Ivan Reitman

No one would have imagined that Ivan Reitman (October 27th, 1946, Komarno, Slovakia), director of a bunch of mythical eighties comedies —Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1981)—, was also the producer of David Cronenberg’s first and most disturbing works —Shivers (1975), Rabid (1977)—, of a violent rape & revenge flick that was very much commented on in its day, Death Weekend (William Fruet, 1976), or of a popular exploitation movie like The Tigress (Jean LaFleur, 1977). A multifaceted, versatile movie man, Reitman continued cultivating “fantastic” comedy with Junior (1994) and Evolution (2001).

Sitges Film Festival