Ghost World [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Terry Zwigoff Terry Zwigoff

Overview

"Filmmaker Terry Zwigoff, who enjoyed breakthrough success with his 1994 documentary Crumb, shifts gears as he examines the lives of two young women on the verge of leaving their adolescence behind in his first dramatic feature. Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson) are two close friends who've just graduated from high school, and are trying to decide what to do with their lives. Enid is a dark-haired arch cynic who is tired of living at home with her ineffectual dad (Bob Balaban) and his annoyingly perky girlfriend Maxine (Teri Garr), while Rebecca is prettier and a bit cheerier, but no more certain about her future. While the two girls have vague plans of getting an apartment together, they seem content to while away their summer hanging out and indulging in their shared infatuation with Josh (Brad Renfro), a friend from school who works at a convenience store and doesn't seem to be especially attracted to either of them. Enid discovers that in order to get her diploma, she'll have to take an additional class over the summer, where she winds up studying art with Roberta (Illeana Douglas), who is determined to encourage Enid's creative impulses, whether Enid likes it or not. More significantly, Enid meets Seymour (Steve Buscemi), a geeky record collector more than twice her age, and while they would seem to have little in common (and Rebecca thinks he's a creep), Enid discovers a kindred spirit in fellow misfit Seymour, who shares her disgust with the world around them, and a relationship begins to develop between the two. Ghost World is based on the award-winning graphic novel by comic artist Daniel Clowes, who also wrote the film's screenplay."

Product Details

Release Date:	05/30/2017
UPC:	0715515197410
Original Release:	2001
Rating:	R
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:51:00
Sales rank:	8,462

Special Features

Audio commentary featuring Zwigoff, Ghost World comic creator and film cowriter Daniel Clowes, and producer Lianne Halfon; New interviews with actors Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, and Illeana Douglas; Extended excerpt from Gumnaam (1965) featuring the Bollywood number that appears in Ghost World's opening title sequence, with commentary; Deleted scenes; Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Thora Birch	Enid
Scarlett Johansson	Rebecca
Steve Buscemi	Seymour
Brad Renfro	Josh
Illeana Douglas	Roberta Allsworth
Bob Balaban	Enid's Dad
Stacy Travis	Dana
Charles C. Stevenson Jr.	Norman
Dave Sheridan	Doug
Debra Azar	Melora
Pat Healey	John Ellis
Rini Bell	Graduation Speaker
TJ Thyne	Todd
Ezra Buzzington	Weird Al
Lindsey Girardot	Vanilla
Joy Bisco	Jade
Venus DeMilo Thomas	Ebony
Ashley Peldon	Margaret
Chachi Pittman	Phillip
Janece Jordan	Black Girl
Alexander Fors	Hippy Boy
Marc Vann	Angry Guy
James Sie	Asian Guy
Paul Keith	Fussy Guy
J.J. Bad Boy Jones	Fred Chatman,Red-Haired Girl
Martin Grey	M.C.
Steve Pierson	Blueshammer Member
Jake La Botz	Blueshammer Member
Johnny Irion	Blueshammer Member
Nate Wood	Blueshammer Member
Charles Schneider	Joey McCobb
Sid Hillman	Zine-O-Phobia Creep
Joshua Wheeler	Zine-O-Phobia Creep
Patrick Fischler	Masterpiece Video Clerk
Daniel Graves	Masterpiece Video Customer
Matt Doherty	Masterpiece Video Employee
Joel Michaely	Porno Cashier
Debi Derryberry	Rude Coffee Customer
Joseph Sikora	Reggae Fan
Brett Gilbert	Alien Autopsy Guy
Alex Solowitz	Cineplex Manager
Tony Ketcham	Alcoholic Customer
Mary Bogue	Popcorn Customer
Brian Jacobs	Soda Customer
Patrick Yonally	Garage Sale Hipster
Lauren Bowles	Angry Garage Sale Woman
Lorna Scott	Phyllis, the Art Show Curator
Jeff Murray	Roberta's Colleague
Jerry Rector	Dana's Co-Worker
John Bunnell	Seymour's Boss
Diane Salinger	Psychiatrist
Anna Berger	Seymour's Mother
Bruce Glover	Feldman
Teri Garr	Maxine
Joan Blair	Lady Slowly Crossing Street
Michelle Marie White	Mom in Convenience Store
Will Forte	Actor
David Kitay	Composer
Pat Healy	John Ellis

Technical Credits

Terry Zwigoff

Daniel Clowes

Terry Zwigoff	Director,Screenwriter
Daniel Clowes	Screenwriter
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Lianne Halfon	Producer
Janette Day	Executive Producer
Pippa Cross	Executive Producer
Russ Smith	Producer
Mark Weingarten	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

I wanted to hug this movie. It takes such a risky journey and never steps wrong. It creates specific, original, believable, lovable characters, and meanders with them through their inconsolable days, never losing its sense of humor.