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Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 American comedy-drama film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn and Madonna. Set in New York City, the plot involves the interaction between two women – a bored housewife and a bohemian drifter – linked by various messages in the personals section of a newspaper.
Apr 12, 1985 · A comedy drama about a bored housewife who gets involved with a free-spirited woman she admires from the personal columns. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Susan Seidelman
- 1985-04-12
A comedy about a housewife who impersonates a free-spirited woman in New York. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy the movie online.
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- Susan Seidelman
- PG-13
- Rosanna Arquette
Mar 28, 2021 · New Jersey housewife Roberta Glass (Rosanna Arquette) spices up her boring life by reading personal ads, especially a series of them being placed by a mysterious denizen of New York City named...
- 2 min
- 217K
- Amazon MGM Studios
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A bored housewife (Rosanna Arquette) gets amnesia and assumes the identity of a free-spirited woman (Madonna) she admires from the personal ads. She gets involved in a dangerous situation with a mobster (Will Patton) who is after the woman's stolen earrings.
Bored housewife Roberta (Rosanna Arquette), who longs for more romance in her life, is mistaken for Susan, a free-spirited thief (Madonna) who's on the run from her mobster boyfriend. Stolen earrings in tow, "Susan" embarks on a journey of self-discovery. 2,174 IMDb 6.1 1 h 43 min 1985. X-Ray PG-13.
A screwball comedy about a housewife who becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman named Susan, who is a punk drifter and a target of a mob hit. The movie features a cast of New York characters, a complex plot, and a lot of humor.