Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Rosanna Arquette](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/14591-rosanna-arquette.webp)
Rosanna Arquette
Roberta Glass
![Madonna](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6251-madonna.webp)
Madonna
Susan
![Aidan Quinn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/37273-aidan-quinn.webp)
Aidan Quinn
Dez
![Mark Blum](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/12409-mark-blum.webp)
Mark Blum
Gary Glass
![Robert Joy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3733-robert-joy.webp)
Robert Joy
Jim
![Laurie Metcalf](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1927-laurie-metcalf.webp)
Laurie Metcalf
Leslie Glass
![Anna Thomson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6739-anna-levine.webp)
Anna Thomson
Crystal
![Will Patton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4813-will-patton.webp)
Will Patton
Wayne Nolan
![Peter Maloney](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/914-peter-maloney.webp)
Peter Maloney
Ian
![John Turturro](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/12110-john-turturro.webp)
John Turturro
Ray
![Giancarlo Esposito](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/7627-giancarlo-esposito.webp)
Giancarlo Esposito
Street Vendor
![Steven Wright](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/14329-steven-wright.webp)
Steven Wright
Larry Stillman D.D.S
![Susan Seidelman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/69580-susan-seidelman.webp)
Susan Seidelman
Director
![Richard Hell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/157229-richard-hell.webp)
Richard Hell
Bruce Meeker
![Leora Barish](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Leora Barish
Writer
![Rockets Redglare](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/52908-rockets-redglare.webp)
Rockets Redglare
Taxi Driver
![Annie Golden](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/34492-annie-golden.webp)
Annie Golden
Band Singer
![Sarah Pillsbury](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sarah Pillsbury
Producer
![Richard Edson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/35509-richard-edson.webp)
Richard Edson
Man With Newspapers
![Midge Sanford](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Midge Sanford
Producer
![Ann Magnuson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/8674-ann-magnuson.webp)
Ann Magnuson
Cigarette Girl
![Thomas Newman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/396623-thomas-newman.webp)
Thomas Newman
Composer
![John Lurie](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/39181-john-lurie.webp)
John Lurie
Neighbor Saxophonist
![Edward Lachman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/55093-edward-lachman.webp)
Edward Lachman
Cinematographer
![Andrew Mondshein](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/200389-andrew-mondshein.webp)
Andrew Mondshein
Editor
![Anne Carlisle](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/69575-anne-carlisle.webp)
Anne Carlisle
Victoria
![Risa Bramon Garcia](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/204447-risa-bramon-garcia.webp)
Risa Bramon Garcia
CastingDirector
![Billy Hopkins](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Billy Hopkins
CastingDirector
![Victor Argo](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/30503-victor-argo.webp)
Victor Argo
Sgt. Taskal
![José Angel Santana](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
José Angel Santana
Boutique Owner
![Santo Loquasto](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1118302-santo-loquasto.webp)
Santo Loquasto
ProductionDesigner
![Steve Bosh](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Steve Bosh
Newscaster
![Daisy Bradford](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Daisy Bradford
Daisy
![Mary Joy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/52402-mary-joy.webp)
Mary Joy
Cocktail Waitress
![Rosemary Hochschild](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/181885-rosemary-hochschild.webp)
Rosemary Hochschild
Cocktail Waitress
![Iris Chacón Tapia](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/69576-iris-chacon.webp)
Iris Chacón Tapia
TV Singer
![Shirley Stoler](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/31789-shirley-stoler.webp)
Shirley Stoler
Jail Matron
![J.B. Waters](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
J.B. Waters
Jail Matron
![Arto Lindsay](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/69577-arto-lindsay.webp)
Arto Lindsay
Newspaper Clerk
![Henry Adler](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Henry Adler
Magic Club Drummer
![Marty Gold](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Marty Gold
Magic Club Saxophonist
![Michael R. Chin](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Michael R. Chin
Choy
![Patrick John Hurley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/39527-patrick-john-hurley.webp)
Patrick John Hurley
Policeman
![Timothy Carhart](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6142-timothy-carhart.webp)
Timothy Carhart
Victoria's Boyfriend
![Curt Dempster](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Curt Dempster
Coffee Shop Manager
![Shirley Kaplan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Shirley Kaplan
Waitress
![Lázaro Pérez](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lázaro Pérez
Enrique the Guard
![John Hoyt](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/32658-john-hoyt.webp)
John Hoyt
Space Commander
![Gary Ray](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/624248-gary-ray.webp)
Gary Ray
Band Member
![Gary Binkow](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gary Binkow
Band Member
![Michael Bramon](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Michael Bramon
Band Member
![Joyce Griffen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joyce Griffen
Prostitute
![Paul Austin](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Paul Austin
Policeman
