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  • Actors: Steve Buscemi, Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas
  • Directors: Terry Zwigoff
  • Writers: Terry Zwigoff, Daniel Clowes
  • Producers: Barbara A. Hall, Janette Day, John Malkovich, Jonathan Weisgal, Lianne Halfon
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Icon Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 20 May 2002
  • Run Time: 110 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000649JX
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 34,307 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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In an inspired opening, Ghost World begins with a montage from a 1960s Bollywood video and voyeuristic shots of the neighbours of the eponymous suburban town. This is teenage angst taken beyond the realms of the pure sexual frustration of American Pie, onto the level of displacement.

Just what lies in store for two girls after school has finished? Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson) mull over life, love and the weird and wonderful inhabitants of the small town of Ghost World. But while Rebecca attempts to "grow up" by getting a job and an apartment, Enid is forced into summer Art School and begins a friendship with the sad loner Seymour (Steve Buscemi), who has more of a relationship with his seven-inches than the human race. The girls' relationship begins to strain and as the story progresses Rebecca appears in both Enid’s life and the film, less and less.

Based on the comics by Daniel Clowes, which have themselves been acclaimed as a modern-day Catcher in the Rye, and directed by Terry (Crumb) Zwigoff, Ghost World is a beautiful exploration of the confusions and choices faced by young adults. Although criticised for being slow in places, the film's pace adds extra realism to its exposure of the constraints of small-town life. The poignant ending leaves us unsure about what’s next for Enid; though from what we’ve learnt through the course of the film, going it alone and making big decisions is the only way to reap the rewards in an uncertain life.

On the DVD: Ghost World on disc comes with a standard range of special features, including a photo gallery (mainly of Birch in her distinctive costumes), trailers and one subtitle option: English for the hard of hearing. In the section entitled "Daniel Clowes’ Ghost World" there's a tour of his old neighbourhood, the inspiration for the comic, in which the author states he never made anything up; a self portrait and Clowes talking about the process of turning his comic into a film--which is about as close as you will get on this disc to a commentary. --Nikki Disney

DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

Three featurettes of artis Daniel Clowes on his own Ghost World
TV and Radio Spots
Theatrical Trailer
Photo Gallery
Interactive menus and scene access
Widesceen 1.85:1
Languages: Audio 5.1 English
Subtitles: English


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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky brilliance with a most unexpected depth, 7 Aug 2005
By Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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I went in to Ghost World expecting an oddball comedy, so I was surprised by the nuance, depth, and emotional complexity of this film. There are some funny moments, certainly, but the whole movie is just too deep, dark, and meaningful to be dismissed as mere comedy. Your reaction to the film may well depend on what kind of person you are - or were back in school. If you were cool and ran with the in crowd, you'll probably laugh - condescendingly, of course - at the losers who make up the main characters of the story. If you were an oddball and have drunk deeply from the waters of alienation, however, you will feel a real kinship with these characters. The only bad thing about this film is the fact that there isn't enough of Scarlett Johansson in it. It's really all about the character of Enid (Thora Birch), an incredibly complex character who wears alienation like a crown and tries to avoid total decimation at the hands of a cruel, mixed-up life. We start out with Enid and her friend Rebecca (Johansson), but - for obvious reasons - Rebecca has a lifeline to normalcy and makes a much better transition to post-high school existence than her friend. The fact that her partner is crime begins to grow apart from her only makes Enid's journey all the more difficult to navigate - and there is much to fuel her contempt for the world.

The plan is for Enid and Rebecca to gets jobs and rent an apartment together, playing pranks and generally complaining about how fake and stupid everyone else is in their spare time. After Rebecca starts working, though, you can start to see that her heart's just not in their long-held plans, while Enid just sort of sleepwalks through each day with no purpose whatsoever - apart from attending the remedial art class she has to take during the summer. She does find a project for herself, though - one extremely weird fellow named Seymour (Steve Buscemi). Of course, it begins with her setting the hapless Seymour up on a fake blind date and watching him suffer through the internal agony of being stood up. She follows him, though, and the two strike up an unusual friendship. Seymour is a great collector of classic jazz and blues records and an odd assortment of other things, and he basically lives in that forgotten world he has recreated for himself. Enid sets out to find Seymour a girlfriend - which is quite a project indeed, as Seymour is almost hopelessly undesirable in the eyes of the world (or at least the 99% of it that Enid hates so much).

Then Enid's world starts closing in on her in all sorts of ways. Always alienated, she now begins to feel completely alone, and she basically keeps sabotaging her chances of reversing course (which is an unfortunate habit most of us weirdoes seem to have). Every day brings bad news on some front. By this point, the comedy is basically over and done with, and the final third of the film comes across as a nuanced, poignant look at this poor soul who truly doesn't know what she is going to do with the rest of her life - or even tomorrow, for that matter.

