TimtheGiant
I always thought this was one of Madonna's best film performance yet.
Desperately Seeking Susan
- Drama
- Comedy
- Crime
3/29/1985
104
PG-13
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.
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- Revenue:
- $27,399,597
- Budget:
- $4,500,000
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Cast
Rosanna ArquetteRoberta Glass- MadonnaSusan
Aidan QuinnDez- Mark BlumGary Glass
- Robert JoyJim
- Laurie MetcalfLeslie Glass
- Anna ThomsonCrystal
- Will PattonWayne Nolan
- Steven WrightLarry Stillman D.D.S.
- John TurturroRay
- Giancarlo EspositoStreet Vendor
- Richard HellBruce Meeker
- Rockets RedglareTaxi Driver
- Annie GoldenBand Singer
- Richard EdsonMan With Newspapers
- Ann MagnusonCigarette Girl
Reviews
Wuchak
Screwball drama in Manhattan with Rosanna Arquette and Madonna
Roberta (Rosanna Arquette), a bored housewife in the New York City area, becomes obsessed with a wild child named Susan (Madonna) through the personal ads and inadvertently takes on her persona when she visits Manhattan. Unfortunately a hooligan is after Susan for priceless Egyptian earrings (Will Patton). Mark Blum plays Robertas jerk husband and Aidan Quinn a new friend in the city.
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) is a quirky drama revolving around mistaken identity in an unlikely story. Its entertaining enough and also works as a window into mid-80s New York City. How much a viewer will appreciate it depends on how smitten (or not smitten) they are with Arquette...