Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Roberta is desperate to be Susan. Susan is wanted by the mob. The mob finds Roberta instead...
Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows about by reading messages to and from her in the personals section of the newspaper. This fascination reaches a peak when an ad with the headline "Desperately Seeking Susan" proposes a rendezvous. Roberta goes too, and in a series of events involving amnesia and mistaken identity, steps into Susan's life.
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MadonnaSusan
Rosanna ArquetteRoberta Glass
Aidan QuinnDez
Mark BlumGary Glass
Robert JoyJim
Laurie MetcalfLeslie Glass
Anna ThomsonCrystal
Will PattonWayne Nolan
Steven WrightLarry Stillman D.D.S.
John TurturroRay
Giancarlo EspositoStreet Vendor
Richard HellBruce MeekerKeywords
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What is Desperately Seeking Susan about?
Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows about by reading messages to and from her in the personals section of the newspaper. This fascination reaches a peak when an ad with the headline "Desperately Seeking Susan" proposes a rendezvous. Roberta goes too, and in a series of events involving amnesia and mistaken identity, steps into Susan's life.
How long is Desperately Seeking Susan?
Desperately Seeking Susan has a runtime of 104 minutes.
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