Desperately Seeking Susan
– Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows about by..
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.
12 Apr 1985
English
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.
Susan Seidelman
Leora Barish
Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum
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...
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
$27,400,000
MGM Home Entertainment