Desperately Seeking Susan

– Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows about by..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 44 Minutes
Release Year:
1985
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

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.

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Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
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Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Apr 1985

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Susan Seidelman

Writer:

Leora Barish

Main Actors:

Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum

Plot:

Bored Roberta spots a regular personal ad in the paper titled 'Desperately Seeking Susan'. She heads off to New York, following one of the ads, and finds Susan. When Susan sells her jacket, Roberta - trying to emulate her mystery ad writer - buys the jacket and wears it. Little does she know someone is looking for the jacket - and its owner...

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.

Gross profit:

$27,400,000

Production:

MGM Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
Metacritic:
71%