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Desperately Seeking Susan

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.

19856.11h 44m

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.

Directed by Susan Seidelman
Written by Leora Barish
Produced by Midge Sanford, Sarah Pillsbury
Box OfficeBudget: $4.5MRevenue: $27.4M

Top Cast

Rosanna Arquette

Rosanna Arquette

Roberta Glass

Madonna

Madonna

Susan

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Dez

Mark Blum

Mark Blum

Gary Glass

Robert Joy

Robert Joy

Jim

Laurie Metcalf

Laurie Metcalf

Leslie Glass

Anna Thomson

Anna Thomson

Crystal

Will Patton

Will Patton

Wayne Nolan

Steven Wright

Steven Wright

Larry Stillman D.D.S.

John Turturro

John Turturro

Ray

Themes & Keywords

amnesialonely hearts adwoman director

About Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan is a drama, comedy, crime film released in 1985 exploring themes of amnesia, lonely hearts ad, woman director. Directed by Susan Seidelman, it stars Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn. 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.

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