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Ivan Reitman is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Editor and Music Supervisor Canadien born on 27 october 1946 at Komárno

Ivan Reitman

Ivan Reitman
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Birth name Ivanco Reitman
Nationality Canada
Birth 27 october 1946 at Komárno
Death 12 february 2022 (at 75 years)
Awards Officer of the Order of Canada

Ivan Reitman, OC (born October 27, 1946) is a Czechoslovakian-born Canadian film producer and director, best known for his comedy work, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 2000.

Biography

Vie privée
Né à Komárno en Tchécoslovaquie, il émigre à 4 ans avec sa famille au Canada.

Il est le père du réalisateur Jason Reitman, connu pour avoir réalisé les films Thank You for Smoking, Juno et In the Air, qu'Ivan produit.


Premiers pas artistiques
Après avoir remporté un prix de musique dans un concours inter-facultés, il produit et réalise pendant ses études plusieurs courts métrages comme The Guitar Thing (1967), Orientation (1968) et Freak Film (1968) seront ainsi diffusés par la télévision locale.

Après ses études, il fonde une société de distribution spécialisée dans le cinéma non commercial.

Peu après, il entre à la télévision en tant que producteur, où il fait la connaissance de Dan Aykroyd, auquel il confie la présentation d'une émission intitulée Greed.


Réalisateur de comédies indépendantes (années 1970)

Alors qu'il se lance dans la réalisation de son premier film, la comédie Foxy Lady, sortie en 1971, il produit plusieurs spectacles à Toronto, dont Spellbound, qui triomphera quelques années plus tard à Broadway sous le titre The Magic Show.

Il travaille ensuite pour le célèbre magazine satirique National Lampoon. Durant ces années, il réalise plusieurs longs-métrages : la comédie horrifique Cannibal Girls (1973), avec Eugene Levy et Andrea Martin, puis la potacherie Arrête de ramer, t'es sur le sable (1979) et la satire militaire Les Bleus (1981), toutes deux portées par Bill Murray. Parallèlement, il produit le futur film culte American College (National Lampoon's animal House) (1983), réalisé par John Landis, avec John Belushi. Le succès est fulgurant.


Réalisateur et producteur à succès (années 1980-1990)

Alors qu'il produit et met en scène à Broadway, la comédie musicale Merlin, l'acteur et humoriste Dan Aykroyd lui fait parvenir un scénario dans lequel il est question de chasseurs de fantômes. Le réalisateur accepte le projet, qui devient SOS Fantômes. Le cinéaste complète la distribution avec ses compères Bill Murray, Harold Ramis et Rick Moranis. Sorti en 1984, le film est un carton critique et commercial, surtout sur le territoire américain.

Devenu un réalisateur convoité, il accepte d'abord de produire et réaliser un projet traditionnel, le drame L'Affaire Chelsea Deardon (1986), qui lui permet de diriger Robert Redford et Daryl Hannah. Les critiques sont très mitigées et le box-office décevant.

Il accepte alors de se cantonner à des comédies aux concepts improbables : il dirige Arnold Schwarzenegger à trois reprises : pour les comédies Jumeaux (1988), avec Danny DeVito, Un flic à la maternelle (1990) et Junior (1994). Des succès commerciaux aux États-Unis.

Parallèlement, il retrouve ses comédiens de SOS Fantômes : Murray et sa bande pour la suite SOS Fantômes 2 (1989), qui rapporte la moitié du premier opus et convainc la moitié de la critique ; puis Sigourney Weaver pour la romance Président d'un jour (1993). Il dirige aussi deux valeurs sûres de la comédie américaine, Robin Williams et Billy Crystal pour la comédie Drôles de pères (1997).

Il conclue la décennie 1990 avec un flop, celui de la comédie d'aventures romantique 6 jours, 7 nuits (1998), portée par le tandem Harrison Ford / Anne Heche.


Échecs et remakes/suites (années 2000-2010)

Durant les années 2000, il revient au fantastique en mettant en scène David Duchovny en chasseur d'extra-terrestres dans la comédie Évolution(2001) puis imagine Uma Thurman en super-héroïne dans Ma super ex (2005). Un flop. Il ne renoue avec le box-office qu'en acceptant un projet de commande, la comédie romantique Sex Friends (2011), avec Natalie Portman et Ashton Kutcher.

Il s'essaie trois ans plus tard au drame avec Le Pari, porté par Kevin Costner.

