Ghost world
(DVD)

Based on the comic book by Daniel Clowes.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.

Accompanied by a booklet featuring an essay, "Séance in Wowsville", by critic Howard Hampton and a 2001 piece by Terry Zwigoff on the film's soundtrack. The accompanying leaflet, "Eightball" is reprinted excerpts from Clowe's comic Ghost world.

Special features: New restored 4K digital transfer; Audio commentary featuring Terry Zwigoff, Ghost World comic creator and film cowriter Daniel Clowes and producer Lianne Halfon; Art as dialogue, new interviews with actors Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson and Ileana Douglass; Extended excerpt from Gumnaam (1965) featuring the Bollywood number that appears in Ghost World's opening title sequence, with commentary; Deleted scenes; Trailer.

Director of photography, Affonso Beato ; editors, Carole Kravetz-Aykanian, Michael R. Miller ; music by David Kitay.

Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Renfro, Bob Balaban, Illeana Douglas, Steve Buscemi, Tom McGowan, Stacey Travis, David Cross, Pat Healy.

Two friends graduate from high school and find life in the real world difficult. Becky sets her sights on Josh, on whom both girls have a crush, and their friendship is changed forever.

An idiosyncratic portrait of adolescent alienation. Set during the malaise-filled months following high-school graduation, the film follows the proud misfit Enid (Thora Birch), who confronts an uncertain future amid the cultural wasteland of consumerist America. 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).

DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.