American Gigolo
Bailey spent 11 years apprenticing as a crew member with cinematographers such as Vilmos Zsigmond and Néstor Almendros, working on "Two-Lane Blacktop", "The Late Show", "3 Women", "Winter Kills", and "Days of Heaven". He earned his first credit as director of photography for "Boulevard Nights", followed by "Ordinary People" and "American Gigolo".