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Film · Crime, Comedy

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

★ 6.1 · 548 votes1 h 44 minCrime, Comedy1985

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.

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.

Director
Susan Seidelman
Writers
Leora Barish
Country
United States
Language
English
Release date
March 29, 1985

Desperately Seeking Susan was released on March 29, 1985. Where to watch in United States: Criterion Channel (subscription).

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Desperately Seeking Susan cast

  • Rosanna ArquetteRoberta Glass
  • MadonnaSusan
  • Aidan QuinnDez
  • Mark BlumGary Glass
  • Robert JoyJim
  • Laurie MetcalfLeslie Glass
  • Anna ThomsonCrystal
  • Will PattonWayne Nolan
  • Steven WrightLarry Stillman D.D.S.
  • John TurturroRay
  • Giancarlo EspositoStreet Vendor
  • Richard HellBruce Meeker
  • Rockets RedglareTaxi Driver
  • Annie GoldenBand Singer
  • Richard EdsonMan With Newspapers
  • Ann MagnusonCigarette Girl
  • John LurieNeighbor Saxophonist
  • Peter MaloneyIan
  • Anne CarlisleVictoria
  • Victor ArgoSgt. Taskal
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