James Crabe
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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.
Known for
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tvBaby M
1988
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movieFor Keeps
1988
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movieHappy New Year
1987
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movieHer Secret Life
1987
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movieDeadly Care
1987
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movieWhen the Bough Breaks
1986
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George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986
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movieThe Karate Kid Part II
1986
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movieCovenant
1985
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movieThe Hugga Bunch
1985
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moviePolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment
1985
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movieConcrete Beat
1984
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movieThe Karate Kid
1984
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movieFamily Secrets
1984
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movieTwo Kinds of Love
1983
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movieNight Shift
1982
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movieThe Letter
1982
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movieThe Formula
1980
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movieHow to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
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movieThe Baltimore Bullet
1980
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moviePlayers
1979
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movieStrangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
1979
Director of Photography
movieThe China Syndrome
1979
Director of Photography
movieThank God It's Friday
1978
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movieSextette
1978
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movieA Death in Canaan
1978
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Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
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movieRocky
1976
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movieThe Disappearance of Aimee
1976
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movieF. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975
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movieW.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
1975
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movieThe Dead Don't Die
1975
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movieThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
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movieRhinoceros
1974
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movieSave the Tiger
1973
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movieThe Great American Beauty Contest
1973
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movieThe Honkers
1972
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movieSweet, Sweet Rachel
1971
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movieA Step Out of Line
1971
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movieLost Flight
1970
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movieZig Zag
1970
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movieSole Survivor
1970
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movieAgent for H.A.R.M.
1966
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movieEverybody Loves It
1964
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movieThe Proper Time
1960
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movieThe Karate Kid Part III
1989
In Memory Of
movieAll About Alice
1972
Cinematography
movieThe Bold Men
1965
Cinematography
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Tribute To James Crabe
2006
Himself (archive footage)