I could say more, but this is really one of those films that you can't really explain. There's no real sense of closure when the movie ends, but that is indicative of life itself - and that is really what Ghost World is all about. Thora Birch and Steve Buscemi give inspired performances that will stay with you, Scarlett Johansson is marvelous, and some oddball characters (such as Numchuck Guy) round the film out quite well. It's quirky, but quirky is almost always good. I'm not sure how older people will react to this sort of film, but the younger generation will see much of themselves somewhere in this weird story, making Ghost World one of the most impressive coming-of-age movies of the new millennium.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars May just be my favourite all-time movie!, 1 Aug 2005
By Gerry (Penicuik, Scotland) - See all my reviews
There is just something about this film!
Very atmospheric with brilliant cinematography and an almost permanent air of melancholy and loss.
Quite funny in parts but it's the overpowering sense of gloominess which makes the film - honest!
The two female leads are excellent as is Steve Buscemi. The haunting piano theme tune compliments the visuals and the opening dance sequence (from a 1960s Bollywood musical) is amazing.
I'd like to have learned more about the anti-semitic redneck character's relationship with Enid (Thora Birch) but as I've not read the book I don't know if this line is pursued futher in print. (The comic book is also available from Amazon.)

I'd thoroughly recommend you check out this movie. The odd thing is that my kids (female,ages 12 & 14) don't like it but I (male age 45) do! Maybe they are a bit too young for all that angst!

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Real World, 20 Mar 2003
By Balthazaar "Peripatetic" (Bottom of the World) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ghost World [VHS] [2001] (VHS Tape)
For anyone who has had to live in this frequently disappointing world, Ghost World will strike a sustained note of authenticity. The film's opening sardonic moments are reminiscent of Happiness, but as the plot follows the adventures of Enid and Seymour the tone softens to envince a genuine affection for the characters in the viewer as they struggle to find a sense of wonder in an almost ovewhemingly banal environment. Reviewers constrained by conventional categorisations will probably define this film as a coming of age movie, but this only shows how barren the Hollywood-led genre-creation business is. Ghost World is funnier than any comedy made since Happiness, more affecting than any issue movie. It has a superb cast but special mention must go to Thora Birch, and Steve Buscemi, who subtly plays a character whose quirky sweetness could easily have gone the way of caricature ( a risk, one would think, in a film based on a comic strip, sorry 'graphic novel'). Even for those with no experience of the Ghost world's alienating environment, the film's veractiy is potent and only shows up how divorced from reality modern film making has become. Great soundtrack, too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Charmingly and refreshingly different.
Ghost World is a unique, disarming little oddball of a movie, played at a pace sufficiently light and deft to give us time to breathe in the delightful air of such sympathetic and... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Bruno

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny!... Refreshing!...Poignant!!!!
This is a really enjoyable film. Focussing its attentions upon the young person's search for identity,the perpetuation/cessation of teen-angst malaise and the fear of... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Stewart Selkirk

5.0 out of 5 stars No ghosts, but funny in a sweet and melancholy way
The phone rings. Enid says, "Aren't you going to answer that?"

Seymour says, "I have no desire to talk to anyone who wants to talk to me. Read more
Published on 11 May 2007 by Dennis Littrell

4.0 out of 5 stars Original, wacky and often very funny
I loved this film. It is based on a comic strip book by Daniel Clowes. In one of the extras on the DVD, he explains that the title, 'Ghost World', comes from some graffiti on a... Read more
Published on 9 May 2007 by Dr. R. G. Bullock

5.0 out of 5 stars The Awkwardness Of Adolescence
I have seen this movie a few times now and i enjoy it every single time. Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebbecca (Scarlett Johansson) are two outsiders who have just graduated from high... Read more
Published on 2 May 2007 by Phill

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible
Perhaps I'm a generation too old but this was the worst film I've ever seen. Totally boring and depressing. Where is the story?
Published on 22 Oct 2006 by Kay Palmer

5.0 out of 5 stars Ghost World: Ace
This film is marvellous. Was told about it by this dude I know, a typically misanthropic 20-something. Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2006 by A. RAMM

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Fantastic film, one to ponder over and really gets you thinking. If you are a fan of The Virgin Suicides or The Ice Storm I recommend it highly.
Published on 27 Jul 2006 by Jake Turner

5.0 out of 5 stars Thora Birch is class in this
I really liked this. The characters are multi dimensional, and it also has quite a realisitc feel to it, but it is also very funny at points. Read more
Published on 26 Jul 2006 by A. Verma

2.0 out of 5 stars nothing happens?
if the whole point of this film is that there isn't one then i'd prefer if they just get it over with and let us know immediately

i'm a big fan of dry cynical humour,... Read more
Published on 21 May 2006 by vailsy

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