Ivan Reitman, the creative mind that brought us the Ghostbusters franchise, was found dead in his Montecito California home, on Feb 12, 2022. According to the Associated Press, his family stated he died peacefully in his sleep. Reitman was Born in Czechoslovakia in 1946 to Jewish parents Klara Raab and Ladislav Reitman. Reitman’s mother survived an Auschwitz concentration camp, while his father was a resistance fighter. Reitman’s family immigrated to Canada as refugees when he was four years old. Reitman studied at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, where he earned a Bachelor of Music in 1969 and produced and directed several short films. His first production job came as a short stint with Toronto’s CITY-TV in the early ’70s.
Ivan Reitman brought us some of the most entertaining films of the 20th century. In remembrance of the director, here’s a look at his best movies.Read MoreMovieWeb – Feed