Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
6.1|29 Mar, 1985|104 min
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|29 Mar, 1985|104 min
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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.
Language
Budget$4,500,000
Revenue $27,399,597
English
Budget$4,500,000
Revenue $27,399,597
Keywords
amnesia
lonely hearts ad
woman director
Casts
Rosanna Arquette
Roberta Glass
Madonna
Susan
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)
John Spacely
(uncredited)
Crews
Leora Barish
Writer
Susan Seidelman
Director
Leslie Bloom
Property Master
Debbie Sarjeant
Second Assistant Camera
Glenn Lloyd
Art Department Coordinator
Joel Tuber
First Assistant Director
Todd M. Thaler
Additional Casting
David Dreyfuss
Second Assistant Director
Linda Murphy
Boom Operator
Mark Rathaus
Sound Editor
Peter Odabashian
Sound Editor
Melissa Stanton
Wardrobe Supervisor
Shelley Houis
Production Office Coordinator
Speed Hopkins
Art Direction
James Fitzpatrick
Gaffer
William A. Campbell
Wardrobe Supervisor
Francis Kenny
Camera Operator
Tom Prate
Key Grip
Ray Quinlan
Gaffer
Lou Graf
Sound Editor
Louis Cerborino
Music Editor
Stuart Stanley
Assistant Sound Editor
Rocco Derasmo
Transportation Captain
Bruce Kitzmeyer
Foley Editor
Brunilda Torres
Assistant Sound Editor
Julie Lamm
Post Production Accountant
Randall Coleman
Assistant Sound Editor
Kenton Jakub
Assistant Sound Editor
Jay Dranch
ADR Editor
Santo Loquasto
Production Design
Timothy R. Sexton
Music Supervisor
George DeTitta Jr.
Set Decoration
Edward Lachman
Director of Photography
Richard Dean
Makeup Artist
Ira Hurvitz
Script Supervisor
Midge Sanford
Producer
Michael Peyser
Executive Producer
Les Lazarowitz
Sound Mixer
Maurice Schell
Supervising Sound Editor
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Andrew Mondshein
Editor
Mitch Dubin
First Assistant Camera
Andrew D. Schwartz
Still Photographer
Werner Sherer
Hairstylist
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Michael Peyser
Unit Production Manager
Danny Goldberg
Music Supervisor
Sarah Pillsbury
Producer
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