Based on the comic book of the same name by daniel clowes, with a screenplay cowritten by clowes and zwigoff, the story focuses on the lives of enid birch and rebecca johansson, two teenage outsiders in an unnamed american city. The criterion collection terry zwigoffs first fiction film, adapted from a cultclassic comic by daniel clowes, is an idiosyncratic portrait of adolescent alienation that is at once bleakly funny and wholly endearing. Shop underground comics books and collectibles abebooks. She and her best friend, rebecca scarlett johansson, love to sit on the sidelines and make snarky comments about the world around them. Disbelievers of spooks and spirits were challenged on the cover of every issue of ghosts to read true tales of weird and supernatural. Leading the cast in ghost world are thora birch as the sullen yet arty enid and scarlett johansson as the prettier yet bored rebecca. Old comic books vintage comic books vintage comics book cover art comic book covers book art sci fi comics horror comics creepy comics cover art by michael w. Ghost world follows the hipstery enid and somewhat more conventionally attractive becky as they respond to a newspaper ad looking for a date placed by lonely vinyl record collector seymour, ultimately finding a kindred spirit in an unexpected place as they continue moving through their world with a cynical, jaded eye to goingson around them. The storyline is based on elisa camerons quest to discover the truth around her evident death. A cynical young woman thora birch disappointed with lifes choices and the people she meets, plays a practical joke on a reclusive man steve buscemi who lives only for his collection of classic 78s records. It follows deadpan snarkers enid coleslaw and rebecca doppelmeyer as they face the summer after high school graduation. Social media and the internet are not a major factor in this world. Adventure, horror, mystery, fantasy, science fiction i do it all. The debut of dave sheridan s dealer mcdope character.
Enid and rebecca spend most of their time making fun of other people they encounter and occasionally playing mean tricks on them. If there was ever a comic book story meant to be examined by noncomics fans, its this, a classic in any medium. Hes won a pen award for his body of graphic work and an oscar nomination for the screenplay to. Dave sheridan americhameleon vhs rare oop ghost world actor comedy amy sedaris. The sessions occurred following a screening of ghost world on february 20, 2002, at the 2002 comics and graphic novels conference.
The screenplay, written by zwigoff and daniel clowes, is based on clowess underground comic hit, ghost world. Adapted from a comic book by daniel clowes, ghost world managed the difficult trick of getting academy award recognition in the. Set during the malaisefilled months following highschool graduation, ghost world follows the proud misfit enid thora birch, who confronts an uncertain future amid the cultural wasteland of consumerist america. You might know me from ghost world, the devils rejects, or scary movie. Told in his spare, elliptical style, the story centers on enid and rebecca, just out of high school and brimming with cynicism and ambivalence. I think its one of the best books about adolescence written. Make offer dave sheridan americhameleon vhs rare oop ghost world actor comedy amy sedaris. Most notably, the coffee shop patron in the wheelchair is from clowes strip feldman and the tampon in a teacup gag is from a strip called art school confidential. Ghost world takes place in a world that is very different than the one that we live in today, and the movie came out right before one of the major turning points of modern history. Ghost world a more lyrical look at teen loneliness than usual continues nick rogers daily look back at. See more ideas about ghost comic, homestuck comic and homestuck. World 2001 thora birch and scarlett johansson in ghost world 2001.
The heroine of ghost world is enid thora birch, a disaffected young woman not unlike birchs jane burnham in american beauty. My only criticisms of ghost world is that 1 the directing was tepid, showing little flare whatsoever, which detracts from the film and 2 enids university application in the book was not kept in the film. Also in the package is a 12page mini eightball comic book, which includes the second installment of the ghost world strip and a followup strip from 2008 which looks at what happened to enid and becky after ghost world, a great bonus for anyone new to clowes work. Behind the scenes at the dc comic world ad with the legion of superheroes. Survival lessons from world war z creepy comics, vintage. Its the loneliness of modern america cast in the subbleached california parking lots and overwatered lawns. Ghost is a fictional comic book superhero who is part of the dark horse comics publication. Throughout high school, a person is constantly changing the way they appear to others in order to define who they are.
