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Last night, we sadly learned of the passing of Ivan Reitman, director of many beloved comedies--Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), and beyond.

Born in Czechoslovakia in 1946--his mother an Auschwitz survivor and his father an underground resistance fighter--Reitman moved to Canada as a young child, where he eventually attended McMaster University. And there he "produced and directed Orientation [in 1968], the most successful student film ever made in Canada," writes Macleans. "Produced at a cost of $1,800 while Reitman was president of the McMaster University Film Board, Orientation — the story of a freshman during his first week at university — was acquired by Twentieth CenturyFox of Canada as a “featurette” to accompany John And Mary in first-run engagements across the country." "It earned $15,000 in rentals and continues to be in demand..." You can watch it above, or on McMaster's website.

For anyone interested in hearing Reitman discuss his development as a filmmaker, we'd recommend listening to his 2014 interview with Marc Maron.

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