Ivan Reitman

Ivan Reitman

1946-10-27 Komárno, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic] 76 Credits

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 s...

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024

Producer

6.5
Producing

When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world ...

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

Producer

7.3
Producing

When single mom Callie and her two kids Trevor and Phoebe arrive in a small Oklahoma town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Gho...

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Space Jam: A New Legacy

2021

Executive Producer

6.7
Producing

When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the w...

Godmothered

Godmothered

2020

Executive Producer

6.7
Producing

A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored...

Belushi

Belushi

2020

as Self (archive footage)

6.9
Acting

Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the too-short lif...

A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting

A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting

2020

Producer

6.2
Producing

Recruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she's watching on Halloween...

Who You Gonna Call?

Who You Gonna Call?

2020

as Self

7.2
Acting

Filmmaker Fran Strine explores the riveting true story of the man who wrote and recorded the global smash hit song “Ghostbusters,” which became a univ...

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

2020

as Self

6.8
Acting

The documentary that tells us the full story from where it all started through to the future of the "Ghostbusters" franchise.

Fantastic Mr. Murray

Fantastic Mr. Murray

2019

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

6.2
Acting

Bill Murray is considered by many of his fans to be "the coolest man in the world". But how is it that this actor, who for a long time did little more...

Father Figures

Father Figures

2017

Producer

5.8
Producing

Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in or...

Baywatch

Baywatch

2017

Producer

6.1
Producing

Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the ...

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

2016

Producer

5.3
Producing

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Pat...

Ghostheads

Ghostheads

2016

as Self

5.9
Acting

A documentary that explores the extreme side of the Ghostbusters fandom. Join us as we travel the world meeting extreme Ghostbusters fans. Every Ghost...

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015

as Self - Director

6.6
Acting

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring ...

Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond

Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond

2014

7.3
Acting

A retrospective on Ghostbusters 2.

Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective

Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective

2014

8.0
Acting

Entertainment Journalist Geoff Boucher sits down with Director Ivan Reitman and Co-Writer/Actor Dan Aykroyd, who recall shooting the original, discuss...

Draft Day

Draft Day

2014

Director, Producer

6.7
Directing Producing

At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he'...

Hitchcock

Hitchcock

2012

Producer

6.6
Producing

Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring choice for his next project: an adaptation of Robert B...

No Strings Attached

No Strings Attached

2011

Director, Producer

6.3
Directing Producing

Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attach...

Chloe

Chloe

2010

Producer

6.1
Producing

A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger.

Up in the Air

Up in the Air

2009

Producer

6.9
Producing

Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just as he’s about to reach a milestone of ten million f...

Post Grad

Post Grad

2009

Producer

5.0
Producing

Ryden Malby has a master plan. Graduate college, get a great job, hang out with her best friend and find the perfect guy. But her plan spins hilarious...

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

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

2009

as Self

Acting

The making of the film "Hotel for Dogs".

I Love You, Man

I Love You, Man

2009

Executive Producer

6.6
Producing

Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that...

The Uninvited

The Uninvited

2009

Executive Producer

6.5
Producing

Anna returns home after spending time in a psychiatric facility following her mother's tragic death and discovers that her mother's former nurse, Rach...

Hotel for Dogs

Hotel for Dogs

2009

as Self - Closing Credits Sequence (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. S...

Animal House: The Inside Story

Animal House: The Inside Story

2008

as Self

4.0
Acting

Documentary about the making of Animal House

On Screen!: Shivers

2008

as himself

Acting

The debut feature from Canada's most celebrated filmmaker, David Cronenberg, Shivers provided the young director with a crash course in feature filmma...

Disturbia

Disturbia

2007

Executive Producer

6.7
Producing

Kale has a life most teenagers would envy. He spends his days endlessly playing video games, surfing the net, eating junk food and watching cable. He ...

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

2006

Director

5.1
Directing

When New York architect Matt Saunders dumps his new girlfriend Jenny Johnson—a smart, sexy, and reluctant superhero known as G-Girl—she uses her power...

EuroTrip

EuroTrip

2004

Executive Producer

6.6
Producing

When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe.

Old School: Orientation

2003

as Himself

7.3
Acting

Behind the scenes of Old School

Old School

Old School

2003

Executive Producer

6.6
Producing

Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.

Killing Me Softly

Killing Me Softly

2002

Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

A woman grows suspicious of her controlling husband after she discovers secrets about the women in his past.

Evolution: The Animated Movie

Evolution: The Animated Movie

2002

Executive Producer

Producing

Ivan Reitman brings an animated sequel to his summer adventure straight to your door! Four brave people were successful in protecting the earth from d...

Evolution

Evolution

2001

Director, Producer

6.1
Directing Producing

A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the ...

Road Trip

Road Trip

2000

Executive Producer

6.2
Producing

After an Ithaca College student films his one-night stand with a beautiful sorority girl, he discovers one of his friends has accidentally mailed the ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero

1999

as Self

Acting

Documentary tribute to actor and former bodybuilder, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Ghostbusters 1999

Ghostbusters 1999

1999

as Self

6.0
Acting

Documentary Interviews of the director and cast of the original Ghostbusters film

Imagining 'Heavy Metal'

Imagining 'Heavy Metal'

1999

as Self

Acting

Documentary about the making of "Heavy Metal" (1981).

