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19 August 1983 (West Germany)
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An restless and abrasive young woman eschews the affections of a sensitive young portrait artist, preferring...
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1 nomination
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Gems of the 1980's: Susan Seidelman Remembers Desperately Seeking Susan
(From The Hollywood Interview. 22 November 2009, 8:01 PM, PST)
Susan Seidelman’s Diy Spirit
(From indieWIRE. 3 November 2009, 6:17 AM, PST)
(From The Hollywood Interview. 22 November 2009, 8:01 PM, PST)
Susan Seidelman’s Diy Spirit
(From indieWIRE. 3 November 2009, 6:17 AM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Susan Berman | ... | Wren |
| Brad Rijn | ... | Paul (as Brad Rinn) |
| Richard Hell | ... | Eric |
| Nada Despotovich | ... | Cecile |
| Roger Jett | ... | Billy |
| Kitty Summerall | ... | Eric's wife |
| Joni Ruth White | ... | Landlady (as Robynne White) |
| D.J. O'Neill | ... | Ed |
| Pamela Speed | ... | Terry |
| Tom Cherwin | ... | Mike |
| Edie Schecter | ... | Christine |
| Katherine Riley | ... | 1st Hooker |
 | Amos Poe | ... | Hustler in Bar |
| Ada McSpade | ... | Rasta (as Ade McSpade) |
| Cookie Mueller | ... | Horror Movie Sequence |
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Filming started for this film in 1980. Co-writer and director Susan Seidelman had raised $20,000 for a feature length film and was quite competently managing the finances of the project. However, one night, lead actress Susan Berman was doing an improvisation with one of her fellow actors in the film which involved her character being tossed and trapped on a fire escape, and responding quite frantically to the situation. In the midst of acting and struggling with the other actor in the scene to let her back inside, Berman fell off the fire escape and broke her leg. Production shut down for six months and the crew picked up shooting again in early 1981.
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Continuity: Wren's glasses on her head change when Paul asks her for a date.
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References Lovers and Luggers (1938)
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Moody
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Unromantic view of East Village life perfectly captures the people and the place. Depressing and totally convincing. I love the first couple of minutes, which so perfectly and wordless establishes the character of the protagonist and the style of the film. And the score is terrific. I can't believe this sleeper hit and critical darling only has a six on IMDB!