A character in Ghost World (2001)

Rebecca quotes from Ghost World (2001)

Scarlett Johansson

Scenes with Rebecca

16 scenes
Enid
[coming out of their high school graduation ceremony]

God, what a bunch of ****.

Rebecca

God, I know. I thought that chipmunk face was never gonna shut up.

Enid

I know. I liked her so much better when she was an alcoholic crack addict. She gets in one car wreck and all of the sudden she's Little Miss Perfect and everyone loves her.

Rebecca
[arriving at the graduation ball]

Wow. This is so bad, it's almost good.

Enid

This is so bad, it's gone past good and back to bad again.

Todd
[At the graduation ball]

Hey, Rebecca.

Rebecca

Oh, hi.

Todd

So, we finally—

Enid

What about me? Am I not even here?

Todd

Hey. Hey, Enid. [turns back to Rebecca] So, we finally made it, huh?

Rebecca

Yeah.

Todd

So, uh, where are you... uh, where are you gonna go to college?

Enid

We're not.

Todd

Really? Both of you? Why not?

Enid

Just because.

Rebecca

Yeah, we made other plans.

Todd

I guess I should have figured that you two would do something different.

Enid

So, Todd, what are you gonna be when you grow up?

Todd

Well, I'm majoring in Business Administration and thinking of minoring in Communications, so—

Enid

See, that's exactly the type of thing we're trying to avoid. [pulls Rebecca away] Look at this. Is Stacy Himmler going out with Rod Harbaugh?

Rebecca

Oh, God. How perfect.

Enid

He'd better watch out or he'll get AIDS when he date-rapes her.

Weird Al

Hi. My name is Allen and I'll be your waiter this afternoon.

Enid

Hi, Al.

Rebecca

Can we call you "Weird Al"?

Weird Al

I'd imagine so.

Rebecca

You should check out the personals. Maybe our future husbands are trying to contact us.

Enid

Here we go. "Windsurfing doctor, Mensan IQ, maverick Sagittarius. Let's hit the clubs, make each other laugh."

Rebecca

You can have that one.

Enid

Jesus, listen to this one. "Do you remember me, airport shuttle, June 7? You, striking blond with yellow dress, pearl necklace, brown shoes. I was the bookish fellow in the green cardigan who helped you find your contact lens. Am I crazy, or did we have a moment?"

Rebecca

God, that's so pathetic. I mean, she probably didn't even notice him.

Enid

I know, and he's, like, psychotically obsessing over every little detail.

Rebecca

We should call him and pretend to be the blond.

Enid

Oh, we totally have to.

Rebecca

Oh, it's that comedian I was telling you about. [turns up the volume on her television, which is showing an odd-looking man performing stand-up comedy]

Joey McCobb
[on the TV]

...I still live with my mother people think I'm peculiar.

Rebecca

He's the absolute worst.

Joey McCobb

So what if she's been dead for fifteen years?

Rebecca

See? That's barely even a joke.

Joey McCobb

Well, it's like I always say—take my life... please.

TV announcer

Joey McCobb, the weirdest man in show business.

Enid

If he's so weird, how come he's wearing Nikes? [switches the TV off] Joey McCobb is our god.

Rebecca

I want to do him.

Enid

I bet. Actually, he kind of reminds me of that one guy you went out with, Larry. God, what look was he going for, a gay tennis player from the '40s?

Rebecca

**** you.

Enid

You dated him.

Rebecca
[about Weird Al]

I want to make love to him.

Enid

I'm gonna tell him you said that.

Weird Al
[shows up to serve them]

So nice to see you again, ladies.

Enid

Hi, Weird Al. My friend here has—

Rebecca

Shut up!

Enid

She says she wants to—

Rebecca
[shuts Enid's mouth with her hand]

Shut up!

Enid
[about Seymour's garage sale]

It was so cute how he had his own little bags. I thought I was going to start crying.

Rebecca

Yeah, he should totally just kill himself. [looking through the classified ads in a newspaper] Oh, here's one. Oh, but you have to share with a "non-smoking feminist and her two cats."

