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Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

PG-13 104 min - Drama, Comedy, Crime - 29 March 1985
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Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows about by reading messages to and from her in the personals section of the newspaper. This fascination reaches a peak when an ad with the headline "Desperately Seeking Susan" proposes a rendezvous. Roberta goes too, and in a series of events involving amnesia and mistaken identity, steps into Susan's life.

Director:  Susan Seidelman
Writers:  Leora Barish
Stars:  Madonna, Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum, Robert Joy, Laurie Metcalf, Anna Thomson, Will Patton, Steven Wright, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Richard Hell, Rockets Redglare, Annie Golden, Richard Edson, Ann Magnuson, John Lurie, Peter Maloney, Anne Carlisle, Victor Argo, José Angel Santana, Steve Bosh, Daisy Bradford, Mary Joy, Rosemary Hochschild, Iris Chacón Tapia, Shirley Stoler, J.B. Waters, Arto Lindsay, Henry Adler, Marty Gold, Michael R. Chin, Patrick John Hurley, Timothy Carhart, Curt Dempster, Shirley Kaplan, Lázaro Pérez, John Hoyt, Gary Ray, Gary Binkow, Michael Bramon, Joyce Griffen, Paul Austin, Richard S. Lowy, Donna Ritchie, Kim Chan, Michael Badalucco, Elie J. Boubli, Adele Bertei, Peter Castellotti, Wende Dasteel, Steve Eidel, Michael Kaufman, Ilene Kristen, Carol Leifer, Richard Portnow, Isabel García Lorca, Tim Ransom, Gilda Torterello, Stanley Burns, Sandy Dell, Robert Dahdah, Edward Galland, Kevin Harris, David Kellman, Harsh Nayyar, Robert Shafran, Frank Stellato

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Storyline

Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows about by reading messages to and from her in the personals section of the newspaper. This fascination reaches a peak when an ad with the headline "Desperately Seeking Susan" proposes a rendezvous. Roberta goes too, and in a series of events involving amnesia and mistaken identity, steps into Susan's life.

Collections: Susan Seidelman
Tagline: Roberta is desperate to be Susan. Susan is wanted by the mob. The mob finds Roberta instead...
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime

Details

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  29 March 1985

Box Office

Budget:  $5,000,000
Revenue:  $27,400,000

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Orion Pictures, Sanford/Pillsbury Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 44 min
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