I was the first victim on the last day, and as I walked in to interview the Golden Globe-nominated duo behind the indie comedy hit Juno, they had just stepped in from the frosty Michigan morning. Jason Reitman balanced a full mug of hot chocolate, and I could see a shiver as he walked over to the coziest chair in the room, kicked off his shoes, and went for the zipper on his warm winter jacket. He must have noticed me flinch when he revealed the Ghostbusters shirt underneath, and as he let out a chuckle I joking swore not to pester him with any questions about father’s Ivan’s beloved comedy classic (I had read plenty of online interviews with Reitman in preparation for this talk, and it seemed as if every one of them invariably led back to that slime-soaked hit). As he recounted a recent Juno screening in Boston in which he made the same reveal in front of a theater-full of nostalgic comedy fans (“they went fuckin’ nuts!”), Cody joked that she should have worn her “Strippers Do It With Poles” shirt, and that any Ghostbusters questions were officially on the table given the circumstances. So we sat down in the cozy living room area of the hotel suite and began our conversation…

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