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Reitman worked on a number of films after graduating from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario . He produced two films for director David Cronenberg with '' Shivers/They Came From Within/The Parasite Murders '' (1974) and '' Rabid '' (1976). His big break came when he produced '' National Lampoon's Animal House '' in 1978 and directed '' Meatballs '' in 1979 . From there, he directed and produced a number of comedies including '' Stripes '' ( 1981 ), '' Ghostbusters '' ( 1984 ), '' Legal Eagles '' ( 1986 ), '' Twins '' ( 1988 ), '' Ghostbusters II '' ( 1989 ), '' Kindergarten Cop '' ( 1990 ), '' Dave '' ( 1993 ), '' Junior '' ( 1994 ), '' Six Days Seven Nights '' (1998) and '' Evolution '' ( 2001 ). In the early 1990s, Reitman began to direct fewer films, but increased his role as a producer and executive producer. He helped to produce the '' ( 1983 ), '' Beethoven '' ( 1992 ), '' Beethoven's 2nd '' ( 1993 ), '' Space Jam '' ( 1996 ), '' Private Parts '' ( 1997 ), '' Road Trip '' ( 2000 ), '' Old School '' ( 2003 ) and '' Eurotrip '' ( 2004 ). Reitman was working on a remake of '' The Pink Panther '' in 2005 but backed out. Trivia Reitman's first producing job was with the then-brand new station CITY-TV in Toronto. CITY also was also the home of the first announcing job of his later friend and collaborator Dan Aykroyd . However, Reitman's tenure at CITY was short and he was fired during his first year by station owner Moses Znaimer . Reitman now works at the Montecito Picture Company, a film production company located just south of Santa Barbara . Ivan's next film is entitled ''Super-Ex'' starring Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson . His son, Jason Reitman , is also a film director. EXTERNAL LINK |
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