
Ivan Reitman
Highest Rated: 97% Ghostbusters (1984)
Lowest Rated: 0% Killing Me Softly (2002)
Birthday: Oct 27, 1946
Birthplace: Komárno, Czechoslovakia
Although he received less personal publicity than his box-office powerhouse contemporaries George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, director-producer Ivan Reitman had a comparable impact on filmmaking trends of the late 1970s and 1980s. In fact, what Lucas and Spielberg did for fantasy adventure, Reitman did for big-budget comedies. After producing low-budget horror thrillers with director David Cronenberg, Reitman struck gold when he produced "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1978), a huge hit that touched off a rash of imitators for decades and became a cultural landmark. Following successful turns in the director's chair for "Meatballs" (1979) and "Stripes" (1981), Reitman helmed "Ghostbusters" (1984), one of the most successful movies of the decade and perhaps the most influential comedy of its era. Reitman continued making quality pictures as a director and producer, bringing to the screen such hits as "Twins" (1988), "Kindergarten Cop" (1990) and "Dave" (1993). Reitman also enjoyed Oscar-nominated success as the producer of director son Jason Reitman's exquisite "Up in the Air" (2009), which added considerable heft to his already impactful career.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Producer | - | 2021 |
69% | 60% | Godmothered | Executive Producer | - | 2020 |
61% | No Score Yet | A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting | Producer | - | 2020 |
90% | 76% | Belushi | Himself (Character) | - | 2020 |
17% | 25% | Father Figures | Producer | $16.8M | 2017 |
17% | 41% | Baywatch | Producer | $58M | 2017 |
73% | 50% | Ghostbusters | Producer | - | 2016 |
59% | 65% | Draft Day |
Director, Producer |
$28.8M | 2014 |
60% | 60% | Hitchcock | Producer | $6M | 2012 |
49% | 51% | No Strings Attached |
Director, Producer |
$70.6M | 2011 |
83% | 74% | I Love You, Man | Executive Producer | $71.3M | 2009 |
91% | 79% | Up in the Air | Producer | $83.8M | 2009 |
32% | 49% | The Uninvited | Executive Producer | $28.6M | 2009 |
51% | 39% | Chloe | Producer | $3.1M | 2009 |
46% | 54% | Hotel for Dogs | Executive Producer | $73M | 2009 |
8% | 27% | Post Grad | Producer | $6.4M | 2009 |
69% | 77% | Disturbia | Executive Producer | $80.1M | 2007 |
57% | 78% | Trailer Park Boys: The Movie | Executive Producer | - | 2006 |
40% | 31% | My Super Ex-Girlfriend | Director | $22.5M | 2006 |
47% | 75% | Eurotrip | Executive Producer | $17.7M | 2004 |
60% | 86% | Old School | Executive Producer | $74.6M | 2003 |
0% | 41% | Killing Me Softly | Executive Producer | - | 2002 |
43% | 48% | Evolution |
Director, Producer |
$38.3M | 2001 |
58% | 65% | Road Trip | Executive Producer | $68.5M | 2000 |
36% | 36% | Six Days, Seven Nights |
Producer, Director |
$74.3M | 1998 |
25% | 25% | Fathers' Day |
Producer, Director |
$28.7M | 1997 |
75% | 68% | Private Parts | Producer | $41.2M | 1997 |
24% | 36% | Commandments | Executive Producer | $528K | 1997 |
43% | 63% | Space Jam | Producer | $90.4M | 1996 |
36% | 22% | Junior |
Director, Producer |
$36.7M | 1994 |
23% | 30% | Beethoven's 2nd | Executive Producer | $52.6M | 1993 |
95% | 72% | Dave |
Director, Producer |
$61M | 1993 |
30% | 35% | Beethoven | Executive Producer | $56.5M | 1992 |
7% | 21% | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Producer | $26.6M | 1992 |
51% | 52% | Kindergarten Cop |
Director, Producer |
$88.6M | 1990 |
54% | 61% | Ghostbusters II |
Director, Producer |
$110.4M | 1989 |
43% | 39% | Twins |
Director, Producer |
$107.4M | 1988 |
44% | 32% | Legal Eagles |
Director, Producer |
$47.2M | 1986 |
97% | 88% | Ghostbusters |
Director, Producer |
$298.2M | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Magic Show | Executive Producer | - | 1983 |
60% | 67% | Heavy Metal | Producer | $204.7K | 1981 |
86% | 79% | Stripes |
Director, Producer |
- | 1981 |
72% | 58% | Meatballs | Director | - | 1979 |
90% | 89% | National Lampoon's Animal House | Producer | - | 1978 |
73% | 45% | Rabid | Executive Producer | - | 1977 |
85% | 59% | Shivers | Producer | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | 23% | Cannibal Girls | Director | - | 1973 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Canada's Smartest Person | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Tonight Canada | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood's Best Directors | Unknown (Character) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Made in Hollywood | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | etalk | Guest | 2011 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie Rose | Guest | 2009 |
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