The girlhunting ghost text story, art by jim aparo. The special edition included the original, 80page graphic novel. Aug 19, 2015 underground comic books 19601990s created by r. Both strips appeared in a comic book called eightball which also contained ghost world. With only the plan of moving in together after high school, two unusually devious friends seek direction in life. We look back at ghost world now and see an early starring role in the career of scarlett johansson, and one with a passionate following that always comes up in discussions of best rrated comic. 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 hes a creep, enid. Also starring brad renfro, teri garr, david cross, bob balaban, illeana douglas, dave sheridan, tom mcgowan, and steve buscemi. Alois hitler can see the hate in his sons eyes but nobody will believe him. The joke has unexpected results, since it brings the two lonely souls together. Steve buscemi, thora birch, scarlett johansson, brad renfro, illeana douglas, bob balaban, stacey travis, charles c. Wellknown for his roles as officer doofy in scary movie and doug in ghost world, dave began his career with saturday night live and second city and is credited with introducing the first reality series to the mtv audience with buzzkill.
Originally serialized in the pages of the seminal comic book eightball throughout the mid1990s, this quasiautobiographical story the name of one of the protagonists is famously an anagram of the. This is an interesting film directed by terry zwigoff and based on a comic book series by daniel clowes. Also with scarlett johansson, brad renfro, illeana douglas, bob balaban, stacey travis. Terry zwigoff deicided to turn the graphic novel ghost world into a movie when his wife bought the comic book home from work one day. Nobodys planning much right now circa march 2020, but it would be nice to think that the 20th anniversary of terry zwigoffs ghost world next year might bring some attention to a neglected film.
An analysis and summary of daniel clowes ghost world comic in comparison to the film by the same title. Dave sheridan a haunted house premiere interview youtube. There are several references to other comic strips written and drawn by daniel clowes. David cross, bob balaban, illeana douglas, dave sheridan, tom. The main characters are two girls we meet at their high school graduation. I havent read the comic bookgraphic novel so i cant judge if it is anything like it. Directed with an amazingly light touch by terry zwigoff, whose crumb was one of the best documentaries of the 90s, ghost world is based on the smallpress comic book er, graphic novel by daniel clowes.
His adaptation of his own ghost world graphic novel for the screen earned him an oscar nomination. Tales of the leather nun is a 14page story that opens in rome, italy, where the pope is furious about a rogue monastery that houses a sacred, untranslated scroll thats vitally important to the catholic faith. Nov 12, 2017 16 years on, this is what the cast of ghost world look like some people are ok but mostly i just feel like poisoning everybody. Dave sheridan june 7, 1943 march 28, 1982 was an american cartoonist and underground comix artist. Ghost world 2001 nunchucks at the sidewinder scene 2. Top scariest stories for halloween childrens books. Terry zwigoff finally follows up his 1994 breakout success, crumb, with this look at teenage angst and boredom in suburbia.
Browse and buy a vast selection of underground comics books and collectibles on. Ill be making for comic con international in san diego this morning. Entame dans le comic book eightball no 11 juin 1993, lalbum parait en. Jan 09, 20 we caught up with dave sheridan at the premiere of his new movie a haunted house where he shared his process for creating weird, creepy characters, parodying paranormal activity, how he.
Ghost world tells the story of enid, who is appealing both because of and in spite of her elaborate adolescent disaffection and who kinda sorta falls for seymour played by steve buscemi, in a wonderfully tempered performance, an introverted, selfloathing collector nerd who is more than twice her age. Daniel clowes comic book, daniel clowes 1 more credit. Dave sheridan, tom mcgowan, debra azar, brian george, terry zwigoff. Enid, played by thora birch, and rebecca, played by scarlett johansson. I have been writing and editing comics for over 30 years. Ghost world 2001 based on the wellknown comic, ghost world tells the story. Ghost world a more lyrical look at teen loneliness than usual continues nick rogers daily look back at the 365 best films of 20002009.
This is a sad, wistful, but very realistic and very interesting examination of two teenage girls and how their relationship deteriorates over time. Deliciously dry and quirky, ghost world, based on the cult comic book, is like no other teen comedy youve seen before. These are the original sequentialart pieces comic books, in lay terms that form the basis of ghost world, a faceted, touching tale of two people who just cant buy into the homogenous pabulum of american life as dictated by the dominant lack of culture. This was a particularly pivotal point in the book i felt, and it was unfortunate it was not kept in the film. Enid thora birch and rebecca scarlett johansson harrass josh brad renfro for a ride at work while doug dave sheridan whips out the nunchucks. Each installment of the horror anthology series featured. Kaluta, script by michael fleisher and maxene fabe, art by rudy nebres the exterminator. Its a wellmade movie that, like crumb, doesnt whitewash or sanitize the reality of life as a teen. He was the creator of dealer mcdope and tales from the leather nun and collaborated with gilbert shelton and paul mavrides on the fabulous furry freak brothers. As such, the films geek appeal should be off the charts. Clowes serialized ghost world in his comic book eightball and published it as a graphic novel a term he dislikes in 1997.
