Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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
Wende Dasteel
Party Guest
Steve Eidel
Party Guest
Michael Kaufman
Party Guest
Ilene Kristen
Party Guest
Carol Leifer
Party Guest
Richard Portnow
Party Guest
Isabel García Lorca
Party Guest
Tim Ransom
Bellhop
Gilda Torterello
Ray's Mom
Stanley Burns
Ventriloquist
Sandy Dell
Hot Tub Girl (uncredited)
Robert Dahdah
Man Waiting On Line (uncredited)
Edward Galland
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
Kevin Harris
Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)
David Kellman
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
Harsh Nayyar
Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)
Robert Shafran
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
Frank Stellato
Moving Man (uncredited)
Susan Seidelman
Director
Leora Barish
Writer
Santo Loquasto
Production Design
Andrew Mondshein
Editor
Ira Hurvitz
Script Supervisor
Richard Dean
Makeup Artist
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Michael Peyser
Executive Producer / Unit Production Manager
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Les Lazarowitz
Sound Mixer
Werner Sherer
Hairstylist
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
Andrew D. Schwartz
Still Photographer
Mitch Dubin
First Assistant Camera
Danny Goldberg
Music Supervisor
Midge Sanford
Producer
Timothy R. Sexton
Music Supervisor
Sarah Pillsbury
Producer
George DeTitta Jr.
Set Decoration
Maurice Schell
Supervising Sound Editor
Edward Lachman
Director of Photography
Joel Tuber
First Assistant Director
David Dreyfuss
Second Assistant Director
Shelley Houis
Production Office Coordinator
Todd M. Thaler
Additional Casting
Francis Kenny
Camera Operator
Debbie Sarjeant
Second Assistant Camera
Speed Hopkins
Art Direction
Glenn Lloyd
Art Department Coordinator
Ray Quinlan
Gaffer
James Fitzpatrick
Gaffer
Tom Prate
Key Grip
Leslie Bloom
Property Master
Linda Murphy
Boom Operator
William A. Campbell
Wardrobe Supervisor
Melissa Stanton
Wardrobe Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 29, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$5,000,000
Box Office$27,400,000
Filming LocationsNew Jersey · New York City, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
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.
The film was Madonna's first major screen role and also provided early roles for a number of other well-known performers, such as John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Laurie Metcalf and Steven Wright. The screenplay was written by Leora Barish, and is said to have been given an uncredited rewrite by Craig Bolotin. Desperately Seeking Susan was a commercial success and ended as the 31st highest grossing film of the year grossing $27.3 million in the United States. The film received predominantly positive reviews, and both Arquette and Madonna's acting were critically acclaimed.Desperately Seeking Susan is noted for its impact on 1980s fashion, especially among the young female audience at that time. The movie's costumery was influenced in part by Madonna's own early style. The film was also noted as a representation of yuppie culture and feminism. Some critics labeled Desperately Seeking Susan as one of the best US films of the year, including Vincent Canby from The New York Times, and eventually, of the decade by publications such as NME and Rolling Stone. Many others have labeled it a cult classic of the 1980s.
In 2023, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".