Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan

104 mins | Crime, Comedy | March 29, 1985

Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows about by reading messages to and from her in the personals section of the newspaper. This fascination reaches a peak when an ad with the headline "Desperately Seeking Susan" proposes a rendezvous. Roberta goes too, and in a series of events involving amnesia and mistaken identity, steps into Susan's life.

Desperately Seeking Susan

104 mins | Crime, Comedy | March 29, 1985

Desperately Seeking Susan
Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows about by reading messages to and from her in the personals section of the newspaper. This fascination reaches a peak when an ad with the headline "Desperately Seeking Susan" proposes a rendezvous. Roberta goes too, and in a series of events involving amnesia and mistaken identity, steps into Susan's life.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Orion Pictures
Original title Desperately Seeking Susan
Directors Ira Hurvitz, David Dreyfuss, Joel Tuber, Susan Seidelman
Writers Leora Barish

Cast

Madonna

as Susan

Rosanna Arquette

as Roberta Glass

Aidan Quinn

as Dez

Mark Blum

as Gary Glass

Robert Joy

as Jim

Laurie Metcalf

as Leslie Glass

Anna Levine Thomson

as Crystal

Will Patton

as Wayne Nolan

Steven Wright

as Larry Stillman D.D.S.

John Turturro

as Ray

Giancarlo Esposito

as Street Vendor

Richard Hell

as Bruce Meeker

Rockets Redglare

as Taxi Driver

Annie Golden

as Band Singer

Richard Edson

as Man With Newspapers

Ann Magnuson

as Cigarette Girl

John Lurie

as Neighbor Saxophonist

Peter Maloney

as Ian

Anne Carlisle

as Victoria

Victor Argo

as Sgt. Taskal

José Angel Santana

as Boutique Owner

Steve Bosh

as Newscaster

Daisy Bradford

as Daisy

Mary Joy

as Cocktail Waitress

Rosemary Hochschild

as Cocktail Waitress

Iris Chacón Tapia

as TV Singer

Shirley Stoler

as Jail Matron

J.B. Waters

as Jail Matron

Arto Lindsay

as Newspaper Clerk

Henry Adler

as Magic Club Drummer

Marty Gold

as Magic Club Saxophonist

Michael R. Chin

as Choy

Patrick John Hurley

as Policeman

Timothy Carhart

as Victoria's Boyfriend

Curt Dempster

as Coffee Shop Manager

Shirley Kaplan

as Waitress

Lázaro Pérez

as Enrique the Guard

John Hoyt

as Space Commander

Gary Ray

as Band Member

Gary Binkow

as Band Member

Michael Bramon

as Band Member

Joyce Griffen

as Prostitute

Paul Austin

as Policeman

Richard S. Lowy

as Adrian - the Hairdresser

Donna Ritchie

as Hot Tub Girl

Kim Chan

as Park Bum

Michael Badalucco

as Guy from Brooklyn

Elie J. Boubli

as Egyptian Ambassador

Adele Bertei

as Prisoner

Peter Castellotti

as Coffee Shop Cop

Wende Dasteel

as Party Guest

Steve Eidel

as Party Guest

Michael Kaufman

as Party Guest

Ilene Kristen

as Party Guest

Carol Leifer

as Party Guest

Richard Portnow

as Party Guest

Isabel García Lorca

as Party Guest

Tim Ransom

as Bellhop

Gilda Torterello

as Ray's Mom

Stanley Burns

as Ventriloquist

Sandy Dell

as Hot Tub Girl (uncredited)

Robert Dahdah

as Man Waiting On Line (uncredited)

Edward Galland

as Boy Triplet (uncredited)

Kevin Harris

as Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)

David Kellman

as Boy Triplet (uncredited)

Harsh Nayyar

as Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)

Robert Shafran

as Boy Triplet (uncredited)

Frank Stellato

as Moving Man (uncredited)