Tag: Meatballs
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There Was An Actual Mutiny On The Set Of Meatballs
1979’s “Meatballs” is part of the wave of ribald, anarchic comedies to come out of the late ’70s and early ’80s in the wake of shows like “NBC’s Saturday Night” and movies like “National Lampoon’s Animal House.” These comedies would often have an anarchic air about them, seen in their transgressive humor as well as…
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Ivan Reitman, ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Stripes’ Director, Dead at 75
Ivan Reitman, the legendary comedy director behind “Ghostbusters,” “Stripes,” “Meatballs,” and “Twins,” has died at the age of 75, his family told the Associated Press.Reitman was born in Czechoslovakia on October 27, 1946. His family moved to Canada when he was four years old. He took an interest in film when he attended McMaster University…
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Ivan Reitman Remembered by Paul Feig, Kumail Nanjiani, Seth Green: ‘All of Us in Comedy Owe Him So Very Much’
The comedy community and “Ghostbusters” fans everywhere are remembering Ivan Reitman, who died Saturday at 75. Actors and filmmakers, including several people who worked closely with Reitman, paid tribute to the Canadian director and producer who directed the megahit “Ghostbusters” and helped ignite the movie careers of comedians including Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd.Reitman also…