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1985 • 1h 44min • PG-13 • Comedy, Crime, Drama

Desperately Seeking Susan

"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."

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.

IMDb 6.1

RT 84%

MC 71

Director

Susan Seidelman

Writer

Leora Barish

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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

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