Parallèlement à ces différentes réalisations, il produit plusieurs comédies, souvent des succès plus importants que ses propres films : la potacherie Arrête ou ma mère va tirer ! (1992), les deux premiers Beethoven (1992-1993) et Space Jam (1996), avec Michael Jordan et Bugs Bunny.

En 2006, il devient le producteur des remakes de la saga La Panthère rose.

En 2015, il produit le remake féminin de SOS Fantômes (Ghostbusters). Puis la suite de ses propres films, réalisés par son propre fils, Jason Reitman. Parallèlement, il développe le projet Triplets, suite de Jumeaux, toujours avec le duo Arnold Schwarzenegger / Danny DeVito, complété de Eddie Murphy.

Best films

Ghostbusters (1984)
(Director)
Sex and the City 2 (2010)
(Producer)
Space Jam (1996)
(Producer)
Ghostbusters (2016)
(Producer)
Twins (1988)
(Director)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
(Director)

Usually with

Joe Medjuck
Joe Medjuck
(33 films)
Harold Ramis
Harold Ramis
(10 films)
Jason Reitman
Jason Reitman
(12 films)
Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ivan Reitman (64 films)

Display filmography as list

Director

Kindergarten Cop, 1h51
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action
Themes Films about education
Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt, Carroll Baker, Richard Tyson
Rating61% 3.099233.099233.099233.099233.09923
After years of pursuing drug lord Cullen Crisp (Richard Tyson), Los Angeles Police Detective John Kimble (Schwarzenegger) has him on a murder charge after Crisp shot and killed an informant (Tom Kurlander) who has given him information regarding the whereabouts of his ex-wife, Rachel Myatt Crisp, and his son Cullen, Jr. However, the informant's girlfriend (Alix Koromzay) is unwilling to testify in court.
Ghostbusters II, 1h44
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Action, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about religion, Comedy science fiction films, Ghost films, Political films, Comedy horror films, Dystopian films
Actors Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson
Rating65% 3.299643.299643.299643.299643.29964
Five years after saving New York City from the demi-god Gozer, the Ghostbusters—Egon Spengler, Ray Stantz, Peter Venkman, and Winston Zeddemore—have gone their separate ways after having been sued by the city for property damage and barred from investigating the supernatural, forcing them out of business. Ray owns an occult bookstore and works as an unpopular children's entertainer with Winston, Egon works in a laboratory on the Columbia University campus, conducting experiments into human emotion, and Peter hosts a pseudo-psychic television show. Peter's former girlfriend Dana Barrett has had a son, Oscar, with a violinist that she married then divorced when he received an offer to join the London Symphony Orchestra. In order to take care of her baby, Dana quit her former cellist profession and now works as a restorer at the fictional Manhattan Museum of Art, working to prepare a malevolent-looking portrait of a legendary sixteenth-century tyrant named Vigo the Carpathian of Moldavia for an upcoming exhibition.
Twins
Twins (1988)
, 1h45
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about families, Buddy films, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb, Bonnie Bartlett, Tony Jay
Rating60% 3.049293.049293.049293.049293.04929
Julius Benedict (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Vincent Benedict (Danny DeVito) are fraternal twins, the results of a secret experiment carried out at a genetics laboratory to produce the perfect child. To the surprise of the scientists, the embryo split and twins were born. The mother, Mary Ann Benedict, was told that Julius died at birth, and not told about Vincent at all. Julius was informed that his mother died in childbirth. Vincent believed his mother abandoned him. Each twin is unaware of the other's existence.
Legal Eagles, 1h56
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Peinture
Actors Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah, Brian Dennehy, Terence Stamp, Steven Hill
Rating60% 3.000063.000063.000063.000063.00006
Tom Logan (Robert Redford) is an Assistant District Attorney in the New York City District Attorney's Office, who is on his way to becoming the new District Attorney. Into his life enters Laura Kelly (Debra Winger), an attorney who is representing Chelsea Deardon (Daryl Hannah). Chelsea is accused of stealing a painting from an art dealer, Victor Taft (Terence Stamp). However, Chelsea claims that the painting is actually hers, as her father made it for her and signed it to her on her 8th birthday 18 years ago - the same day that her father and most of his paintings went up in smoke in a mysterious fire.
Ghostbusters, 1h45
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Action
Themes Ghost films, Comedy horror films
Actors Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson
Rating77% 3.8969753.8969753.8969753.8969753.896975
Misfit parapsychologists Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, and Egon Spengler are called to the New York Public Library after a series of apparent paranormal activities, where they encounter the ghost of a dead librarian but are frightened away when she transforms into a horrifying monster.
Stripes
Stripes (1981)
, 1h46
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Military humor in film, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Bill Murray, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, Sean Young, John Candy, Harold Ramis
Rating67% 3.398613.398613.398613.398613.39861
John Winger is a cab driver, who, in the span of a few hours, loses his job, his apartment, his car, and his girlfriend. Realizing that his life is a failure, he decides to join the United States Army. Talking his best friend Russell Ziskey (a teacher of English to foreign students) into joining with him, they go to a recruiting office and are soon off to basic training.
Meatballs
Meatballs (1979)
, 1h30
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Le thème des vacances, Erotic films, Road movies, Teen movie
Actors Bill Murray, Chris Makepeace, Kate Lynch, Harvey Atkin, Matt Craven, Keith Knight
Rating61% 3.0976853.0976853.0976853.0976853.097685
Tripper Harrison (Murray) is the head counselor of a group of new counselors-in-training (CITs) at Camp North Star, a cut-rate summer camp. Camp director Morty Melnick (Atkin) falls victim to Tripper's practical jokes mainly by being taken from his cabin in the middle of the night and being relocated to an unusual place such as in a hammock above the trees or along the roadside outside of camp.
Animal House, 1h49
Directed by Ivan Reitman, John Landis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Teen movie
Actors John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Peter Riegert
Rating73% 3.6976253.6976253.6976253.6976253.697625
In 1962, college freshmen Lawrence "Larry" Kroger and Kent Dorfman seek to join a fraternity at Faber College. Finding themselves out of place at the prestigious Omega Theta Pi House's party, and rejected by other houses, they finally visit the slovenly and riotous Delta Tau Chi House, where Kent's brother was once a member, making Kent a "legacy", unable to be declined. Larry and Kent are invited to pledge and given the fraternity names "Pinto" and "Flounder," respectively, by John "Bluto" Blutarsky.
Cannibal Girls, 1h24
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Earl Pomerantz
Rating46% 2.3076052.3076052.3076052.3076052.307605
It is about three young women being led by a Reverend who preaches cannibalism. The story gives off an urban legend feel, and was made as a spoof of traditional horror films. This cult film is known for the 'warning bell' gimmick, which rang in theatres to warn the more squeamish members of the audience for impending gory scenes.
Foxy Lady
Foxy Lady (1971)
, 1h25
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy
Actors Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Art Hindle
Rating48% 2.4242452.4242452.4242452.4242452.424245

