Desperately Seeking Susan

Every man is desperate to have her. One woman is desperate to be her. But someone is desperate to kill her. If they can figure out who she is.

6.119851h 44m

PG-13

Released

Comedy

Crime

Overview

A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.

StatusReleased

Release Date1985-03-29

Runtime1h 44m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$4,500,000

Revenue$27,399,597

Keywords

amnesia

lonely hearts ad

woman director

Videos

2 total

Trailer

Official Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Rosanna Arquette

as Roberta Glass

Madonna

as Susan

Aidan Quinn

as Dez

Mark Blum

as Gary Glass

Robert Joy

as Jim

Laurie Metcalf

as Leslie Glass

Anna Thomson

as Crystal

Will Patton

as Wayne Nolan

Steven Wright

as Larry Stillman D.D.S.

John Turturro

as Ray

Reviews

TimtheGiant

Oct 15, 2019

10/10

I always thought this was one of Madonna's best film performance yet.

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Wuchak

Feb 23, 2020

6/10

***Screwball drama in Manhattan with Rosanna Arquette and Madonna*** Roberta (Rosanna Arquette), a bored housewife in the New York City area, becomes obsessed with a wild child named Susan (Madonna) through the personal ads and inadvertently takes on her persona when she visits Manhattan. Unfortunately a hooligan is after Susan for priceless Egy…

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