Desperately Seeking Susan
450 reviews
Drama/Comedy
1h 44m
1985
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...
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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.
- DirectorSusan Seidelman
- Release29 March 1985
- Genre
- Duration1h 44m
- Budget$4,500,000
- Revenue$27,399,597
- Rate450 reviews
- Productions
Orion Pictures
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

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

John Lurie
Neighbor Saxophonist

Peter Maloney
Ian

Anne Carlisle
Victoria

Victor Argo
Sgt. Taskal

Mary Joy
Cocktail Waitress

Rosemary Hochschild
Cocktail Waitress

Iris Chacón Tapia
TV Singer

Shirley Stoler
Jail Matron

Arto Lindsay
Newspaper Clerk

Patrick John Hurley
Policeman

Timothy Carhart
Victoria's Boyfriend

John Hoyt
Space Commander

Gary Ray
Band Member

Kim Chan
Park Bum

Michael Badalucco
Guy from Brooklyn

Peter Castellotti
Coffee Shop Cop

Ilene Kristen
Party Guest

Richard Portnow
Party Guest

Isabel García Lorca
Party Guest

Tim Ransom
Bellhop

Sandy Dell
Hot Tub Girl (uncredited)

Harsh Nayyar
Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)

Frank Stellato
Moving Man (uncredited)

John Spacely
(uncredited)
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