematography (Crew)
1965
Everybody Loves It
Director of Photography (Camera)
1964
The Roman Springs on Mrs. Stone
Director (Directing)
1963
What Really Happened to Baby Jane
Director (Directing)
1963
