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Starring: Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi
Filmmaker Terry Zwigoff, who enjoyed breakthrough success with his 1994 documentary Crumb, shifts gears as he examines the lives of two young women on the verge of leaving their adolescence behind in his first dramatic feature. Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson) are two close friends who've just graduated from high school, and are trying to decide what to do with their lives. Enid is a dark-haired arch cynic who is tired of living at home with her ineffectual dad (Bob Balaban) and his annoyingly perky girlfriend Maxine (Teri Garr), while Rebecca is prettier and a bit cheerier, but no more certain about her future. While the two girls have vague plans of getting an apartment together, they seem content to while away their summer hanging out and indulging in their shared infatuation with Josh (Brad Renfro), a friend from school who works at a convenience store and doesn't seem to be especially attracted to either of them. Enid discovers that in order to get her diploma, she'll have to take an additional class over the summer, where she winds up studying art with Roberta (Illeana Douglas), who is determined to encourage Enid's creative impulses, whether Enid likes it or not. More significantly, Enid meets Seymour (Steve Buscemi), a geeky record collector more than twice her age, and while they would seem to have little in common (and Rebecca thinks he's a creep), Enid discovers a kindred spirit in fellow misfit Seymour, who shares her disgust with the world around them, and a relationship begins to develop between the two. Ghost World is based on the award-winning graphic novel by comic artist Daniel Clowes, who also wrote the film's screenplay. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
7/20/01
MPAA Rating
Rated R
Running Time
111 mins.
Locations
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$6,200,756
Awards
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2001 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical award at the 2001 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2001 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2001 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2001 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2001 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion award at the 2001 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2001 National Society of Film Critics [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Screenplay [Runner-up] award at the 2001 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 2001 Writers Guild of America [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2001 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best First Screenplay award at the 2001 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 2001 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2001 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Nominated for a Best First Feature award at the 2001 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor [Runner-up] award at the 2001 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2001 New York Film Critics Circle [Festival Awards.
Distributor
- MGM
- MGM Distribution Company
- MGM Home Entertainment
- United Artists Films Europe
