Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $4,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $27,399,597.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.325 |
Directed By
Susan Seidelman
Crew
Leora Barish
Susan Seidelman
Leslie Bloom
Debbie Sarjeant
Glenn Lloyd
Joel Tuber
Todd M. Thaler
David Dreyfuss
Linda Murphy
Mark Rathaus
Peter Odabashian
Melissa Stanton
Shelley Houis
Speed Hopkins
James Fitzpatrick
William A. Campbell
Francis Kenny
Tom Prate
Ray Quinlan
Lou Graf
Louis Cerborino
Stuart Stanley
Rocco Derasmo
Bruce Kitzmeyer
Brunilda Torres
Julie Lamm
Randall Coleman
Kenton Jakub
Jay Dranch
Santo Loquasto
Timothy R. Sexton
George DeTitta Jr.
Edward Lachman
Richard Dean
Ira Hurvitz
Midge Sanford
Michael Peyser
Les Lazarowitz
Maurice Schell
Billy Hopkins
Andrew Mondshein
Mitch Dubin
Andrew D. Schwartz
Werner Sherer
Risa Bramon Garcia
Thomas Newman
Michael Peyser
Danny Goldberg
Sarah Pillsbury
TOP CAST
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
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