James Crabe

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.

Camera

1960

[ ] The Proper Time (Director of Photography)

1964

[ ] Everybody Loves It (Director of Photography)

1966

[ ] Agent for H.A.R.M. (Director of Photography)

1970

[ ] Sole Survivor (Director of Photography)
[ ] Zig Zag (Director of Photography)
[ ] Lost Flight (Director of Photography)

1971

[ ] A Step Out of Line (Director of Photography)
[ ] Sweet, Sweet Rachel (Director of Photography)

1972

[ ] The Honkers (Director of Photography)

1973

[ ] The Great American Beauty Contest (Director of Photography)
[ ] Save the Tiger (Director of Photography)

1974

[ ] Rhinoceros (Director of Photography)
[ ] The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Director of Photography)

1975

[ ] W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (Director of Photography)
[ ] The Dead Don't Die (Director of Photography)
[ ] F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (Director of Photography)

1976

[ 9/10 ] Rocky (Director of Photography)
[ ] The Disappearance of Aimee (Director of Photography)

1977

[ ] Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (Director of Photography)

1978

[ ] Sextette (Director of Photography)
[ ] A Death in Canaan (Director of Photography)
[ ] Thank God It's Friday (Director of Photography)

1979

[ ] The China Syndrome (Director of Photography)
[ ] Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (Director of Photography)
[ ] Players (Director of Photography)

1980

[ ] The Formula (Director of Photography)
[ ] The Baltimore Bullet (Director of Photography)
[ ] How to Beat the High Cost of Living (Director of Photography)

1982

[ ] The Letter (Director of Photography)
[ ] Night Shift (Director of Photography)

1983

[ ] Two Kinds of Love (Director of Photography)

1984

[ ] The Karate Kid (Director of Photography)
[ ] Family Secrets (Director of Photography)
[ ] Concrete Beat (Director of Photography)

1985

[ ] Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (Director of Photography)
[ ] Covenant (Director of Photography)
[ ] The Hugga Bunch (Director of Photography)

1986

[ ] When the Bough Breaks (Director of Photography)
[ ] George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (Director of Photography)
[ ] The Karate Kid Part II (Director of Photography)

1987

[ ] Happy New Year (Director of Photography)
[ ] Deadly Care (Director of Photography)
[ ] Her Secret Life (Director of Photography)

1988

[ ] For Keeps (Director of Photography)

Crew

1965

[ ] The Bold Men (Cinematography)

1972

[ ] All About Alice (Cinematography)

1989

[ ] The Karate Kid Part III (In Memory Of)

Directing

1962

[ ] Always on Sunday (Director)

1963

[ ] The Roman Springs on Mrs. Stone (Director)
[ ] What Really Happened to Baby Jane (Director)

Actor

2006

[ ] Tribute To James Crabe (Himself (archive footage))