Desperately Seeking Susan

Roberta is desperate to be Susan. Susan is wanted by the mob. The mob finds Roberta instead...

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

DramaComedyCrime

Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows about by reading messages to and from her in the personals section of the newspaper. This fascination reaches a peak when an ad with the headline "Desperately Seeking Susan" proposes a rendezvous. Roberta goes too, and in a series of events involving amnesia and mistaken identity, steps into Susan's life.

Director: Susan Seidelman

Release Date: 1985-03-29
Status: Released
Run time: 104 min / 1:44
Budget: $5,000,000
Revenue: $27,400,000
Production Companies : Orion Pictures, Sanford/Pillsbury Productions
Production Country: United States of America

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Casts

Madonna
Susan
Rosanna Arquette
Roberta Glass
Aidan Quinn
Dez
Mark Blum
Gary Glass
Robert Joy
Jim
Laurie Metcalf
Leslie Glass
Anna Thomson
Crystal
Will Patton
Wayne Nolan
Steven Wright
Larry Stillman D.D.S.
John Turturro
Ray
Giancarlo Esposito
Street Vendor
Richard Hell
Bruce Meeker
Rockets Redglare
Taxi Driver
Annie Golden
Band Singer
Richard Edson
Man With Newspapers
Ann Magnuson
Cigarette Girl
John Lurie
Neighbor Saxophonist
Peter Maloney
Ian
Anne Carlisle
Victoria
Victor Argo
Sgt. Taskal
José Angel Santana
Boutique Owner
Steve Bosh
Newscaster
Daisy Bradford
Daisy
Mary Joy
Cocktail Waitress
Rosemary Hochschild
Cocktail Waitress
Iris Chacón Tapia
TV Singer
Shirley Stoler
Jail Matron
J.B. Waters
Jail Matron
Arto Lindsay
Newspaper Clerk
Henry Adler
Magic Club Drummer
Marty Gold
Magic Club Saxophonist
Michael R. Chin
Choy
Patrick John Hurley
Policeman
Timothy Carhart
Victoria's Boyfriend
Curt Dempster
Coffee Shop Manager
Shirley Kaplan
Waitress
Lázaro Pérez
Enrique the Guard
John Hoyt
Space Commander
Gary Ray
Band Member
Gary Binkow
Band Member
Michael Bramon
Band Member
Joyce Griffen
Prostitute
Paul Austin
Policeman
Richard S. Lowy
Adrian - the Hairdresser
Donna Ritchie
Hot Tub Girl
Kim Chan
Park Bum
Michael Badalucco
Guy from Brooklyn
Elie J. Boubli
Egyptian Ambassador
Adele Bertei
Prisoner
Peter Castellotti
Coffee Shop Cop
Wende Dasteel
Party Guest
Steve Eidel
Party Guest
Michael Kaufman
Party Guest
Ilene Kristen
Party Guest
Carol Leifer
Party Guest
Richard Portnow
Party Guest
Isabel García Lorca
Party Guest
Tim Ransom
Bellhop
Gilda Torterello
Ray's Mom
Stanley Burns
Ventriloquist
Sandy Dell
Hot Tub Girl (uncredited)
Robert Dahdah
Man Waiting On Line (uncredited)
Edward Galland
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
Kevin Harris
Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)
David Kellman
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
Harsh Nayyar
Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)
Robert Shafran
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
Frank Stellato
Moving Man (uncredited)

Crew

Sound Thomas Newman Original Music Composer
Production Todd M. Thaler Additional Casting
Production Risa Bramon Garcia Casting
Production Billy Hopkins Casting
Art Leslie Bloom Property Master
Editing Andrew Mondshein Editor
Camera Edward Lachman Director of Photography
Camera Francis Kenny Camera Operator
Lighting Ray Quinlan Gaffer
Art George DeTitta Jr. Set Decoration
Art Santo Loquasto Production Design
Production Sarah Pillsbury Producer
Writing Leora Barish Writer
Directing Susan Seidelman Director
Production Michael Peyser Executive Producer
Production Michael Peyser Unit Production Manager
Directing Joel Tuber First Assistant Director
Directing David Dreyfuss Second Assistant Director
Production Shelley Houis Production Office Coordinator
Production Midge Sanford Producer
Costume & Make-Up Richard Dean Makeup Artist
Sound Danny Goldberg Music Supervisor
Art Speed Hopkins Art Direction
Sound Peter Odabashian Sound Editor
Production Julie Lamm Post Production Accountant
Costume & Make-Up William A. Campbell Wardrobe Supervisor
Sound Louis Cerborino Music Editor
Camera Andrew D. Schwartz Still Photographer
Camera Mitch Dubin First Assistant Camera
Sound Kenton Jakub Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Maurice Schell Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Brunilda Torres Assistant Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up Werner Sherer Hairstylist
Sound Bruce Kitzmeyer Foley Editor
Camera Tom Prate Key Grip
Directing Ira Hurvitz Script Supervisor
Sound Mark Rathaus Sound Editor
Sound Timothy R. Sexton Music Supervisor
Art Glenn Lloyd Art Department Coordinator
Sound Les Lazarowitz Sound Mixer
Sound Linda Murphy Boom Operator
Costume & Make-Up Melissa Stanton Wardrobe Supervisor
Sound Stuart Stanley Assistant Sound Editor
Lighting James Fitzpatrick Gaffer
Sound Jay Dranch ADR Editor
Crew Rocco Derasmo Transportation Captain
Sound Randall Coleman Assistant Sound Editor
Camera Debbie Sarjeant Second Assistant Camera
Sound Lou Graf Sound Editor

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