Roberta Glass
Rosanna Arquette
Roberta Glass
Desperately Seeking Susan
“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.”
6.1
1985
1h 44m
DramaComedyCrime
Director: Susan Seidelman
Overview
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.
Trailer
Official Trailer Official
Cast
Susan
Madonna
Susan
Dez
Aidan Quinn
Dez
Gary Glass
Mark Blum
Gary Glass
Jim
Robert Joy
Jim
Leslie Glass
Laurie Metcalf
Leslie Glass
Crystal
Anna Thomson
Crystal
Wayne Nolan
Will Patton
Wayne Nolan
Larry Stillman D.D.S.
Steven Wright
Larry Stillman D.D.S.
Ray
John Turturro
Ray
Street Vendor
Giancarlo Esposito
Street Vendor
Bruce Meeker
Richard Hell
Bruce Meeker
Reviews
TimtheGiant
I always thought this was one of Madonna's best film performance yet.
Read full reviewWuchak
***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 Roberta’s 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. It’s entertaining enough and also works as a window into mid-80’s New York City. How much a viewer will appreciate it depends on how smitten (or not smitten) they are with Arquette. She’s winsome, for sure, but I can take her or leave her. Madonna is more alluring in the lesser role, but I’m not big on her either; still, there are a couple scenes that nicely spotlight her attractiveness. The film runs 1 hour and 43 minutes and was shot in Manhattan; Manhasset, Long Island; and Atlantic City. GRADE: B-
Read full review Movies
Similar Movies
More movies you might want to watch next.
5.6
Montana
1998 Movie
5.9
Somebody
2014 Movie
2.8
Two 4 One
2014 Movie
6.2
Daughter of Mine
2018 Movie
5.5
Gemini
2005 Movie
6.4
Imagine I'm Beautiful
2014 Movie
5.5
Hollidaysburg
2014 Movie
4.5
The Quiet Hour
2016 Movie
6.4
The 33
2015 Movie
White Box
2006 Movie
7.1
The World Unseen
2007 Movie
6.6
Killing Words
2004 Movie