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Home/People/Ivan Reitman
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Born
Oct 27, 1946Died: Feb 12, 2022
Lived 75 years
Place of Birth
Komárno, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]
Known For
Production
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

21
Movies
4
TV Shows
18
Directed
IMDb Profile

Ivan Reitman

Production

Biography
Ivan Reitman OC (October 27, 1946 – February 12, 2022) was a Canadian-American film and television director, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for his comedy work, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998. Notable films he directed include Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Dave (1993), and Junior (1994). Reitman also served as producer for such films as Animal House (1978), Beethoven (1992), Space Jam (1996), and Private Parts (1997). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ivan Reitman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Who You Gonna Call? poster

Who You Gonna Call?

as Self
2020
Belushi poster

Belushi

as Self (archive footage)
2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters poster

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

as Self
2020
Fantastic Mr. Murray poster

Fantastic Mr. Murray

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
2019
Ghostheads poster

Ghostheads

as Self
2016
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead poster

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as Self - Director
2015
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond poster

Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond

Cast
2014
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective poster

Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective

Cast
2014
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs' poster

A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'

as Self
2009
Hotel for Dogs poster

Hotel for Dogs

as Self - Closing Credits Sequence (uncredited)
2009
Animal House: The Inside Story poster

Animal House: The Inside Story

as Self
2008
On Screen!: Shivers poster

On Screen!: Shivers

as himself
2008
Old School: Orientation poster

Old School: Orientation

as Himself
2003
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero poster

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero

as Self
1999
Ghostbusters 1999 poster

Ghostbusters 1999

as Self
1999
Imagining 'Heavy Metal' poster

Imagining 'Heavy Metal'

as Self
1999
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion poster

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

as Self - Producer
1998
Ghostbusters II poster

Ghostbusters II

as Man Walking Outside Firehouse / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)
1989
The Canadian Conspiracy poster

The Canadian Conspiracy

as Self
1986
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters poster

On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

Cast
1984