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James Crabe

1931 - 1989 (age 57) • Camera

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

Rocky

78%

Director of Photography

1976

The Karate Kid

72%

Director of Photography

1984

The Karate Kid Part II

64%

Director of Photography

1986

The Karate Kid Part III

59%

In Memory Of

1989

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

61%

Director of Photography

1985

The China Syndrome

71%

Director of Photography

1979

Night Shift

61%

Director of Photography

1982

For Keeps

65%

Director of Photography

1988

Tribute To James Crabe

Himself (archive footage)

2006

The Karate Kid Part III

59%

In Memory Of

1989
Poster for Baby M

Baby M

70%

Director of Photography

1988

For Keeps

65%

Director of Photography

1988

Happy New Year

58%

Director of Photography

1987

Her Secret Life

58%

Director of Photography

1987

Deadly Care

67%

Director of Photography

1987

When the Bough Breaks

64%

Director of Photography

1986

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

Director of Photography

1986

The Karate Kid Part II

64%

Director of Photography

1986

Covenant

34%

Director of Photography

1985

The Hugga Bunch

53%

Director of Photography

1985

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

61%

Director of Photography

1985

Concrete Beat

60%

Director of Photography

1984

The Karate Kid

72%

Director of Photography

1984

Family Secrets

46%

Director of Photography

1984

Two Kinds of Love

75%

Director of Photography

1983

Night Shift

61%

Director of Photography

1982

The Letter

47%

Director of Photography

1982

The Formula

55%

Director of Photography

1980

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

54%

Director of Photography

1980

The Baltimore Bullet

57%

Director of Photography

1980

Players

49%

Director of Photography

1979

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter

94%

Director of Photography

1979

The China Syndrome

71%

Director of Photography

1979

Thank God It's Friday

53%

Director of Photography

1978

Sextette

40%

Director of Photography

1978

A Death in Canaan

53%

Director of Photography

1978

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