Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

Every man is desperate to have her. One woman is desperate to be her. But someone is desperate to kill her. If they can figure out who she is.

  • Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime
  • Release Date: 1985-03-29
  • User Rating: 6.1/10 from 430 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 44min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Orion Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Susan Seidelman
star 6.1/10
From 430 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • 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

  • José Angel Santana

    as Boutique Owner

  • Steve Bosh

    as Newscaster

  • 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.B. Waters

    as Jail Matron

  • Arto Lindsay

    as Newspaper Clerk

  • Henry Adler

    as Magic Club Drummer

  • Marty Gold

    as Magic Club Saxophonist

  • Michael R. Chin

    as Choy

  • Patrick John Hurley

    as Policeman

  • Timothy Carhart

    as Victoria's Boyfriend

  • Curt Dempster

    as Coffee Shop Manager

  • Shirley Kaplan

    as Waitress

  • Lázaro Pérez

    as Enrique the Guard

  • John Hoyt

    as Space Commander

  • Gary Ray

    as Band Member

  • Gary Binkow

    as Band Member

  • Michael Bramon

    as Band Member

  • Joyce Griffen

    as Prostitute

  • Paul Austin

    as Policeman

  • Richard S. Lowy

    as Adrian - the Hairdresser

  • Donna Ritchie

    as Hot Tub Girl

  • Kim Chan

    as Park Bum

  • Michael Badalucco

    as Guy from Brooklyn

  • Elie J. Boubli

    as Egyptian Ambassador

  • Adele Bertei

    as Prisoner

  • Peter Castellotti

    as Coffee Shop Cop

  • Wende Dasteel

    as Party Guest

  • Steve Eidel

    as Party Guest

  • 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

  • Gilda Torterello

    as Ray's Mom

  • Stanley Burns

    as Ventriloquist

  • Sandy Dell

    as Hot Tub Girl (uncredited)

  • Robert Dahdah

    as Man Waiting On Line (uncredited)

  • Edward Galland

    as Boy Triplet (uncredited)

  • Kevin Harris

    as Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)

  • David Kellman

    as Boy Triplet (uncredited)

  • Harsh Nayyar

    as Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)

  • Robert Shafran

    as Boy Triplet (uncredited)

  • Frank Stellato

    as Moving Man (uncredited)

  • Thomas Brogan

    as Award Ceremony Attendee (uncredited)

  • John Spacely

    as (uncredited)
Directing Susan Seidelman Director
Writing Leora Barish Writer
Camera Debbie Sarjeant Second Assistant Camera
Art Glenn Lloyd Art Department Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Melissa Stanton Wardrobe Supervisor
Sound Linda Murphy Boom Operator
Production Shelley Houis Production Office Coordinator
Art Speed Hopkins Art Direction
Art Leslie Bloom Property Master
Sound Mark Rathaus Sound Editor
Lighting Ray Quinlan Gaffer
Sound Peter Odabashian Sound Editor
Directing Joel Tuber First Assistant Director
Production Todd M. Thaler Additional Casting
Camera Tom Prate Key Grip
Directing David Dreyfuss Second Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up William A. Campbell Wardrobe Supervisor
Camera Francis Kenny Camera Operator
Lighting James Fitzpatrick Gaffer
Sound Lou Graf Sound Editor
Sound Bruce Kitzmeyer Foley Editor
Sound Louis Cerborino Music Editor
Sound Stuart Stanley Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Jay Dranch ADR Editor
Sound Randall Coleman Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Kenton Jakub Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Brunilda Torres Assistant Sound Editor
Production Julie Lamm Post Production Accountant
Crew Rocco Derasmo Transportation Captain
Art Santo Loquasto Production Design
Production Sarah Pillsbury Producer
Costume & Make-Up Werner Sherer Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Richard Dean Makeup Artist
Directing Ira Hurvitz Script Supervisor
Sound Timothy R. Sexton Music Supervisor
Production Michael Peyser Unit Production Manager
Production Risa Bramon Garcia Casting
Editing Andrew Mondshein Editor
Sound Thomas Newman Original Music Composer
Production Midge Sanford Producer
Production Michael Peyser Executive Producer
Production Billy Hopkins Casting
Sound Danny Goldberg Music Supervisor
Art George DeTitta Jr. Set Decoration
Camera Edward Lachman Director of Photography
Sound Maurice Schell Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Les Lazarowitz Sound Mixer
Camera Andrew D. Schwartz Still Photographer
Camera Mitch Dubin First Assistant Camera

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