This week, writer/director Jason Reitman (Saturday Night, Juno, Up in the Air) joins host Ben Mankiewicz to talk about growing up on a movie set, his brief stint writing for Saturday Night Live, and the joys of directing George Clooney. Reitman also reveals what his father, the late director Ivan Reitman, taught him about storytelling and making movies. During the Super 8, Jason surprises Ben with the movie props in his enviable collection. 
Films Mentioned:

Meatballs

Stripes

Ghostbusters

Dave

Thank You For Smoking

Juno

Inglourious Basterds

Animal House

Up in the Air*

Saturday Night

The Front Runner

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

The Fabelmans

Westworld

Jurassic Park*

Twins

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Back to the Future

Jaws

The Godfather

Election

Dr. Strangelove

Harold and Maude

Shampoo

Carnal Knowledge

The Graduate

Taxi Driver

The Conversation

Run Lola Run

The Blair Witch Project

Sexy Beast

American Psycho

Wet Hot American Summer

Pulp Fiction

Dazed and Confused

Slacker*

Bad News Bears

Boyhood

A Scanner Darkly

Before Sunrise

Before Sunset

Field of Dreams

Stand by Me

Breaking Away

Little Miss Sunshine

24 Hour Party People

Casablanca*

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Magnolia

Boogie Nights

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Singin' in the Rain*


*Available on Max as of 12/10 (Availability of titles subject to change)
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