Desperately Seeking Susan

1985 104 min ★ 6.1 Comedy, Crime

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.

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Cast

Rosanna Arquette

Roberta Glass

Madonna

Susan

Aidan Quinn

Dez

Mark Blum

Gary Glass

Robert Joy

Jim

Laurie Metcalf

Leslie Glass

Anna Thomson

Crystal

Will Patton

Wayne Nolan

Steven Wright

Larry Stillman D.D.S.

John Turturro

Ray

Details

Director

Susan Seidelman

Tagline

"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."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$4,500,000

Revenue

$27,399,597

Production

Orion Pictures

Reviews

T

TimtheGiant

October 15, 2019

★ 10/10

I always thought this was one of Madonna's best film performance yet.

W

Wuchak

February 23, 2020

★ 6/10

***Screwball drama in Manhattan with Rosanna Arquette and Madonna*** Roberta (Rosanna Arquette), a bored housewife in the New York City area, becomes obsessed with a wild child named Susan (Madonna) through the personal ads and inadvertently takes on her persona when she visits Manhattan. Unfortunately a hooligan is after Susan for priceless Egyptian earrings (Will Patton). Mark Blum plays Robe...