Ghost World (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

Ghost World (Criterion Collection) 2001 BLU-RAY

Terry Zwigoff’s first fiction film, adapted from a cult-classic comic by Daniel Clowes, is an idiosyncratic portrait of adolescent alienation that's at once bleakly comic and wholly endearing. Set during the malaise-filled months following high-school graduation, Ghost World follows the proud misfit Enid (Thora Birch), who confronts an uncertain future amid the cultural wasteland of consumerist suburbia. As her cynicism becomes too much to bear even for her best friend, Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson), Enid finds herself drawn to an unlikely kindred spirit: a sad-sack record collector many years her senior (Steve Buscemi). With its parade of oddball characters, quotable, Oscar-nominated script, and eclectic soundtrack of vintage obscurities, Ghost World is one of the twenty-first century’s most fiercely beloved comedies.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by writer-director Terry Zwigoff
• Audio commentary featuring Zwigoff, comic-book creator and screenwriter Daniel Clowes, and producer Lianne Halfon
• New interviews with and actors Thora Birch and Illeana Douglas
• Extended excerpt from Gumnaam (1965) featuring the Bollywood musical number that appears in Gohst World’s opening title sequence

Deleted scenes

Trailer

• PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton"

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FEATURES:

• COMEDY
• WIDESCREEN
• RATED: R
• COLOR
• ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1
• 5.1 SURROUND
• ENGLISH
• 111 Minutes

Starring: Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi