A petite New Jersey housewife finds self-fulfillment through amnesia in this new wave comedy of errors set in New York's hip '80s downtown scene. Rosanna Arquette stars as Roberta, who turns to the personals for vicarious thrills after her four-year marriage to staid hot tub salesman Gary (Mark ...more
MPAA Rating: PG13 | Year: 1985 | Running Time: 104 minutes
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$13.99DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN / (WS)
A classic Hollywood screwball comedy transposed to modern-day Manhattan, Desperately Seeking Susan offered mid-'80s moviegoers a mall-friendly version of hip New York style, much like Madonna did throughout her early musical career. Although it's often (and correctly) touted as the pop superstar's most successful big-screen performance, Desperately Seeking Susan is actually Rosanna Arquette's picture, and the pixie-cute actress acquits herself admirably as she portrays a bored homemaker who ...more
- Rosanna Arquette - Roberta Glass
- Madonna - Susan
- Aidan Quinn - Dez
- Mark Blum - Gary Glass
- Robert Joy - Jim
- Victor Argo - Sgt. Taskal
- Paul Austin - Policeman
- Timothy Carhart - Victoria's Boy Friend
- Curt Dempster - Coffee Shop Manager
- Giancarlo Esposito - Street Vendor
- Richard Hell - Bruce Meeker
- Patrick John Hurley - Policeman
- Harsh Nayyar - Egyptian Diplomat
- Ann Magnuson - Cigarette Girl
- Susan Seidelman - Director
- Michael Peyser - Executive Producer
- Midge Sanford - Producer
- Sarah Pillsbury - Producer
- Craig Bolotin - Screenwriter
- Leora Barish - Screenwriter
- Speed Hopkins - Art Director
- Linda Murphy - Boom Operator
- Billy Hopkins - Casting
- Risa Bramon - Casting
- Santo Loquasto - Costume Designer
- Joel Tuber - First Assistant Director
- Andrew Mondshein - Editor
- Werner Sherer - Hair Styles











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