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Desperately Seeking Susan

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.

1985 |1h 44m |  Drama, Comedy, Crime

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Cast

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Rosanna Arquette

Roberta Glass

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Madonna

Susan

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Aidan Quinn

Dez

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Mark Blum

Gary Glass

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Robert Joy

Jim

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Laurie Metcalf

Leslie Glass

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Anna Thomson

Crystal

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Will Patton

Wayne Nolan

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Steven Wright

Larry Stillman D.D.S.

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John Turturro

Ray

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Giancarlo Esposito

Street Vendor

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Richard Hell

Bruce Meeker

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Rockets Redglare

Taxi Driver

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Annie Golden

Band Singer

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Richard Edson

Man With Newspapers

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Ann Magnuson

Cigarette Girl

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John Lurie

Neighbor Saxophonist

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Peter Maloney

Ian

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Anne Carlisle

Victoria

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Victor Argo

Sgt. Taskal

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Mary Joy

Cocktail Waitress

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Rosemary Hochschild

Cocktail Waitress

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Iris Chacón Tapia

TV Singer

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Shirley Stoler

Jail Matron

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Arto Lindsay

Newspaper Clerk

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Patrick John Hurley

Policeman

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Timothy Carhart

Victoria's Boyfriend

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John Hoyt

Space Commander

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Gary Ray

Band Member

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Kim Chan

Park Bum

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Michael Badalucco

Guy from Brooklyn

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Peter Castellotti

Coffee Shop Cop

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Ilene Kristen

Party Guest

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Carol Leifer

Party Guest

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Richard Portnow

Party Guest

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Isabel García Lorca

Party Guest

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Tim Ransom

Bellhop

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Sandy Dell

Hot Tub Girl (uncredited)

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Harsh Nayyar

Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)

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Frank Stellato

Moving Man (uncredited)

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John Spacely

(uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$4,500,000.00

Revenue

$27,399,597.00