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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.”
6.1 / 10• 1985• 1h 44m•PG-13• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Rosanna Arquette
Roberta Glass
Lead
Madonna
Susan
Aidan Quinn
Dez
Mark Blum
Gary Glass
Robert Joy
Jim
Laurie Metcalf
Leslie Glass
Anna Thomson
Crystal
Will Patton
Wayne Nolan
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Susan Seidelman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Desperately Seeking Susan is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
