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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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Desperately Seeking Susan
Cast
Rosanna ArquetteRoberta Glass
MadonnaSusan
Aidan QuinnDez
Mark BlumGary Glass
Robert JoyJim
Laurie MetcalfLeslie Glass
Anna ThomsonCrystal
Will PattonWayne NolanCredits
- Directed by
- Susan Seidelman
- Written by
- Leora Barish
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $4.5M
- Box office
- $27.4M
Production
Orion PicturesUnited States
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