Scriptwriter

Six Days Seven Nights, 1h38
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Films based on Robinson Crusoe
Actors Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Jacqueline Obradors, Danny Trejo, Temuera Morrison
Rating59% 2.951662.951662.951662.951662.95166
Robin Monroe, a New York journalist working for Dazzle, a fashion magazine, is invited by her boyfriend Frank to spend a week holidaying with him on the island paradise of Makatea, in the South Pacific. The final leg of their journey to Makatea is in a small dilapidated aircraft, piloted by middle-aged American Quinn Norris. They are accompanied by Quinn's girlfriend and co-pilot Angelica.
Legal Eagles, 1h56
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Peinture
Actors Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah, Brian Dennehy, Terence Stamp, Steven Hill
Roles Story
Rating60% 3.000063.000063.000063.000063.00006
Tom Logan (Robert Redford) is an Assistant District Attorney in the New York City District Attorney's Office, who is on his way to becoming the new District Attorney. Into his life enters Laura Kelly (Debra Winger), an attorney who is representing Chelsea Deardon (Daryl Hannah). Chelsea is accused of stealing a painting from an art dealer, Victor Taft (Terence Stamp). However, Chelsea claims that the painting is actually hers, as her father made it for her and signed it to her on her 8th birthday 18 years ago - the same day that her father and most of his paintings went up in smoke in a mysterious fire.
Cannibal Girls, 1h24
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Earl Pomerantz
Roles Story
Rating46% 2.3076052.3076052.3076052.3076052.307605
It is about three young women being led by a Reverend who preaches cannibalism. The story gives off an urban legend feel, and was made as a spoof of traditional horror films. This cult film is known for the 'warning bell' gimmick, which rang in theatres to warn the more squeamish members of the audience for impending gory scenes.
Foxy Lady
Foxy Lady (1971)
, 1h25
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy
Actors Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Art Hindle
Roles Writer
Rating48% 2.4242452.4242452.4242452.4242452.424245

Producer