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Ghost World

Ghost World

Accentuate the negative.

20017.11h 51m

Overview

Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls’ friendship.

Directed by Terry Zwigoff
Written by Daniel Clowes, Terry Zwigoff
Produced by Russell Smith, Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0MRevenue: $8.8M

Top Cast

Thora Birch

Thora Birch

Enid

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Rebecca

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Seymour

Brad Renfro

Brad Renfro

Josh

Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas

Roberta Allsworth

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Enid's Dad

Stacey Travis

Stacey Travis

Dana

Charles C. Stevenson Jr.

Charles C. Stevenson Jr.

Norman

Dave Sheridan

Dave Sheridan

Doug

Tom McGowan

Tom McGowan

Joe

Themes & Keywords

female friendshipbased on comichigh school graduationbest friendhigh school friendssocial outcastart classrecord collectorplasterpersonal adblues musicnunchakuprank telephone callaftercreditsstingerdepressing

About Ghost World

Ghost World is a comedy, drama film released in 2001 exploring themes of female friendship, based on comic, high school graduation, best friend, high school friends, social outcast. Directed by Terry Zwigoff, it stars Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi. Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls’ friendship.

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