Ivan Reitman (1946-2022)

It is with great sadness that we must report that Ghostbusters director, Ivan Reitman passed away on Saturday. He left behind a legacy, a large collection of amazing movies including Ghostbusters 1 & 2, Stripes, Meatballs and many others. He was 75.

Oh man. RIP

I feel for the Reitman family.

Ivan left behind a giant legacy and gave us all something we love to this day. Needless to say, he will be missed.

Glad that even with the pandemic he got to be around for the rollout of Afterlife. I imagine the whole experience was very rewarding for him as a father, and for Jason as his son.

Can’t be true.

■■■■. :pensive_face:

Oh man…

Oh no…

When we speak of legacies, we think about the things that get left behind and whether those things will outlive us. This man helped birth art that so many of us love, so many of us cherish memories of to this day, in that regard, he has truly left behind a great legacy, and will be remembered by all he touched with his art.

My heart goes out to the Reitman family, and all that knew him. We lost a great one. RIP.

I didn’t know about Ivan’s childhood and immigration story until reading the AP article about his passing. It feels like his own background must have guided him to the scripts he wanted to film and the themes inherent in his films.

Animal House, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Dave, Evolution… he gave us so many great films about underdogs and everyday people called upon to do incredible things with the aid of those closest to them—all while still finding a way to laugh in order to overcome adversity.

Be among the Stars, Ivan.

Legendary Filmmaker.

Rest in Peace.

Can’t believe it. And finally got to see Afterlife last night too. He will be greatly missed :pensive_face:

Heavy stuff. It’s not an exaggeration to say, I am not sure I’d be where I am without the influence of this man and his films.

Rest in Peace Ivan. Thanks man.

Devastating news. My deep condolences to the Reitman family. :frowning:

Ghostbusters: Afterlife was truly his swan song and it was the last film he produced; with the torch passed to his son, Jason, Ivan’s legacy will forever live on with him.

R.I.P. Ivan Reitman. Thank you for everything.

Rest in peace.

Passing in your sleep, old and successful with family and friends that love you, can’t really ask for more then that.

The fact that his last project was not only working on a film with his son, but a film that was a literal and figurative passing the torch.

Truly a kind of happy ending you normally only see in movies. RIP.

It’s just so hard to believe it, I’m glad that he got to work in Ghostbusters: Afterlife with Jason. May he Rest In Peace.

Rest In Peace Ivan.

So sorry to hear this. Blessings and peace upon the family. Rest well.

That’s… unexpected. I always wake up with the ‘Valentines day, bummer’ line today, but this, this is just a great loss. 75 is still way to young to go. I hope his family was with him. My condolences.

For Ivan.