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Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan1985

★6.1104 minComedyCrime

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.

Director

Susan Seidelman

Writer

Score

Thomas Newman Madonna

Stars

Rosanna Arquette Madonna Aidan Quinn

Cast69

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

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