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MGM Home Entertainment
Directed by: Terry Zwigoff
Featuring: Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas, Bob Balaban
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.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
English DTS-HD MA Surround 5.1
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Interview, Film Excerpt, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- Audio commentary featuring Terry Zwigoff, comic-book creator and screenwriter Daniel Clowes, and producer Lianne Halfon
- New interviews with actors Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, and Illeana Douglas
- Extended excerpt from Gumnaam (1965) featuring the Bollywood number that appears in Ghost World’s opening title sequence, with commentary
- Deleted scenes
- Trailer
- An essay by critic Howard Hampton, a 2001 piece by Terry Zwigoff on the film’s soundtrack, and reprinted excerpts from Clowes’s comic Ghost World
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Release Credits
Producer: Susan Arosteguy
Artwork: Daniel Clowes
Release Notes on Restoration
Ghost World
Ghost World is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Black bars af the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this for this format. This new digital transfer was created in 4K resolution on a Northlight 2 film scanner from a 35 mm interpositive. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, and warps were manvally removed using MTI Film's DRS, wbile Digital Vision's Phoenix was used for jitter flicker, and small dirt.
The 5.1 surround soundtrack was remastered from the 35 mm magnetic track. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD and iZotope RX.
The 5.1 surround soundtrack was remastered from the 35 mm magnetic track. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD and iZotope RX.