James Crabe

James Crabe

  • Birthday: 1931-08-19
  • Deathday: 1989-05-02
  • Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Also know as: James Aubrey 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.

Filmography

Tribute To James Crabe

2006

As Himself (archive footage)

Production

The China Syndrome

1979

As Director of Photography

Rocky

1976

As Director of Photography

The Karate Kid

1984

As Director of Photography

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985

As Director of Photography

A Step Out of Line

1971

As Director of Photography

The Great American Beauty Contest

1973

As Director of Photography

Sweet, Sweet Rachel

1971

As Director of Photography

Happy New Year

1987

As Director of Photography

Sole Survivor

1970

As Director of Photography

Night Shift

1982

As Director of Photography

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

1980

As Director of Photography

Thank God It's Friday

1978

As Director of Photography

Lost Flight

1970

As Director of Photography

Players

1979

As Director of Photography

Rhinoceros

1974

As Director of Photography

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

1974

As Director of Photography

The Karate Kid Part II

1986

As Director of Photography

The Letter

1982

As Director of Photography

Everybody Loves It

1964

As Director of Photography

The Formula

1980

As Director of Photography

The Disappearance of Aimee

1976

As Director of Photography

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings

1975

As Director of Photography

Covenant

1985

As Director of Photography

When the Bough Breaks

1986

As Director of Photography

The Karate Kid Part III

1989

As In Memory Of

Sextette

1978

As Director of Photography

The Baltimore Bullet

1980

As Director of Photography

The Dead Don't Die

1975

As Director of Photography

The Honkers

1972

As Director of Photography

Agent for H.A.R.M.

1966

As Director of Photography

Zig Zag

1970

As Director of Photography

Save the Tiger

1973

As Director of Photography

Her Secret Life

1987

As Director of Photography

Deadly Care

1987

As Director of Photography

A Death in Canaan

1978

As Director of Photography

Family Secrets

1984

As Director of Photography

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

1977

As Director of Photography

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

1975

As Director of Photography

For Keeps

1988

As Director of Photography

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

1986

As Director of Photography

The Proper Time

1960

As Director of Photography

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

1979

As Director of Photography

The Hugga Bunch

1985

As Director of Photography

The Bold Men

1965

As Cinematography

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