James Crabe
Known for: Camera
Born: August 19, 1931
Died: May 2, 1989
Place of birth: 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 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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Filmography
51 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
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Tribute To James Crabe
2006
5.9
The Karate Kid Part III
1989
7.0
Baby M
1988
6.5
For Keeps
1988
5.8
Happy New Year
1987
5.8
Her Secret Life
1987
6.7
Deadly Care
1987
6.4
When the Bough Breaks
1986NR
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986
6.4
The Karate Kid Part II
1986
3.4
Covenant
1985
5.3
The Hugga Bunch
1985
6.1
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
6.0
Concrete Beat
1984
7.2
The Karate Kid
1984
4.6
Family Secrets
1984
7.5
Two Kinds of Love
1983
6.1
Night Shift
1982
4.7
The Letter
1982
5.5
The Formula
1980
5.3
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
5.7
The Baltimore Bullet
1980
4.9
Players
1979
9.4
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
1979
7.1
The China Syndrome
1979
5.3
Thank God It's Friday
1978
4.0
Sextette
1978
5.3
A Death in Canaan
19784.9
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
7.8
Rocky
1976
8.7
The Disappearance of Aimee
1976
4.0
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975
6.0
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
1975
6.0
The Dead Don't Die
1975
6.6
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
5.6
Rhinoceros
1974
6.6
Save the Tiger
1973
6.3
The Great American Beauty Contest
1973
5.3
All About Alice
1972
6.0
The Honkers
1972
6.6
Sweet, Sweet Rachel
1971
8.0
A Step Out of Line
1971
4.3
Lost Flight
1970
7.7
Zig Zag
1970
6.3
Sole Survivor
1970
2.5
Agent for H.A.R.M.
1966
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The Bold Men
1965
3.5
Everybody Loves It
1964
5.5
The Roman Springs on Mrs. Stone
1963
6.3
What Really Happened to Baby Jane
1963
5.0
Always on Sunday
1962
5.3
The Proper Time
1960