American cinematographer John Bailey's academic credits range from Loyola University to the University of Vienna. He received his most practical training at USC's film school, then moved on to inexpensive, independent productions. Bailey received critical praise for his work on the cult film Boulevard Nights (1979), which led to higher-budgeted projects. Though he has made a respectable emergence as a director with The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1990) and China Moon (1991), Bailey has remained busy as a photographer; in 1993 he successfully made Illinois look like Pennsylvania in director Harold Ramis' Groundhog Day (1993). Moving into the new millennium, Bailey took the director's chair for Via Dolorosa (2000) before lensing Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Nagoyqatsi and The Kid Stays in the Picture (all 2002).
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Big Miracle
Cinematographer |
2012 | |||
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Old School New School
Participant |
2011 | |||
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Country Strong
Cinematographer |
2010 | |||
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Ramona and Beezus
Cinematographer |
2010 | |||
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When in Rome
Cinematographer |
2010 | |||
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Brief Interviews With Hideous Men
Cinematographer |
2009 | |||
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He's Just Not That Into You
Cinematographer |
2009 | |||
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The Greatest
Cinematographer |
2009 | |||
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Mad Money
Cinematographer |
2008 | |||
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Over Her Dead Body
Cinematographer |
2008 | |||
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License to Wed
Cinematographer |
2007 | |||
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The Architect
Cinematographer |
2006 | |||
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Must Love Dogs
Cinematographer |
2005 | |||
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The Producers
Cinematographer |
2005 | |||
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Cinematographer |
2005 | |||
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Incident at Loch Ness
Actor, Cinematographer |
2004 | |||
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Cinematographer |
2003 | |||
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Cinematographer |
2002 | |||
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Naqoyqatsi
Additional Cinematography |
2002 | |||
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The Kid Stays in the Picture
Cinematographer |
2002 | |||
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*NSYNC: Bigger Than Live
Additional Cinematography |
2001 | |||
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AntiTrust
Cinematographer |
2001 | |||
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The Anniversary Party
Cinematographer |
2001 | |||
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Michael Jordan to the Max
Cinematographer |
2000 | |||
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Via Dolorosa
Cinematographer, Director |
2000 | |||
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For Love of the Game
Cinematographer |
1999 | |||
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Forever Mine
Cinematographer |
1999 | |||
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The Out-of-Towners
Cinematographer |
1999 | |||
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Always Outnumbered
Cinematographer |
1998 | |||
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Indiscreet
Camera Operator |
1998 | |||
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Living Out Loud
Cinematographer |
1998 | |||
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As Good As It Gets
Cinematographer |
1997 | |||
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Extreme Measures
Cinematographer |
1996 | |||
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Below 30, Above 10,000
Cinematographer |
1994 | |||
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China Moon
Director |
1994 | |||
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Nobody's Fool
Cinematographer |
1994 | |||
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Groundhog Day
Cinematographer |
1993 | |||
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In the Line of Fire
Cinematographer |
1993 | |||
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Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography
Interviewee |
1993 | |||
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A Brief History of Time
Cinematographer |
1992 | |||
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The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
Cinematographer, Director |
1991 | |||
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Hollywood Mavericks
Cinematographer |
1990 | |||
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My Blue Heaven
Cinematographer |
1990 | |||
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Time Flies When You're Alive
Cinematographer |
1989 | |||
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The Accidental Tourist
Cinematographer |
1988 | |||
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Vibes
Cinematographer |
1988 | |||
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Light of Day
Cinematographer |
1987 | |||
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Swimming to Cambodia
Cinematographer |
1987 | |||
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Tough Guys Don't Dance
Cinematographer |
1987 | |||
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Brighton Beach Memoirs
Cinematographer |
1986 | |||
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Crossroads
Cinematographer |
1986 | |||
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Cinematographer |
1985 | |||
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Silverado
Cinematographer |
1985 | |||
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Racing with the Moon
Cinematographer |
1984 | |||
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The Pope of Greenwich Village
Cinematographer |
1984 | |||
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The Big Chill
Cinematographer |
1983 | |||
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Without a Trace
Cinematographer |
1983 | |||
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Cat People
Cinematographer |
1982 | |||
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That Championship Season
Cinematographer |
1982 | |||
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Continental Divide
Cinematographer |
1981 | |||
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Honky Tonk Freeway
Cinematographer |
1981 | |||
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American Gigolo
Cinematographer |
1980 | |||
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Ordinary People
Cinematographer |
1980 | |||
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Boulevard Nights
Cinematographer |
1979 | |||
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The Riddle of the Sands
Screenwriter |
1979 | |||
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Battered
Cinematographer |
1978 | |||
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Days of Heaven
Camera Operator |
1978 | |||
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The Mafu Cage
Cinematographer |
1978 | |||
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Legacy
Cinematographer |
1975 |

