John Calley
Born:
1930-07-08
From:
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
John Nicholas Calley (July 8, 1930 – September 13, 2011) was an American film studio executive and producer. He was quite influential during his years at Warner Bros. (where he worked from 1968 to 1981) and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman." During his seven years at Sony Pictures Entertainment starting in 1996, five of which he was chairman and chief executive, he was credited with "reinvigorat[ing]" that major film studio.
Production
Angels & Demons
The Jane Austen Book Club
The Da Vinci Code
Closer
The Remains of the Day
Postcards from the Edge
Catch-22
Castle Keep
Ice Station Zebra
Don't Make Waves
Eye of the Devil
The Cincinnati Kid
The Loved One
The Sandpiper
The Americanization of Emily
The Wheeler Dealers
A Face in the Rain
Acting
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
This Is Gary McFarland
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
A Decade Under the Influence
Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
One Night Stand
All Eyes on Sharon Tate