Desperately Seeking Susan

1985, Comedy/Drama, 1h 44m

32 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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Desperately Seeking Susan works with its fairy tale depiction of New York and the fun, frothy chemistry generated by its two leads. Read critic reviews

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Desperately Seeking Susan: Official Clip - Roberta Isn't Susan

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Desperately Seeking Susan: Official Clip - Take a Valium

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Desperately Seeking Susan: Official Clip - Bad Luck Is Following You Around

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Desperately Seeking Susan: Official Clip - Magic Trick

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Desperately Seeking Susan: Official Clip - Dez Confesses to Jim

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Desperately Seeking Susan: Official Clip - Into the Groove

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Desperately Seeking Susan: Official Clip - Rooftop Kiss

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Desperately Seeking Susan: Official Clip - Desperate is Romantic

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Desperately Seeking Susan: Official Clip - Stalking Susan

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Desperately Seeking Susan: Official Clip - Gary, Meet Dez

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Movie Info

New Jersey housewife Roberta Glass (Rosanna Arquette) spices up her boring life by reading personal ads, especially a series of them being placed by a mysterious denizen of New York City named Susan (Madonna). When one of Susan's ads proposes a rendezvous with her suitor (Robert Joy) at Battery Park, Roberta secretly tags along. But when her voyeuristic jape ends in permanent memory loss and a new jacket, Roberta begins to gather a lot of unwanted attention from some unsavory characters.

Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Director: Susan Seidelman
Producer: Sarah Pillsbury, Midge Sanford
Writer: Leora Barish
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.4M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Production Co: Orion Pictures

Cast & Crew

Rosanna Arquette

Rosanna Arquette

Roberta Glass, 'Susan'

Madonna

Susan

Aidan Quinn

Dez

Mark Blum

Gary Glass

Robert Joy

Jim

Laurie Metcalf

Leslie Glass

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