Ivan Reitman, OC (born October 27, 1946) is a Czechoslovakian-born Canadian film producer and director, famous for his comedy work, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s. He could be whoever owns The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 2000. Reitman is a creator of the McMaster Film Board at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Additionally in 2009, he produced the Academy Award-nominated movie, Up in the Air, directed by his son Jason Reitman. Afterwards, Reitman had intended to direct the sexual thriller Chloe (2009), however he could not bring the cast he desired; so Reitman determined to simply function as a producer and requested Atom Egoyan to direct the movie. Chloe had since have commercial success and became Egoyan’s largest moneymaker ever. New York magazine, citing no sources, maintained in March 2007 that Sony Pictures Entertainment desired to replace Reitman on Ghostbusters III with a younger director, but that Reitman’s first contract precluded this. In early 2010, Reitman affirmed he’ll be directing the movie. He was likewise the producer of Howard Stern’s movie Private Parts.
Film Producer, Film director, Television producer, Businessperson, Screenwriter, Voice Actor, Actor
Education
McMaster University, Oakwood Collegiate Institute
Nationality
Canada
Spouse
Geneviève Robert (m. 1976)
Children
Jason Reitman, Catherine Reitman, Caroline Reitman
Parents
Clara Reitman, Leslie Reitman
Nicknames
Ivanco , Ivan Reitman, OC , My Parents , Our Parents
Awards
Golden Screen Award
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Tony Award for Best Musical, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatr...
Movies
Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Draft Day, Kindergarten Cop, Twins, Stripes, Dave, Meatballs, Animal House, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, No Strings Attached, Six Days, Seven Nights, Up in the Air, Junior, Private Parts, Space Jam, Fathers' Day, Legal Eagles, Evolution, Baywatch, Cannibal Girls, Chloe, Hit...
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Trademark
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Sci-Fi and Slapstick Humour
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Frequently casts Bill Murray
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Recurring themes of the 'common man' triumphing where professionals failed
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Frequently works with producer Joe Medjuck and screenwriters Len Blum & Daniel Goldberg.
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Quote
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[on John Belushi and Animal House (1978)] What John brought was this wonderful energy based on the comedies he loved from the 50s - The Three Stooges and Abbott and Costello - that physicality of the great American early comedians, against this very brash and contemporary way of speaking that the script had. It made it very special.. But when I worked with him before the movie and SNL, he was Brando onstage. He was the guy you couldn't take your eyes off. One of the great tragedies is that with his addictions he lost control of all his talent.
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[on the comedy of Melissa McCarthy] She's certainly extraordinarily talented. She has a way of using her physicality. And there's something about her nimbleness in moving a fairly hefty body around that is humorous, has been for generations.
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[on current comedy, 2013] The world has become more abrasive, possibly because of social media. But people said that about us. The sexuality seems to have lessened. There's more squeamishness about nudity and sex, but there's a lot more scatological interest today than there seemed to be thirty years ago. It's a weird shift.
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[film-making advice to his son Jason] Your job is not to make things funny. Your job is to tell the truth on a daily basis.
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This is not my generation. I'm of the baby boom generation. We think we invented free love.
Slovakian-born, Canadian-raised Jewish film actor, producer, and director. His son, Jason Reitman (born in 1977) is also a film director.
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According to his audio commentary on Ghostbusters (1984), the proton packs were much heavier than they looked, and some were heavier than others depending on what was demanded of certain scenes. None of the actors enjoyed wearing them, but according to Reitman, Harold Ramis complained the least (he would not say who complained the most).
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In 1983, was nominated for two Broadway Tony Awards for "Merlin:" as Best Director (Musical) and as one of the co-producers of the Best Musical nominee.
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Graduated from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. Canada, B.Mus 1969.
Founder of the McMaster Film Board at McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario Canada. Student films include: "Freak Film", and "Orientation" which was distributed in Canada by 20th Century Fox as a short opening for a Dustin Hoffman vehicle. Reitman was arrested with Dan Goldberg for producing a "Columbus of Sex" at McMaster in 1970. The film was based on the Victorian novel "My Secret Life". During the trial, the men who went on to form Northern Lights Entertainment, were offered $175,000 by MGM to make a feature to be called "Foxy Ladies". They were the first Canadians convicted under Canada's decency laws, despite widespread critical acclaim and support from the arts community. They were fined $300.00 and put on a year's probation.