Desperately Seeking Susan
A bored suburban housewife from New Jersey becomes captivated by a free-spirited woman she reads about in the personal columns, and is mistaken for that woman herself, plunging her into a chaotic journey of amnesia and self-discovery.
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Susan Seidelman
Joel Tuber
David Dreyfuss
Ira Hurvitz
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Wuchak
***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 Roberta’s jerk husband and Aidan Quinn a new friend in the city. “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985) is a quirky drama revolving around mistaken identity in an unlikely story. It’s entertaining enough and also works as a window into mid-80’s New York City. How much a viewer will appreciate it depends on how smitten (or not smitten) they are with Arquette. She’s winsome, for sure, but I can take her or leave her. Madonna is more alluring in the lesser role, but I’m not big on her either; still, there are a couple scenes that nicely spotlight her attractiveness. The film runs 1 hour and 43 minutes and was shot in Manhattan; Manhasset, Long Island; and Atlantic City. GRADE: B-
TimtheGiant
I always thought this was one of Madonna's best film performance yet.
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The directors of Desperately Seeking Susan are Susan Seidelman, Joel Tuber, David Dreyfuss, and Ira Hurvitz.
The cast of Desperately Seeking Susan includes Peter Maloney as Ian, Aidan Quinn as Dez, Michael Badalucco as Guy from Brooklyn, John Lurie as Neighbor Saxophonist, Madonna as Susan, Robert Joy as Jim, Laurie Metcalf as Leslie Glass, Victor Argo as Sgt. Taskal, John Turturro as Ray, Harsh Nayyar as Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited), Rosanna Arquette as Roberta Glass, Annie Golden as Band Singer, and more.
The duration of Desperately Seeking Susan is 1h 44 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Desperately Seeking Susan trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
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Desperately Seeking Susan was released on 29 Mar 1985.
Desperately Seeking Susan is listed under Comedy and Crime on Fanbiz.
Desperately Seeking Susan has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 8.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "***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 chi..."
