He was quite influential during his years at Warner Bros., where he worked from 1968 to 1981,[2] and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman.
"[3] During his seven years at Sony Pictures starting in 1996, for five of which he was chairman and chief executive, he was credited with "reinvigorat[ing]" that major film studio.
[4] Together with Mike Nichols and Ismail Merchant, Calley produced 1993's The Remains of the Day, for which the trio received an Oscar nomination—Calley's only such Best Picture nomination.
Calley notified LeRoy that due to a "change in corporate thinking," the studio was not going to support his effort in producing the story Thirteen Clocks.
"[7] In 2000, Calley was presented with a commemorative plaque honoring 750,000 copies sold of the soundtrack to the hit 1999 film Cruel Intentions.
He was later instrumental in getting back to revive the EON James Bond film franchise with GoldenEye, during his tenure at United Artists.
After he left United Artists, when he was at Sony, he attempted to sign with Kevin McClory and his Spectre Associates company to do another Bond film franchise based on the material used for Thunderball.
[8] The Foundation is based in Southern California and funds various non-profit organizations, including the Ghetto Film School - Los Angeles.