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Monday, February 14, 2022

RIP IVAN REITMAN 1946-2022

One of the men who helped make Canadian cinema great has died.

Reitman's career was one of legend. In the early to mid 1970's he and David Cronenberg shocked cinema audiences with such horror classics as "Rabid" with Marilyn Chambers and "They Came From Within" with Barbara Steele.

Reitman produced these two movies and the rest is history.He also produced such cult films as "Cannibal Girls" and "Ilsa, The Tigress Of Siberia".

Ivan also directed some of the films her produced including "Meatballs", "Stripes", "Cannibal Girls", and the immortal "Ghostbusters" as well as several other major hits.

A true legend of Canadian film is no longer with us, but what a great legacy of films. Ivan Reitman passed away on February 12th, 2022 at the age of 75.

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