Ghost World
Terry Zwigoff’s first fiction film, adapted from a cult-classic comic by Daniel Clowes, is an idiosyncratic portrait of adolescent alienation that is at once bleakly funny and wholly endearing. Set during the malaise-filled months following high-school graduation, Ghost World follows the proud misfit Enid (Thora Birch), who confronts an uncertain future amid the cultural wasteland of consumerist America. As her cynicism becomes too much to bear even for her best friend, Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson), Enid finds herself drawn to an unlikely kindred spirit: a sad-sack record collector many years her senior (Steve Buscemi). With its parade of oddball characters, quotable, Oscar-nominated script, and eclectic soundtrack of vintage obscurities, Ghost World is one of the twenty-first century’s most fiercely beloved comedies.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cowriter-director Terry Zwigoff, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- 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
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton, a 2001 piece by Zwigoff on the film’s soundtrack, and reprinted excerpts from Clowes’s comic Ghost World
New cover by Daniel Clowes
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cowriter-director Terry Zwigoff, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- 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
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton, a 2001 piece by Zwigoff on the film’s soundtrack, and reprinted excerpts from Clowes’s comic Ghost World
New cover by Daniel Clowes
Cast
- Thora Birch
- Enid
- Scarlett Johansson
- Rebecca
- Steve Buscemi
- Seymour
- Brad Renfro
- Josh
- Illeana Douglas
- Roberta
- Bob Balaban
- Enid’s dad
- Stacey Travis
- Dana
- Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
- Norman
- Dave Sheridan
- Doug
- Tom McGowan
- Joe
- Debra Azar
- Melorra
- Brian George
- Sidewinder boss
- Pat Healy
- John Ellis
- Rini Bell
- Graduation speaker
- T. J. Thyne
- Todd
- Ezra Buzzington
- Weird Al
- Charles Schneider
- Joey McCobb
- David Cross
- Pushy guy (Gerrold)
- Bruce Glover
- Special appearance as Feldman (wheelchair guy)
Credits
- Director
- Terry Zwigoff
- Written by
- Daniel Clowes
- Written by
- Terry Zwigoff
- Based upon the comic book by
- Daniel Clowes
- Produced by
- Lianne Halfon
- Produced by
- John Malkovich
- Produced by
- Russell Smith
- Executive producers
- Pippa Cross
- Executive producers
- Janette Day
- Line producer
- Barbara A. Hall
- Director of photography
- Affonso Beato
- Production designer
- Edward T. McAvoy
- Editors
- Carole Kravetz Aykanian
- Editors
- Michael R. Miller
- Costume designer
- Mary Zophres
- Music by
- David Kitay
- Casting by
- Cassandra Kulukundis
- Postproduction supervisor
- Robert Hoffman
- Still photographer
- Tracy Bennett
A scene from Ghost World
