Film

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985 · 1h 44m · Comedy · Crime

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.

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

86%

Metacritic

71

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.

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

Giancarlo Esposito

Street Vendor

Richard Hell

Bruce Meeker

Rockets Redglare

Taxi Driver

Annie Golden

Band Singer

Richard Edson

Man With Newspapers

Ann Magnuson

Cigarette Girl

• Susan SeidelmanDirector
• Leora BarishWriter
• Midge SanfordProducer
• Sarah PillsburyProducer
• Michael PeyserExecutive Producer
• Edward LachmanDirector of Photography
• Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
• Andrew MondsheinEditor
• Billy HopkinsCasting
• Risa Bramon GarciaCasting

Official TrailerDesperately Seeking Susan (1985) Teaser (VHS Capture)

Release date

March 29, 1985

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$4,500,000

Revenue

$27,399,597

Genres

Comedy, Crime

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