Jason Reitman Reveals Late Father Had A Secret ‘Ghostbusters’ Cameo

The original “Ghostbusters” director has a tiny cameo in “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.”

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The original director is Ivan Reitman, who passed away earlier this month at 75.

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His son, Jason Reitman, directed “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.”

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Jason revealed to Empire that his father had a tiny role.

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He says that the close-up of the hand when Venkman turns on his proton pack is actually his father’s hand!

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Bill Murray had already finished his lines and left the set

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Jason revealed that his father had never donned one of the “Ghostbusters” costumes before.

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“That was really special,” he added.

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After he passed, Jason tweeted a short statement saying, “I’ve lost my hero.”

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