Who Is Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman OC was a Czechoslovak-born Canadian 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.
Born on October 27, 1946, in Komárno, in Slovakia to his parents Klara (Raab) and Ladislav “Leslie” Reitman who were both Jewish.
Reitman’s first producing job was with the then-new station CITY-TV in Toronto. CITY was also the home of the first announcing job of his later friend and collaborator Dan Aykroyd.
Reitman died in his sleep at his home in Montecito, California, on February 12, 2022, at the age of 75.
Career Works
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | “Orientation” | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film; also editor, cinematographer and composer |
| 1971 | Foxy Lady | Yes | Yes | No | Directorial debut; also editor and composer |
| 1973 | Cannibal Girls | Yes | Executive | Story | Story co-written with Robert Sandler and Daniel Goldberg |
| 1979 | Meatballs | Yes | No | No | Golden Reel Award |
| 1981 | Stripes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1986 | Legal Eagles | Yes | Yes | Story | Story co-written with Jim Cash and Jack Epps, Jr. |
| 1988 | Twins | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II | Yes | Yes | No | Voice roles: “Man Walking Outside Firehouse / Slimer” |
| 1990 | Kindergarten Cop | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1993 | Dave | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1994 | Junior | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1997 | Fathers’ Day | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1998 | Six Days, Seven Nights | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2001 | Evolution | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2006 | My Super Ex-Girlfriend | Yes | No | No | |
| 2011 | No Strings Attached | Yes | Yes | No | Cameo: “Secret High director” |
| 2014 | Draft Day | Yes | Yes | No |
Producer only[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Columbus of Sex | Also cinematographer |
| 1975 | Shivers | Also music supervisor |
| 1976 | Death Weekend | |
| 1977 | Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia | As “Julian Parnell” |
| 1978 | Animal House | |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | |
| 1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | |
| 1996 | Space Jam | |
| 1997 | ||
| 2009 | ||
| Up in the Air | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Picture [33] | |
| Chloe | ||
| 2012 | Hitchcock | |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters | |
| 2017 | ||
| 2020 | A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting | |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Motion capture role, with Harold Ramis’ likeness superimposed[36][37]Final film project |
Executive producer only[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Rabid | Also music supervisor |
| 1978 | Blackout | |
| 1983 | The Magic Show | |
| Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | ||
| 1987 | Big Shots | |
| 1988 | Casual Sex? | |
| Feds | ||
| 1992 | Beethoven | |
| 1993 | Beethoven’s 2nd | |
| 1997 | Commandments | |
| 2000 | Road Trip | |
| 2002 | Killing Me Softly | |
| 2003 | Old School | |
| 2004 | EuroTrip | |
| 2006 | Trailer Park Boys: The Movie | [38] |
| 2007 | Disturbia | |
| 2009 | Hotel for Dogs | |
| The Uninvited | ||
| I Love You, Man | ||
| 2020 | Godmothered | |
| 2021 | Space Jam: A New Legacy |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | “Metropolitan Hospital” | No | Creator | Yes | Unsold pilot |
| 2004 | Cooking Lessons | Yes | No | No | TV movie |
Producer only[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | That Guy | TV movie |
| 2008 | Atom TV | 5 episodes (segments “Border Patrol”) |
Executive producer only[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Delta House | 13 episodes |
| 1994 | Beethoven | 13 episodes |
| 1996 | The Late Shift | TV movie |
| 1997 | Mummies Alive! | 42 episodes |
| 1999 | The First Gentleman | TV movie |
| 2001–02 | Alienators: Evolution Continues | 13 episodes |
| 2006 | That Guy | TV movie |
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ‘”Ghostbusters” | Ray Parker Jr. |
Meet Ivan Reitman Grandchild Josephine Reitman
Josephine Reitman is the grandaughter of Ivan Reitman. Josephine Reitman is an actress, known for Juno (2007).
Reitman hails from Los Angeles, United States. As in 2022, Josephine Reitman’s age is N/A. She is the daughter of Jason Reitman and Michele Lee and granddaughter of Ivan Reitman and Geneviève Robert.
She is estimated to have a net worth of $9 million which she accumulated from her acting skills as well as her other deals.