Enid

I don't know. I kind of like him. He's the exact opposite of everything I really hate. In a way, he's such a clueless dork, he's almost kind of cool.

Rebecca

That guy is many things, but he's definitely not cool.

Rebecca
[making fun of Melorra]

"Funky."

Enid

What, is she black now?

Rebecca

Oh, look, there he is.

Enid

As always.

Rebecca

Waiting for the bus that never comes.

Enid

I wonder if he's just totally insane or he really thinks the bus is coming?

Rebecca

Why don't you just ask him?

Enid

Hi. What's your name?

Norman

Norman.

Enid

Are you waiting for a bus?

Norman

Yes.

Enid

I hate to tell you this, but they canceled this bus line two years ago. There are no more buses on this street.

Norman

You don't know what you're talking about.

Enid
[Enid and Rebecca try to call on Josh at his apartment, but there's no answer at the door]

I bet he's in there jerking off.

Rebecca

I bet he never jerks off.

Enid

Yeah, he's beyond human stuff like that.

Rebecca

Should we leave a note?

Enid

Yeah. You got a pen?

Rebecca

Yeah. [pulls out a pen]

Enid
[takes a tag left on Josh's door handle and starts writing on it, leaning on Rebecca's back]

"Dear Josh, we came by to **** you, but you were not home. Therefore, you are gay. Signed Tiffany and Amber." [puts it back on Josh's door handle]

Rebecca

You're gonna leave that?

Enid

Why not?

John
[noticing Enid's green hair and leather jacket]

Oh, my God. Didn't they tell you?

Enid

Tell me what?

John

Punk rock is over.

Enid

I know it's over, asshole, I'm not even—

John

You really want to **** up the system? Go to business school. That's what I'm gonna do. Get a job in some big corporation and, like, **** things up from the inside.

Enid

You know, I'm not even trying—

John

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, do you have my money?

John
[Enid pulls a dollar bill out of her pocket, scrunches it up and throws it at John. It bounces off his face]

Oh! Oh, how punk!

Enid

You know that tape sucked, by the way?

John

Oh, I'm so sorry if it offended Jew.

Enid

Go die, asshole!

John

Get a job.

Enid

God, **** you!

Rebecca

Can we go now?

Enid

You know, it's not like I'm some modern punk, dickhead! It's obviously a 1977 original punk rock look, but I guess Johnny ****face over there is too stupid to realize it!

Rebecca

I didn't really get it either.

Enid

Everyone's too stupid!

Rebecca

Hey, you see that guy over there?

Enid

Which one?

Rebecca

The blond guy over there. [Enid spots him and rolls her eyes] He gives me, like, a total boner.

Enid

He's, like, the biggest idiot of all time.

Reggae fan
[walking past with his friends]

You guys up for some reggae tonight?

Rebecca
[after Enid lifts her hand, as if to say "See what I mean?"]

OK, you're right.

Enid

Sometimes I think I'm going crazy from sexual frustration.

Rebecca

And you haven't heard of the miracle of masturbation?

Enid
[In a cafe, a shy young man has just given them a flyer, telling them that his band is playing there on Friday night]

God, what a dork.

Rebecca

You're just jealous.

Enid

Trust me, at this point, I'm past the fact that every single guy likes you better than me.

Rebecca

Oh, face it. You just hate every single guy on the face of the earth.

Enid

That's not true. I just hate all these extroverted, obnoxious, pseudo-bohemian losers.

Garage sale woman

How much for this dress?

Rebecca

God, I can't believe you're selling that.

Enid

That's $500.

Garage sale woman

What?

Enid

500.

Garage sale woman

You're crazy. It should be, like, $2.

Enid

I was wearing that when I lost my virginity.

Garage sale woman

Well, why do I care about that?

Enid

Well, why do you want it? I mean, it would look stupid on you anyway.

Garage sale woman

God! **** you! [tosses the dress back over the rack and walks off]

Rebecca

So, now are you gonna get a regular job?

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