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James Pergola

Career

Active from 1977 to 1998, busiest in 1980 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score48/100
Highest rated
Poster for Angel City
Angel City
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Pergola Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.3, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.6, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    3.2, average 4.9
  • Pathos
    3.6, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Physical Gags 2
  • True Story 2
  • Pure Escapism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

9 titles · average score 54
Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay
Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography, Producer

Assault on Devil's Island
Assault on Devil's Island (1997)
GoodWatch score 36

Director of Photography

Steel Chariots
Steel Chariots (1997)

Director of Photography

Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise
Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise (1995)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Director of Photography

Thunder in Paradise 2
Thunder in Paradise 2 (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer, Director of Photography

Thunder in Paradise
Thunder in Paradise (1993)
GoodWatch score 47

Producer, Director of Photography

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

UFO Cafe
UFO Cafe (1990)

Director of Photography

How to Murder a Millionaire
How to Murder a Millionaire (1990)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

1980s

16 titles · average score 49
Major League
Major League (1989)
GoodWatch score 73

Second Unit Director of Photography

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988)
GoodWatch score 28

Director of Photography

Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story (1986)

Director of Photography

The Toughest Man in the World
The Toughest Man in the World (1984)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
GoodWatch score 17

Director of Photography

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Love Child
Love Child (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

The Intruder Within
The Intruder Within (1981)
GoodWatch score 41

Director of Photography

Island Claws
Island Claws (1980)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography

Hardly Working
Hardly Working (1980)
GoodWatch score 23

Director of Photography

Angel City
Angel City (1980)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Caddyshack
Caddyshack (1980)
GoodWatch score 66

Additional Photography

1970s

7 titles · average score 58
Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff (1979)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

The Crash of Flight 401
The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

Additional Photography

The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands
The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands (1978)

Cinematography

Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning (1977)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

The African Queen
The African Queen (1977)

Director of Photography

Lord Shango
Lord Shango (1975)
GoodWatch score 61

Camera Operator

Dillinger
Dillinger (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

Camera Operator

1960s

1 title · average score 59
Hello Down There
Hello Down There (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

Camera Operator