Ivan Reitman

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Ivan Reitman

Canadian filmmaker

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Ghostbusters
…was produced and directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. Combining elements of science fiction and horror, Ghostbusters brought together the irreverent sensibility of the late-night sketch-comedy television show Saturday Night Live (SNL) and the spectacular pleasures of the
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…was produced and directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. Combining elements of science fiction and horror, Ghostbusters brought together the irreverent sensibility of the late-night sketch-comedy television show Saturday Night Live (SNL) and the spectacular pleasures of the
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Heavy Metal
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Canadian producer Ivan Reitman, who produced National Lampoon’s Animal House with Simmons, was brought on to guide the production of Heavy Metal. In the documentary video Imagining ‘Heavy Metal’ (1999), Reitman recalls, “I think the Baby Boom generation…was just at that age where we were ready for…
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Canadian producer Ivan Reitman, who produced National Lampoon’s Animal House with Simmons, was brought on to guide the production of Heavy Metal. In the documentary video Imagining ‘Heavy Metal’ (1999), Reitman recalls, “I think the Baby Boom generation…was just at that age where we were ready for…
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