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Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan

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.

Genres

DramaComedyCrime

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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.

Others

Budget

$4500000

Revenue

$27399597

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.065/10

Release Date

29 March 1985

Country

United States of America

Cast

Rosanna Arquette

Rosanna Arquette

Roberta Glass

Madonna

Madonna

Susan

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Dez

Mark Blum

Mark Blum

Gary Glass

Robert Joy

Robert Joy

Jim

Laurie Metcalf

Laurie Metcalf

Leslie Glass

Anna Thomson

Anna Thomson

Crystal

Will Patton

Will Patton

Wayne Nolan

Steven Wright

Steven Wright

Larry Stillman D.D.S.

John Turturro

John Turturro

Ray

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Street Vendor

Richard Hell

Richard Hell

Bruce Meeker

Rockets Redglare

Rockets Redglare

Taxi Driver

Annie Golden

Annie Golden

Band Singer

Richard Edson

Richard Edson

Man With Newspapers

Ann Magnuson

Ann Magnuson

Cigarette Girl

John Lurie

John Lurie

Neighbor Saxophonist

Peter Maloney

Peter Maloney

Ian

Anne Carlisle

Anne Carlisle

Victoria

Victor Argo

Victor Argo

Sgt. Taskal

José Angel Santana

José Angel Santana

Boutique Owner

Steve Bosh

Steve Bosh

Newscaster

Daisy Bradford

Daisy Bradford

Daisy

Mary Joy

Mary Joy

Cocktail Waitress

Rosemary Hochschild

Rosemary Hochschild

Cocktail Waitress

Iris Chacón Tapia

Iris Chacón Tapia

TV Singer

Shirley Stoler

Shirley Stoler

Jail Matron

J.B. Waters

J.B. Waters

Jail Matron

Arto Lindsay

Arto Lindsay

Newspaper Clerk

Henry Adler

Henry Adler

Magic Club Drummer

Marty Gold

Marty Gold

Magic Club Saxophonist

Michael R. Chin

Michael R. Chin

Choy

Patrick John Hurley

Patrick John Hurley

Policeman

Timothy Carhart

Timothy Carhart

Victoria's Boyfriend

Curt Dempster

Curt Dempster

Coffee Shop Manager

Shirley Kaplan

Shirley Kaplan

Waitress

Lázaro Pérez

Lázaro Pérez

Enrique the Guard

John Hoyt

John Hoyt

Space Commander

Gary Ray

Gary Ray

Band Member

Gary Binkow

Gary Binkow

Band Member

Michael Bramon

Michael Bramon

Band Member

Joyce Griffen

Joyce Griffen

Prostitute

Paul Austin

Paul Austin

Policeman

Richard S. Lowy

Richard S. Lowy

Adrian - the Hairdresser

Donna Ritchie

Donna Ritchie

Hot Tub Girl

Kim Chan

Kim Chan

Park Bum

Michael Badalucco

Michael Badalucco

Guy from Brooklyn

Elie J. Boubli

Elie J. Boubli

Egyptian Ambassador

Adele Bertei

Adele Bertei

Prisoner

Peter Castellotti

Peter Castellotti

Coffee Shop Cop

Wende Dasteel

Wende Dasteel

Party Guest

Steve Eidel

Steve Eidel

Party Guest

Michael Kaufman

Michael Kaufman

Party Guest

Ilene Kristen

Ilene Kristen

Party Guest

Carol Leifer

Carol Leifer

Party Guest

Richard Portnow

Richard Portnow

Party Guest

Isabel García Lorca

Isabel García Lorca

Party Guest

Tim Ransom

Tim Ransom

Bellhop

Gilda Torterello

Gilda Torterello

Ray's Mom

Stanley Burns

Stanley Burns

Ventriloquist

Sandy Dell

Sandy Dell

Hot Tub Girl (uncredited)

Robert Dahdah

Robert Dahdah

Man Waiting On Line (uncredited)

Edward Galland

Edward Galland

Boy Triplet (uncredited)

Kevin Harris

Kevin Harris

Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)

David Kellman

David Kellman

Boy Triplet (uncredited)

Harsh Nayyar

Harsh Nayyar

Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)

Robert Shafran

Robert Shafran

Boy Triplet (uncredited)

Frank Stellato

Frank Stellato

Moving Man (uncredited)

John Spacely

John Spacely

(uncredited)

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