Ghost World (2000) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Ghost World (2001) |
| Director | Terry Zwigoff |
| Screenplay Writer | Terry Zwigoff, Daniel Clowes |
| Based on Novel by | Daniel Clowes (Graphic Novel) |
| Lead Actors | Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi |
| Cast | Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas, Bob Balaban, Charles C. Stevenson Jr., Dave Sheridan |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Release Date | July 20, 2001 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 51m (111 minutes) |
| Budget | ~$7 million |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | ~$9.3 million |
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Summary
Dan Clowes’ coming of age comic book is brought to life by documentarian Terry Zwigoff.
Review
Ghost World, as its title suggests, evokes the not quite adulthood of the lead characters, Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson), who drift through their post high school life without any real direction. What sets this flick apart from say, anything on the WB, is the fact that Dan Clowes has populated this script with realistic, if not quite real, characters, especially Steve Buscemi’s lonely blues enthusiast that the two leads torment after spying his “missed connections” ad in the newspaper.
There’s an authenticity about Ghost World that’s disarming and captivating at the same time, especially for anyone who’s been a little left of center and found high school social politics to be awful. You may laugh out loud at Enid’s barbs and childish behaviour, but you feel a little sympathy for her at the same time. Quirky, funny, and touching those all describe this little movie.
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