He directed Bill Murray in his first starring role in the summer camp flick “Meatballs,” and then again in 1981’s “Stripes,” but his most significant success came with 1984’s “Ghostbusters.” Known for bawdy comedies that caught the spirit of their time, Reitman’s big break came with the raucous, college fraternity sendup “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” which he produced. While we mourn privately, we hope those who knew him through his films will remember him always.” “We take comfort that his work as a filmmaker brought laughter and happiness to countless others around the world. “Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father, and grandfather who taught us to always seek the magic in life,” children Jason Reitman, Catherine Reitman and Caroline Reitman said in a joint statement. Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press. Ghostbusters: Afterlife is now available on Digital, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD.Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind many of the most beloved comedies of the late 20th century, from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. Only the most hardcore of Ghostbusters zealots will recognize this as "a reference to Egon being asked if he had any toys, and he said, 'I had a slinky, but I straightened it.'" One extremely deep-cut Easter egg is a straightened slinky hiding out somewhere in the frame. "They worked the hardest at trying to fill the film with little objects you would have seen in the past." "Our set decorators were extraordinary," Jason added. Some of the nods are so obscure, you may not even know what to look for until it's spelled out for you. You'll want to check out Empire for Jason's full blow-by-blow of everything you might have missed on your first (or even second) viewing of the movie. But we were passionate and just tried to find a way to control the passion, so that the best things happened." The fact that I was there had a word to say every once in a while. We tried not to fight and we fought a little bit. I had it much easier than Jason," Ivan said at a New York Comic Con panel attended by SYFY WIRE in October 2021. "Jason had to really be the captain of this very large enterprise and find some new fresh way of doing the story. "I think was very brave to take the whole thing on. It's an emotional sendoff for this beloved cast of characters that ultimately leaves the door open for new adventures spearheaded by a younger lineup of spirit-busting heroes. That was really special."Īs we now know, Afterlife concludes with a final reunion of all the original Ghostbusters team, including a CGI recreation of Egon Spengler (since the man who played him, Harold Ramis, died in 2014). "The most important one for me, for a long time, was that when Venkman turns on his proton pack, the close-up of the hand is my father's hand," Jason said, adding that they shot the close-up after Bill Murray had already filmed his speaking parts and gone home. Breaking down a number of the film's secrets, Easter eggs, and callbacks for Empire Magazine's April 2022 issue, director and co-writer Jason Reitman revealed that the project prompted his father to put on a Ghostbusters jump-suit for the very first time since the franchise began in 1984. Turns out Ivan Reitman (who sadly passed away last weekend at the age of 75) not only produced Ghostbusters: Afterlife, he also makes a secret cameo appearance in the final confrontation with Olivia Wilde's Gozer.
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