Desperately Seeking Susan

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Directed by

Susan Seidelman

Starring (View all)

Rosanna Arquette
Roberta Glass

Madonna
Susan

Aidan Quinn
Dez

Mark Blum
Gary Glass

Robert Joy
Jim

Laurie Metcalf
Leslie Glass

Anna Levine
Crystal

Will Patton
Wayne Nolan

Written by

Leora Barish
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An average movie

6 years, 10 months ago at Aug 12 11:46

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Like any other major popstar, at some point, Madonna thought she should be an actress as well. However while most of her colleagues like Britney Spears, Mariah Carey or Christina Aguilera would all stop after making one terrible movie, for some reason, Madonna kept on going for more than 17 years even though virtually all of those movies were critically trashed. Anyway, this movie was her first le... read more

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A bored suburban housewife, seeking escape from her life, suffers amnesia after an accident, wakes up, and is mistaken for a free-spirited New York City drifter named Susan.

Release date: 12 April 1985

Tags: Comedy (14), Romance (9), Drama (7), 1980s (6), 1985 (5), Disco (4), Character Name In Title (4), Dance (3), Mistaken Identity (3), New Jersey (3), Farce (3), Thief (3), Earring (3), New York (2), Thriller (2), Adventure (2), Usa (2), Intrigue (2), Murder (2), Identity (2)

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