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Desperately Seeking Susan

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6.1/10 • 457

1985-03-291h 44m

DramaComedyCrime

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.

Directors
Susan Seidelman
Writters
Leora Barish
Editors
Leora Barish, Andrew Mondshein

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Rosanna Arquette

    Rosanna Arquette

    Roberta Glass

  2. Madonna

    Madonna

    Susan

  3. Aidan Quinn

    Aidan Quinn

    Dez

  4. Mark Blum

    Mark Blum

    Gary Glass

  5. Robert Joy

    Robert Joy

    Jim

  6. Laurie Metcalf

    Laurie Metcalf

    Leslie Glass

  7. Anna Thomson

    Anna Thomson

    Crystal

  8. Will Patton

    Will Patton

    Wayne Nolan

  9. Steven Wright

    Steven Wright

    Larry Stillman D.D.S.

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TimtheGiant

Oct 15, 2019

10/10

I always thought this was one of Madonna's best film performance yet.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$4,500,000.00
Revenue
$27,399,597.00
Keywords
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