Ghost World
Accentuate the negative.
2001 | 111m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Terry Zwigoff |
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| Writer: | Daniel Clowes, Terry Zwigoff |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 20, 2001 |
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| Director: | Terry Zwigoff |
| Writer: | Daniel Clowes, Terry Zwigoff |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | female friendship, based on comic, high school graduation, best friend, high school friends, cynical, social outcast, art class, record collector, plaster, personal ad, blues music, nunchaku, prank telephone call, aftercreditsstinger |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Granada Productions, Capitol Films, Mr. Mudd, Jersey Shore, Advanced Medien |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $8,800,000
Budget: $7,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Joy Bisco | Jade |
| Venus DeMilo Thomas | Ebony |
| Ashley Peldon | Margaret |
| Chachi Pittman | Phillip |
| Janece Jordan | Black Girl |
| Kaileigh Brielle Martin | Snotty Girl |
| Alexander Fors | Hippy Boy |
| Marc Vann | Angry Guy (Jerome) |
| James Sie | Asian Guy (Steven) |
| Paul Keith | Fussy Guy (Paul) |
| David Cross | Pushy Guy (Gerrold) |
| J.J. 'Bad Boy' Jones | Fred Chatman |
| Dylan Jones | Red-Haired Girl |
| Martin Grey | M.C. |
| Steve Pierson | Blueshammer Member |
| Jake La Botz | Blueshammer Member |
| Johnny Irion | Blueshammer Member |
| Nate Wood | Blueshammer Member |
| Charles Schneider | Joey McCobb |
| 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 (Wheelchair Guy) |
| Teri Garr | Maxine (uncredited) |
| Danny Allen | Adult Store Customer (uncredited) |
| Joan Blair | Lady Slowly Crossing Street (uncredited) |
| Michelle McGinty | Mom in Convenience Store (uncredited) |
| Will Forte | (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael R. Miller | Editor |
| Daniel Clowes | Screenplay, Comic Book |
| Mary Zophres | Costume Design |
| Alan E. Muraoka | Art Direction |
| Charles Croughwell | Stunt Coordinator |
| John Branagan | Stunts |
| Kaylin Frank | Music Supervisor |
| Tracy Bennett | Still Photographer |
| Edward T. McAvoy | Production Design |
| Barbara A. Hall | Line Producer |
| Lisa Fischer | Set Decoration |
| Ronit Ravich-Boss | Script Supervisor |
| David Kitay | Original Music Composer |
| Dawn Massaro | Second Assistant Director |
| Sara Scarritt | Production Coordinator |
| William Paul Clark | First Assistant Director |
| Toby Tucker | Camera Loader |
| Robert Hoffman | Post Production Supervisor |
| Michael Levine | Camera Operator |
| Tad Driscoll | Unit Production Manager |
| Nino Neuboeck | First Assistant Camera |
| Susie Balaban | Second Second Assistant Director |
| James Babineaux | Best Boy Electric |
| Rico Priem | Grip |
| Jack English | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Gerard Averill | Location Manager |
| Chris Thornton | Best Boy Grip |
| Rick Guertin | Grip |
| David Nims | Key Grip |
| Edmondo Sepulveda | Dolly Grip |
| Leo Behar | Grip |
| James Ryder | Makeup Department Head |
| Kris Fuller | Set Dresser |
| Vincent Luizzi | Set Dresser |
| John Rankin | Set Dresser |
| Robert Lee Robinson | Set Dresser |
| Al Magliochetti | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| David Franklin Bergad | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Piotr Filipowski | Sound Effects Editor |
| Lawrence L. Commans | Boom Operator |
| John Nutt | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sophie Crumb | Thanks |
| Terry Zwigoff | Screenplay, Director |
| Affonso Beato | Director of Photography |
| Carole Kravetz Aykanian | Editor |
| Felipe Reinheimer | Second Assistant Camera |
| David Parker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mark Weingarten | Sound |
| Robert Crumb | Thanks |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Malkovich | Producer |
| Pippa Cross | Executive Producer |
| Lianne Halfon | Producer |
| Russell Smith | Producer |
| Janette Day | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Steve Buscemi | Nominated |
| Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Steve Buscemi | Nominated |
| Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Toni Collette | Won |
| Sundance Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Toni Collette | Won |
| Sundance Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Tara Reid | Won |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 25 | 51 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 671 | 761 |