Line #24 Creator/IvanReitman


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3	Ivan Reitman [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (October 27, 1946 – February 12, 2022) was a Czechoslovak-born Canadian film director and producer.
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5	He was born in Komárno, Czechoslovakia (now UsefulNotes/{{Slovakia}}) to Hungarian Jewish parents; his father was a [[LaResistance resistance]] fighter during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, while his mother was an [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust Auschwitz]] survivor. His family moved to Canada when he was four. He was best known for the comedies he directed (especially in TheEighties and TheNineties), such as ''Film/{{Stripes}}'', the first two ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' films, ''Film/Twins1988'' and ''Film/KindergartenCop''. As a producer, he was behind things like ''Film/SpaceJam''.
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7	He was married to Geneviève Robert from 1976 to his death, and had three children. His son Creator/JasonReitman became a respected filmmaker in his own right, with Ivan serving as producer for many of his films. His daughter Creator/CatherineReitman is an actress.
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9	He passed away in his sleep on February 12, 2022, at the age of 75.
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12	!!Works directed by him on TV Tropes:
13	[[index]]
14	* ''Film/CannibalGirls'' (1973)
15	* ''Film/{{Meatballs}}'' (1979)
16	* ''Film/{{Stripes}}'' (1981)
17	* ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'':
18	** ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'' (1984)
19	** ''Film/GhostbustersII'' (1989)
20	* ''Film/Twins1988'' (1988)
21	* ''Film/KindergartenCop'' (1990)
22	* ''Film/{{Dave}}'' (1993)
23	* ''Film/{{Junior}}'' (1994)
24	* ''Film/FathersDay1997'' (1997)
25	* ''Film/SixDaysSevenNights'' (1998)
26	* ''Film/Evolution2001'' (2001)
27	* ''Film/MySuperExGirlfriend'' (2006)
28	* ''Film/NoStringsAttached2011'' (2011)
29	* ''Film/DraftDay'' (2014)
30	[[/index]]
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32	!!Tropes & Trivia in his works:
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34	* [[invoked]]AssociatedComposer: Music/RandyEdelman scored several of Reitman's films.
35	* [[invoked]]BreakthroughHit: ''Meatballs'' was a huge success and put him on the map.
36	* CreatorCameo: He appeared in several of his directed films, such as the voices of Slimer and Zuul in the ''Ghostbusters'' films and the Secret High director in ''No Strings Attached''. He also cameoed in ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'' as a ghostly elderly Egon Spengler (as he bore some resemblance to the late Creator/HaroldRamis, with some CGI and facial hair to better enhance it).
37	* [[invoked]]ProductionPosse:
38	** Before ''Ghostbusters'', he worked on ''Meatballs'' and ''Stripes'' with Creator/BillMurray and Creator/HaroldRamis.
39	** Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger appeared in four of his films (''Twins'', ''Kindergarten Cop'', ''Dave'' and ''Junior'').
40	** Creator/SigourneyWeaver played in the first two ''Ghostbusters'' films and in ''Dave''.
41	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
42	** He was attached to direct a film adaptation of Franchise/{{Batman}} entitled ''The Batman'' with a script by Tom Mankiewicz in the early 1980s.
43	** He was originally attached to produce and potentially direct a film based on Franchise/WonderWoman in the mid-1990s.
44	** In 2000, he was considered to direct the film adaptation of ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' before Creator/ChrisColumbus was selected.
45	** He was originally scheduled to direct ''Ghostbusters 3'' before Creator/HaroldRamis' death in February 2014 (Creator/BillMurray's reluctance was a heavy factor as well).
46	** He had originally planned to make a sequel to his film ''Film/Evolution2001'' back in 2013.
47	** He was originally scheduled to produce an animated series based on ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' entitled ''Ghostbusters: Ecto Force'' before it was put on hold.
48	** He was scheduled to direct a sequel to his film ''Film/Twins1988'' entitled ''Triplets'' before his death in February 2022.

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