Ivan Reitman

Characters played by Ivan Reitman

Career Overview

Ivan Reitman has 103 screen credits in a career dating back to 1968. Their work spans 10 cinematic universes — most prominently Ghostbusters with 5 titles. Signature works include No Strings Attached, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Ghostbusters. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Production

Gender

male

Known Credits

103

Birth Date

1946-10-27

Birth Place

Komárno, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]

Known For

• 

  No Strings Attached
• 

  Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
• 

  Ghostbusters
• 

  Ghostbusters: Afterlife
• 

  Baywatch
• 

  Space Jam: A New Legacy

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 10 universes

• Ghostbusters (5 titles)
• Space Jam (2 titles)
• Trailer Park Boys Collection (2 titles)
• Beethoven (2 titles)
• Road Trip Collection (1 titles)
• Kindergarten Cop (1 titles)
• Heavy Metal Collection (1 titles)
• In Search of Tomorrow Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Dan Aykroyd (3 collaborations)
• Bill Murray (3 collaborations)
• Ernie Hudson (3 collaborations)
• Annie Potts (3 collaborations)
• Mckenna Grace (2 collaborations)
• Paul Rudd (2 collaborations)
• Carrie Coon (2 collaborations)
• Finn Wolfhard (2 collaborations)
• Celeste O'Connor (2 collaborations)
• Logan Kim (2 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (4 credits)

  • Returning to the Firehouse: Making Frozen Empire

    writer

    writing
    2024
  • Legal Eagles

    story

    writing
    1986
  • Cannibal Girls

    story

    writing
    1973
  • Foxy Lady

    writer

    writing
    1971

• production (54 credits)

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    producer

    production
    2024
  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    producer

    production
    2021
  • Space Jam: A New Legacy

    executive producer

    production
    2021
  • Godmothered

    executive producer

    production
    2020
  • A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting

    producer

    production
    2020
  • Father Figures

    producer

    production
    2017
  • Baywatch

    producer

    production
    2017
  • Ghostbusters

    producer

    production
    2016
  • Draft Day

    producer

    production
    2014
  • Hitchcock

    producer

    production
    2012
  • No Strings Attached

    producer

    production
    2011
  • Chloe

    producer

    production
    2010
  • Up in the Air

    producer

    production
    2009
  • Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day

    executive producer

    production
    2009
  • Post Grad

    producer

    production
    2009
  • I Love You, Man

    executive producer

    production
    2009
  • The Uninvited

    executive producer

    production
    2009
  • Disturbia

    executive producer

    production
    2007
  • Trailer Park Boys: The Movie

    executive producer

    production
    2006
  • EuroTrip

    executive producer

    production
    2004
  • Old School

    executive producer

    production
    2003
  • Killing Me Softly

    executive producer

    production
    2002
  • Evolution: The Animated Movie

    executive producer

    production
    2002
  • Evolution

    producer

    production
    2001
  • Road Trip

    executive producer

    production
    2000
  • Six Days Seven Nights

    producer

    production
    1998
  • Fathers' Day

    producer

    production
    1997
  • Private Parts

    producer

    production
    1997
  • Space Jam

    producer

    production
    1996
  • The Late Shift

    executive producer

    production
    1996
  • Junior

    producer

    production
    1994
  • Beethoven's 2nd

    executive producer

    production
    1993
  • Dave

    producer

    production
    1993
  • Beethoven

    executive producer

    production
    1992
  • Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

    producer

    production
    1992
  • Kindergarten Cop

    producer

    production
    1990
  • Ghostbusters II

    producer

    production
    1989
  • Twins

    producer

    production
    1988
  • Feds!

    executive producer

    production
    1988
  • Casual Sex?

    executive producer

    production
    1988
  • Big Shots

    executive producer

    production
    1987
  • Legal Eagles

    producer

    production
    1986
  • Ghostbusters

    producer

    production
    1984
  • Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

    executive producer

    production
    1983
  • Heavy Metal

    producer

    production
    1981
  • Stripes

    producer

    production
    1981
  • Blackout

    executive producer

    production
    1978
  • Animal House

    producer

    production
    1978
  • Rabid

    executive producer

    production
    1977
  • The House by the Lake

    producer

    production
    1976
  • Shivers

    producer

    production
    1975
  • Cannibal Girls

    executive producer

    production
    1973
  • Foxy Lady

    producer

    production
    1971
  • The Columbus of Sex

    producer

    production
    1969

• actors (24 credits)

  • Arnold

    - Part 2: Actor (2023) ... Self actor actors
    2023
  • In Search of Tomorrow

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Who You Gonna Call?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Belushi

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Fantastic Mr. Murray

    Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Ghostheads

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

    Self - Director

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Hotel for Dogs

    Self - Closing Credits Sequence (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Animal House: The Inside Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • On Screen!: Shivers

    himself

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Old School: Orientation

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Ghostbusters 1999

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Imagining 'Heavy Metal'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

    Self - Producer

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Ghostbusters II

    Man Walking Outside Firehouse / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Canadian Conspiracy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Ghostbusters

    Zuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Doris Dörrie, Sidney Lumet, Sydney Pollack, Alan J. Pakula, Ivan Reitman (1986) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968

• directing (18 credits)

  • Draft Day

    director

    directing
    2014
  • No Strings Attached

    director

    directing
    2011
  • My Super Ex-Girlfriend

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Evolution

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Six Days Seven Nights

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Fathers' Day

    director

    directing
    1997
  • Junior

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Dave

    director

    directing
    1993
  • Kindergarten Cop

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Ghostbusters II

    director

    directing
    1989
  • Twins

    director

    directing
    1988
  • Legal Eagles

    director

    directing
    1986
  • Ghostbusters

    director

    directing
    1984
  • Stripes

    director

    directing
    1981
  • Meatballs

    director

    directing
    1979
  • Cannibal Girls

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Foxy Lady

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Orientation

    director

    directing
    1968

• sound (1 credits)

  • Rabid

    music supervisor

    sound
    1977

• editing (1 credits)

  • Foxy Lady

    editor

    editing
    1971

• camera (1 credits)

  • The Columbus of Sex

    director of photography

    camera
    1969