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Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

PG_13  104 min  -  Comedy | Romance | Drama   -  29 March 1985 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Susan Seidelman

Writer:

Leora Barish
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rosanna Arquette ...
Madonna ...
Aidan Quinn ...
Dez
Mark Blum ...
Robert Joy ...
Jim
Laurie Metcalf ...
Anna Levine Anna Levine ...
Crystal
Will Patton ...
Peter Maloney Peter Maloney ...
Ian
Steven Wright ...
Larry Stillman D.D.S
John Turturro ...
Ray
Anne Carlisle Anne Carlisle ...
Victoria
José Angel Santana José Angel Santana ...
Boutique Owner (as Jose Santana)
Giancarlo Esposito ...
Street Vendor
Richard Hell Richard Hell ...
Bruce Meeker
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Storyline

Bored Roberta spots a regular personal ad in the paper titled 'Desperately Seeking Susan'. She heads off to New York, following one of the ads, and finds Susan. When Susan sells her jacket, Roberta - trying to emulate her mystery ad writer - buys the jacket and wears it. Little does she know someon is looking for the jacket - and its owner... Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Jacket | New York | Housewife | Amnesia | New York City  | See more »

Taglines:

A life so outrageous it takes two women to live it See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Recherche Susan, désespérément See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,526,098 (USA) (31 March 1985) (268 Screens)

Gross:

$27,398,584 (USA) (11 August 1985)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The orange baseball jersey that Susan wears after her clothes have been stolen, sports the letters MC. These are Madonna's initials; her full name is Madonna Ciccone. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Susan walks dripping wet from the swimming pool to the poolside chair, her path is already wet from previous takes. See more »

Quotes

Dez: Some guy grabbed you?
Roberta: Yes, he was after me. Well, not me exactly. He was after Susan, who he thinks I am, but I'm not!
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Connections

Referenced in "Newhart: Desperately Desiring Susan: Part 1 (#5.5)" (1986) See more »

Soundtracks

"SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY"
Written by Marshall Crenshaw (uncredited)
Performed by Marshall Crenshaw
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products See more »