May 28, 2015 daniel clowes writes either the funniest sad comics or the saddest funny comics in the world. The phrase ghost world, by the way, is a slogan that someones painted on various surfaces around town for many years. Its not just the blase darialike demeanor of enid or the hopelessly pathetic seymour that makes this movie. Ghost world 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. David sheridan came to his audition with a mullet hairstyle. Sheridan tours with his band that formed in 2004, van stone. Zwigoff and clowes decided to adapt the comic book series into a film of. I havent seen ghost world yet and ive only recently discovered daniel clowes comic, the basis for the film, thus i couldnt profess to.
Let me sleep a halloween ghost story by dave shelton. Being 18 and different from everybody else is confusing. Get the best deals on dave vhs tapes when you shop the largest online selection at. Set during the malaisefilled months following highschool graduation, ghost world follows the proud misfit enid thora birch, who confronts an uncertain future amid the cultural wasteland of. Film ghost world is a 2001 american comedydrama film directed by terry zwigoff, based on the comic book of the same name and screenplay by daniel clowes. He is the creator of the comic books eightball, ghost world, which was made into a film by the director terry zwigoff, david boring, and ice haven. The film comes on a duallayer disc in its original aspect ratio of 1. Ghost world by daniel clowes is a graphic novel about enid coleslaw and rebecca doppelmeyer, two girls who have recently graduated from high school.
The ghost and the bonesetter by j sheridan le fanu. Best friends enid and rebecca have graduated from high school, and now they need to figure out what comes next. Ghost is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics, and is usually depicted as an adversary of the superhero iron man. Set during the malaisefilled months following highschool graduation, ghost world follows the proud misfit enid thora birch, who confronts an uncertain future amid the cultural wasteland. Original and terrifically funny, ghost world is a rawedged comedy that follows enid thora birch and rebecca scarlett johansson, two teenage girls who have always been too cool to bother with the losers at their high school. Terry zwigoffs first fiction film, adapted from a cultclassic comic by daniel clowes, is an idiosyncratic portrait of adolescent alienation that is at once bleakly funny and wholly endearing. Ghost world is a 2001 black comedy film directed by terry zwigoff and starring thora birch, scarlett johansson, and steve buscemi. Discover the best books online or at your local bn bookstoreshop over 6 million books and 4. Ghost world is a cultural cornerstone for many who came of age around the time of its 2001 release. His character doug in the 2001 film ghost world appeared in the 2002 music videos for by the way playing a crazy taxi driver and universally speaking by red hot chili peppers. Sheridan is well known for his role in scary movie 2000 as officer doofy. As her cynicism becomes too much to bear even for her best friend, rebecca scarlett johansson, enid finds herself drawn to an. Dave sheridan gets the book going with what may be his greatest comic story ever. The story focuses on the lives of enid and rebecca, two teenage outsiders in an unnamed american city.
The eye of evil, script by leo dorfman, art by frank redondo. Though ghost world is as dark, weird, and awkward as its two main characters, its also just as honest and real. So, of course, his next film was an adaptation daniel clowes critically acclaimed comic ghost world. As a mere gag, they respond to a mans newspaper ad for a date, only to find it will greatly complicate their lives. Visit the caliber comics website for more information. Ghost world has become a cultural and generational touchstone, and continues to enthrall and inspire readers over a decade after its original release as a graphic novel. Jul 07, 2015 comcastrodors, please welcome actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician dave sheridan to the podcast. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Glory in the grindhouse with hollywood hyphenate dave sheridan. Frank alban is the best exterminator in the world, until he meets mrs. There are few movies that i can think of that create a certain tone and mood better than ghost world. All comics from caliber comics are available in digital and print. Ghost world is about the awkward time in a teenagers life.
Dan clowes is a master storyteller and artisttheres poetry in every panel. Steve buscemi, thora birch, scarlett johansson, brad. Best paranormalurban fantasy books, hot paranormal romance, ghost stories, favourite young adult books, scariest books of all time, best su. The following is a transcript of a question and answer session with dan clowes and terry zwigoff.