Ghost World(Movie, 2001)

Name: Ghost World
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2001
Duration: T01:51:00
Rating: 3.6

| 1h 51min | Genres: Comedy, Drama

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 591 votes)

Ghost World is a 2001 black comedy film co-written and directed by Terry Zwigoff. Based on the 1990s comic book Ghost World by Daniel Clowes, the story focuses on the lives of teenage outsiders Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson), who face a rift in their friendship as Enid takes an interest in an older man named Seymour (Steve Buscemi), and becomes determined to help his romantic life. Ghost World debuted at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2001. It had little box office impact but received positive reviews. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and has become a cult film. ()

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Duration: 1h 51min

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]

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Duration: 1h 51min

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Awards & Nominations for Ghost World

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

About Ghost World

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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Trailer for Ghost World + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer 2(Trailer, 2:28)

Additional Information

Production countries: Germany, United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Los Angeles (California)

Plays in: Los Angeles (California)

Based on: "Ghost World" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: United Artists, Capitol Films, Jersey Films, Granada Film Productions, Mr. Mudd Production, Advanced Medien

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 26 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/20/2001

Cast: Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas, Steve Buscemi, Bob Balaban, Dave Sheridan, Pat Healy, Tom McGowan, Anna Berger, Stacey Travis, T. J. Thyne, Ezra Buzzington, Ashley Peldon, David Cross, Patrick Fischler, Diane Salinger, Bruce Glover, Joseph Sikora, Teri Garr, Lauren Bowles, Brian George, Joel Michaely, Charles C. Stevenson Jr.

Director: Terry Zwigoff

Producer: John Malkovich

Screenwriter: Terry Zwigoff, Daniel Clowes

Film Editor: Michael R. Miller, Carole Kravetz

Director of Photography: Affonso Beato

Composer: David Kitay

Costume designer: Mary Zophres

Scenographer: Lisa Fischer

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Ghost World - Aprendendo a Viver"

"青春迷魂阵"

"黐孖妹"

"판타스틱 소녀백서"

Keywords: based on comic, nunchaku, cynical, art class, plaster, record collector, best friend, blues music, social outcast, aftercreditsstinger, high school graduation, female friendship, personal ad

Budget: 7,000,000 USD

Revenue: 8,764,007 USD (= 125%)

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Ghost World(Movie, 2001)

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Trailer for Ghost World + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer 2(Trailer, 2:28)

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