![Richard S. Lowy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Richard S. Lowy
Adrian - the Hairdresser
![Donna Ritchie](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Donna Ritchie
Hot Tub Girl
![Kim Chan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10390-kim-chan.webp)
Kim Chan
Park Bum
![Michael Badalucco](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/30282-michael-badalucco.webp)
Michael Badalucco
Guy from Brooklyn
![Elie J. Boubli](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Elie J. Boubli
Egyptian Ambassador
![Adele Bertei](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Adele Bertei
Prisoner
![Peter Castellotti](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/59168-peter-castellotti.webp)
Peter Castellotti
Coffee Shop Cop
![Wende Dasteel](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Wende Dasteel
Party Guest
![Steve Eidel](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Steve Eidel
Party Guest
![Michael Kaufman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Michael Kaufman
Party Guest
![Ilene Kristen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/69578-ilene-kristen.webp)
Ilene Kristen
Party Guest
![Carol Leifer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24592-carol-leifer.webp)
Carol Leifer
Party Guest
![Richard Portnow](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11808-richard-portnow.webp)
Richard Portnow
Party Guest
![Isabel García Lorca](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/69579-isabel-garcia-lorca.webp)
Isabel García Lorca
Party Guest
![Tim Ransom](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/39921-tim-ransom.webp)
Tim Ransom
Bellhop
![Gilda Torterello](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gilda Torterello
Ray's Mom
![Stanley Burns](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Stanley Burns
Ventriloquist
![Sandy Dell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1072191-sandy-dell.webp)
Sandy Dell
Hot Tub Girl (uncredited)
![Robert Dahdah](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Dahdah
Man Waiting On Line (uncredited)
![Edward Galland](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Edward Galland
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
![Kevin Harris](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kevin Harris
Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)
![David Kellman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
David Kellman
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
![Harsh Nayyar](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/29529-harsh-nayyar.webp)
Harsh Nayyar
Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)
![Robert Shafran](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Shafran
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
![Frank Stellato](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/34627-frank-stellato.webp)
Frank Stellato
Moving Man (uncredited)
![Ira Hurvitz](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ira Hurvitz
Script Supervisor
![Richard Dean](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Richard Dean
Makeup Artist
![Michael Peyser](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Michael Peyser
Executive Producer / Unit Production Manager
![Les Lazarowitz](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Les Lazarowitz
Sound Mixer
![Werner Sherer](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Werner Sherer
Hairstylist
![Andrew D. Schwartz](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Andrew D. Schwartz
Still Photographer
![Mitch Dubin](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mitch Dubin
First Assistant Camera
![Danny Goldberg](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Danny Goldberg
Music Supervisor
![Timothy R. Sexton](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Timothy R. Sexton
Music Supervisor
![George DeTitta Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
George DeTitta Jr.
Set Decoration
![Maurice Schell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Maurice Schell
Supervising Sound Editor
![Joel Tuber](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joel Tuber
First Assistant Director
![David Dreyfuss](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
David Dreyfuss
Second Assistant Director
![Shelley Houis](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Shelley Houis
Production Office Coordinator
![Todd M. Thaler](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/274790-todd-m-thaler.webp)
Todd M. Thaler
Additional Casting
![Francis Kenny](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1126248-francis-kenny.webp)
Francis Kenny
Camera Operator
![Debbie Sarjeant](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Debbie Sarjeant
Second Assistant Camera
![Speed Hopkins](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Speed Hopkins
Art Direction
![Glenn Lloyd](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Glenn Lloyd
Art Department Coordinator
![Ray Quinlan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ray Quinlan
Gaffer
![James Fitzpatrick](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
James Fitzpatrick
Gaffer
![Tom Prate](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tom Prate
Key Grip
![Leslie Bloom](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Leslie Bloom
Property Master
![Linda Murphy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Linda Murphy
Boom Operator
![William A. Campbell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
William A. Campbell
Wardrobe Supervisor
![Melissa Stanton](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Melissa Stanton
Wardrobe Supervisor
Media.
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Details.
Release DateMarch 29, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$4,500,000
Box Office$27,399,597
Filming LocationsNew Jersey · New York City, United States of America
Genres
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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".
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