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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   8,619 votes
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Director:
Susan Seidelman
Writer:
Leora Barish (written by)
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Release Date:
29 March 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Drama more
Tagline:
Roberta is desperate to be Susan. Susan is wanted by the mob. The mob finds Roberta instead... more
Plot:
A bored suburban housewife, seeking adventure to her life, accidentally gets hit on the head, wakes up with amnesia, and is mistaken for a free-spirited New York City drifter named Susan. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
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(20 articles)
Susan Seidelman’s Diy Spirit
 (From indieWIRE. 3 November 2009, 6:17 AM, PST)

Susan Seidelman’s Diy Spirit
 (From indieWIRE - People. 3 November 2009, 6:17 AM, PST)

User Comments:
One of Madonna's few good movies... more (44 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Rosanna Arquette ... Roberta Glass

Madonna ... Susan

Aidan Quinn ... Dez

Mark Blum ... Gary Glass

Robert Joy ... Jim

Laurie Metcalf ... Leslie Glass
Anna Levine ... Crystal
Will Patton ... Wayne Nolan
Peter Maloney ... Ian
Steven Wright ... Larry Stillman D.D.S

John Turturro ... Ray
Anne Carlisle ... Victoria
José Angel Santana ... Boutique Owner (as Jose Santana)

Giancarlo Esposito ... Street Vendor
Richard Hell ... Bruce Meeker
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Additional Details

Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo

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Trivia:
(October 2007) A musical version of the movie was staged in London's Novello Theatre featuring Emma Williams as Susan and Kelly Price as Roberta. Written and conceived by American actor Peter Michael Marino, the musical was directed by Angus Jackson, choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler featuring Blondie classics such as, "One Way or Another," "Heart of Glass," "Atomic," "Dreaming," "The Tide is High," "Hanging On the Telephone," "Picture This," "Rapture," etc. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Susan walks dripping wet from the swimming pool to the poolside chair, her path is already wet from previous takes. more
Quotes:
Cigarette Girl: Susan! My God, we thought you were dead.
Susan: No, just in New Jersey.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane: Desperately Seeking Zoe (#2.8)" (2000) more
Soundtrack:
MASHED POTATO TIME more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
One of Madonna's few good movies..., 27 April 2004
Author: Christopher (mrcaw1@hotmail.com) from New York

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985 Dir. Susan Seidelman) "Chicks" love this movie for the feminist, take charge of your life point of view, while guys enjoy this movie cuz there are plenty of bra shots. Madonna in her first starring (supporting really) role as a street-smart hustler being chased by some small time hoods. Rosanna Arquette gets mistaken for the Madonna character and therein lies the plot of this oh so '80s comedy.

Set in summer in Manhattan, the movie preserves like a time capsule so much of the decade: the hair, the clothes, the music. And of course there's Madonna clanking her balls from start to finish. Ms. Arquette (in the supposed starring role) had the movie not merely stolen, but ripped out of her hands by the unstoppable force of the 80s: Madonna!

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