Ghost World (2001)
Coming Out at 3 August 2001 in theaters.
Comedy, Drama
Ghost World is black comedy film directed by Terry Zwigoff and starring Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, and Steve Buscemi. Based on the comic book of the same name by Daniel Clowes, with a screenplay co-written by Clowes and Zwigoff, the story focuses on the lives of Enid (Birch) and Rebecca (Johansson), two teenage outsiders in an unnamed American city. They face a rift in their relationship as Enid takes interest in an older man named Seymour (Buscemi), and becomes determined to help his romantic life.
The film debuted at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2001. It had little box office impact, but was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and has become a cult film.
Best friends Enid and Rebecca face the summer after their high school graduation, with no plans for their future other than to find jobs and live together. The girls are cynical social outcasts, but Rebecca is more popular with boys than Enid. Enid’s diploma is withheld on the condition that she attend a remedial art class. Even though she is a talented artist, her art teacher, Roberta, believes that art must be socially meaningful and dismisses Enid’s sketches as nothing more than “light entertainment”.
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Writers: Daniel Clowes (comic book), Terry Zwigoff
Stars: Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas, Bob Balaban, Stacey Travis
Cast:
| Thora Birch | … | Enid |
| Scarlett Johansson | … | Rebecca |
| Steve Buscemi | … | Seymour |
| Brad Renfro | … | Josh |
| Illeana Douglas | … | Roberta Allsworth |
| Bob Balaban | … | Enid’s Dad |
| Stacey Travis | … | Dana |
| Charles C. Stevenson Jr. | … | Norman |
| Dave Sheridan | … | Doug |
| Tom McGowan | … | Joe |
| Debra Azar | … | Melora |
| Brian George | … | Sidewinder Boss |
| Pat Healy | … | John Ellis |
| Rini Bell | … | Graduation Speaker |
| T.J. Thyne | … | Todd |
| Ezra Buzzington | … | Weird Al |
| Lindsey Girardot | … | Vanilla – Graduation Rapper |
| Joy Bisco | … | Jade – Graduation Rapper |
| Venus DeMilo Thomas | … | Ebony – Graduation Rapper |
| Ashley Peldon | … | Margaret – Art Class |
| Chachi Pittman | … | Phillip – Art Class |
| Janece Jordan | … | Black Girl – Art Class |
| Kaileigh Brielle Martin | … | Snotty Girl – Art Class |
| Alexander Fors | … | Hippy Boy – Art Class |
| Marc Vann | … | Jerome the Angry Guy – Record Collector |
| James Sie | … | Steven the Asian Guy – Record Collector |
| Paul Keith | … | Pau, the Fussy Guy – Record Collector |
| David Cross | … | Gerrold, the Pushy Guy – Record Collector |
| J.J. Bad Boy Jones | … | Fred Chatman – Blues Club |
| Dylan Jones | … | Red-Haired Girl – Blues Club |
| Martin Grey | … | M.C. – Blues Club |
| Steve Pierson | … | Blueshammer Member – Blues Club |
| Jake La Botz | … | Blueshammer Member – Blues Club |
| Johnny Irion | … | Blueshammer Member – Blues Club |
| Nate Wood | … | Blueshammer Member – Blues Club |
| Charles Schneider | … | Joey McCobb, the Stand Up Comic |
| 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, the Wheel Chair Guy |
| Danny Allen | … | Adult Store Customer |
| Randall Barnwell | … | Walking Dead Man |
| Tracy Bennett | … | Defaced Magazine Photo |
| Joan Blair | … | Lady Crossing Street Slowly |
| Michael Chanslor | … | Orange Colored Sky Keyboarder, Graduation Band |
| Rebeca Cristian | … | Bar patron |
| Kacee DeMasi | … | Suicidal Mother |
| Teri Garr | … | Maxine |
| Alan Heitz | … | Driver |
| Ernie Hernandez | … | Orange Colored Sky Guitarist, Graduation Band |
| James Matusky | … | Reggae Fan #2 |
| Edward T. McAvoy | … | Mr. Satanist |
| Michelle McGinty | … | Mom in Convenience Store |
| Christie McNew | … | Student |
| Nino Neuboeck | … | European Hipster |
| Margaret Kontra Palmer | … | Lady at Garage Sale |
| Larry Parker | … | Orange Colored Sky Bassist, Graduation Band |
| Greg Wendell Reid | … | Yuppie #1 |
| Peter Yarrow | … | (archive footage) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia