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Desperately Seeking Susan
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5.6/10   8,668 votes
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Writer:
Leora Barish (written by)
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Release Date:
29 March 1985 (USA) more
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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
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Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
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(21 articles)
User Comments:
a decent movie, but not funny 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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104 min
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Camel withdrew a sponsorship of $5,000 because of the scene where Dez (Aidan Quinn) tells Roberta (Rosanna Arquette) that she "should stop smoking". more
Goofs:
Continuity: Susan/Madonna wore pants with silver pockets when walking in NYC and followed closely by Roberta, but the next take after having met Jimmy her black pants are different and without silver pockets. more
Quotes:
Gary: Roberta can't be a prostitute she doesn't even like sex that much. It's impossible. more
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Soundtrack:
LUST FOR LIFE more

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13 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
a decent movie, but not funny, 28 July 2002
Author: (ajdagreat) from USA

I fear I may be going against the grain here...

"Desperately Seeking Susan" was certainly inventive, original, and oftentimes fun. The acting was actually decent, even from Madonna (whose acting has won her 6 Razzies). However, I think the movie suffers from being labelled a comedy. While a couple lines brought a smile or a chuckle, I rarely laughed throughout this movie. Not that there were jokes that didn't work; I couldn't tell what was even supposed to be funny! The whole situation was amusing, but I wouldn't call it laugh-out-loud funny. Eh, whatever. I'd still recommend it.

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