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

1998

as Self - Producer

7.0
Acting

This documentary, created for the Animal House (1978) collector's edition DVD, is composed of a collection of new interviews with the cast and crew be...

Six Days Seven Nights

Six Days Seven Nights

1998

Producer, Director

6.1
Producing Directing

In the South Pacific island of Makatea, career-driven magazine editor Robin Monroe is on a week-long vacation getaway with her boyfriend, Frank Martin...

Fathers' Day

Fathers' Day

1997

Director, Producer

5.5
Directing Producing

A woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy's father.

Private Parts

Private Parts

1997

Producer

6.5
Producing

The life and career of shock-jock superstar Howard Stern is recounted from his humble beginnings to his view from the top. Possessing a desire to be a...

Space Jam

Space Jam

1996

Producer

6.8
Producing

With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan to win a basketball game against a team of moronic alie...

The Late Shift

The Late Shift

1996

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."

Junior

Junior

1994

Producer, Director

5.2
Producing Directing

A research scientist becomes the world's first pregnant man in order to test a drug he and a colleague have designed for expectant women. To carry out...

Beethoven's 2nd

Beethoven's 2nd

1993

Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

Beethoven is back -- and this time, he has a whole brood with him now that he's met his canine match, Missy, and fathered a family. The only problem i...

Dave

Dave

1993

Producer, Director

6.7
Producing Directing

A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the Pre...

Beethoven

Beethoven

1992

Executive Producer

5.8
Producing

The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their h...

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

1992

Producer

5.3
Producing

A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she bu...

Kindergarten Cop

Kindergarten Cop

1990

Director, Producer

6.1
Directing Producing

Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord wh...

Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II

1989

as Man Walking Outside Firehouse / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II

1989

Producer, Director

6.6
Producing Directing

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

Twins

Twins

1988

Director, Producer

6.0
Directing Producing

Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proporti...

Feds

Feds

1988

Executive Producer

5.8
Producing

Ellie DeWitt and Janis Zuckermann are admitted to the very strict FBI Training Academy. They get a hard course, in which they learn to deal with guns ...

Casual Sex?

Casual Sex?

1988

Executive Producer

5.3
Producing

Two girls go away to a holiday resort looking for a change of pace, hoping to meet some nice men for a change. They discover that they can't find the ...

Big Shots

Big Shots

1987

Executive Producer

6.3
Producing

Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side. After being mugged, the boy befriends a you...

Legal Eagles

Legal Eagles

1986

Director, Producer, Story

6.1
Directing Producing Writing

District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client ...

The Canadian Conspiracy

The Canadian Conspiracy

1986

6.0
Acting

A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through employing Canadians in the U.S. entertainment industry.

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

1984

as Zuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)

7.5
Acting

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who...

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

1984

Director, Producer

7.5
Directing Producing

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who...

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

1983

Executive Producer

5.3
Producing

On a distant planet inhabited by mutants, two bounty hunters race to rescue three Earth female captives from the clutches of an evil warlord.

Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal

1981

Producer

6.5
Producing

The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

Stripes

Stripes

1981

Director, Producer

6.6
Directing Producing

John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the US Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.

Meatballs

Meatballs

1979

Director

5.8
Directing

Tripper is the head counselor at a budget summer camp called Camp Northstar. In truth, he's young at heart and only marginally more mature than the ca...

Blackout

Blackout

1978

Executive Producer

5.0
Producing

A black comedy of violent criminals who terrorize apartment dwellers during New York's 1977 power blackout.

Animal House

Animal House

1978

Producer

7.0
Producing

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia

Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia

1977

Producer

4.6
Producing

Siberia 1953: Ilsa is now working in a Gulag prison camp. Her mission is to "retrain the minds" of those who don't agree with the communists.

Rabid

Rabid

1977

Executive Producer, Music Supervisor

6.3
Producing

After undergoing radical surgery for injuries from a motorcycle accident, a young woman develops a retractable, vampiric stinger in her armpit and a t...

The House by the Lake

The House by the Lake

1976

Producer

5.8
Producing

Harry is a rich dentist who often brings women up to his rural lakehouse. One weekend, he invites Diane, a former fashion model. On their way to the h...

Shivers

Shivers

1975

Producer

6.4
Producing

When the residents of a luxury apartment complex outside Montreal are infiltrated by parasites and transformed into violent, sex-crazed maniacs, it's ...

Cannibal Girls

Cannibal Girls

1973

Story, Director, Executive Producer

4.5
Writing Directing Producing

A young couple spend the night in a restaurant, only to find out that it is haunted by three dead women who hunger for human flesh.

Foxy Lady

Foxy Lady

1971

Writer, Producer, Director

Writing Producing Directing

A gender-switched retelling of the myth of Hero and Leander. Hero (Alan Gordon) simply cannot resist helping people who are in trouble, and Leander (S...

The Columbus of Sex

The Columbus of Sex

1969

Director of Photography, Producer

7.0
Directing Producing

An adaptation of the 1888 Victorian memoir “My Secret Life,” in which an author describes his lifelong pursuit of the perfect sexual experience. This ...

Orientation

Orientation

1968

Director

1.0
Directing

Spoof of typical university orientation films, about a freshman's life at university.