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Desperately Seeking Susan

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.

Director

Susan Seidelman

Year

Genre

Box Office

$27,398,584

Production

Orion Pictures

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 4 nominations total

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Roberta Glass

Rosanna Arquette

Susan

Dez

Gary Glass

Jim

Leslie Glass

Crystal

Wayne Nolan

Ian

Larry Stillman D.D.S

Ray

Victoria

Boutique Owner

José Angel Santana

Street Vendor

Giancarlo Esposito

Bruce Meeker

Taxi Driver

Rockets Redglare

Newscaster

Daisy

Band Singer

Man with Newspapers

Cigarette Girl

Neighbor Saxophonist

Cocktail Waitress

Cocktail Waitress

Rosemary Hochschild

TV Singer

Sgt. Taskal

Jail Matron

Jail Matron

Newspaper Clerk

Magic Club Drummer

Magic Club Pianist

Magic Club Saxophonist

Choy

Michael R. Chin

Policeman

Patrick John Hurley

Victoria's Boyfriend

Timothy Carhart

Coffee Shop Manager

Waitress

Enrique the Guard

Space Commander

Band Member

Band Member

Band Member

Prostitute

Policeman

Adrian the Hairdresser

Richard S. Lowy

Hot Tub Girl

Park Bum

Guy from Brooklyn

Michael Badalucco

Egyptian Ambassador

Prisoner

Coffee Shop Cop

Peter Castellotti

Party Guest

Party Guest

Party Guest

Michael Kaufman

Party Guest

Party Guest

Party Guest

Richard Portnow

Party Guest

Isabel García Lorca

Bellhop

Ray's Mom

Gilda Torterello

Ventriloquist

Man Waiting On Line

Hot Tub Girl

Boy Triplet

Egyptian Diplomat

Boy Triplet

Egyptian Diplomat

Boy Triplet

Moving Man

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Cigarette Girl Susan Crystal Dez Jim Prostitute Ray Boutique Owner Taxi Driver Larry Stillman D.d.s Sgt. Taskal Newspaper Clerk Cocktail Waitress

Beautiful stranger red hair green jump suit - Desperately Seeking Susan

Beautiful stranger red hair green jump suit

Wow here it is A message from Jim Huh - Desperately Seeking Susan

Wow here it is A message from Jim Huh

Susan Hi - Desperately Seeking Susan

How's tricks I'm ready to quit this dump I really am - Desperately Seeking Susan

How's tricks I'm ready to quit this dump I really...

Come on let's just get outta here - Desperately Seeking Susan

Come on let's just get outta here

It's boring Come to Buffalo - Desperately Seeking Susan

It's boring Come to Buffalo

You you were with this guy - Desperately Seeking Susan

You you were with this guy

No more dead bodies OK - Desperately Seeking Susan

No more dead bodies OK

I like the jacket It used to belong to Jimi Hendrix - Desperately Seeking Susan

I like the jacket It used to belong to Jimi Hendrix

Gorgeous isn't it - Desperately Seeking Susan

Gorgeous isn't it

Sorry girls I can't stay for dinner - Desperately Seeking Susan

Sorry girls I can't stay for dinner

What are you wearing - Desperately Seeking Susan

What are you wearing

I don't even know what she looks like - Desperately Seeking Susan

I don't even know what she looks like

I lived in New York all my life - Desperately Seeking Susan

I lived in New York all my life

This is like a d j vu - Desperately Seeking Susan

This is like a d j vu

So this stuff does look familiar right - Desperately Seeking Susan

So this stuff does look familiar right

You know when I close my eyes I see a pyramid - Desperately Seeking Susan

You know when I close my eyes I see a pyramid

I believe some of that stuff is mine - Desperately Seeking Susan

I believe some of that stuff is mine

I need a drink Do you want something All right - Desperately Seeking Susan

I need a drink Do you want something All right

They seem to think she's having an affair - Desperately Seeking Susan

They seem to think she's having an affair

Does Roberta have orgasms I mean did she have them with you - Desperately Seeking Susan

Does Roberta have orgasms I mean did she have them with you

I can't believe you're eating during a crisis - Desperately Seeking Susan

I can't believe you're eating during a crisis

She has great teeth - Desperately Seeking Susan

She has great teeth

Jim said a friend of yours got killed outside your hotel in Atlantic City - Desperately Seeking Susan

Jim said a friend of yours got killed outside your hotel in...

Rule number one was no drama - Desperately Seeking Susan

Rule number one was no drama

My luck can't get much worse anyway Miserable scumbags - Desperately Seeking Susan

My luck can't get much worse anyway Miserable scumbags

Oh so you're the witch's husband Where's my stuff - Desperately Seeking Susan

Oh so you're the witch's husband Where's my...

Menthol extra long ultra thin - Desperately Seeking Susan

Menthol extra long ultra thin

Nice try kid - Desperately Seeking Susan

How do you use the birds - Desperately Seeking Susan

How do you use the birds

How To Be Your Own Best Friend - Desperately Seeking Susan

How To Be Your Own Best Friend

You know Gar between you and me - Desperately Seeking Susan

You know Gar between you and me

You know I could get used to a place like this - Desperately Seeking Susan

You know I could get used to a place like this

You know You know how - Desperately Seeking Susan

You know You know how

There are - Desperately Seeking Susan

Hello Glass house - Desperately Seeking Susan

Hello Glass house

Mr Glass somebody paid your wife's bail a little while ago and she was released - Desperately Seeking Susan

Mr Glass somebody paid your wife's bail a little while...

The guy who grabbed you - Desperately Seeking Susan

The guy who grabbed you

It's not uncommon I've just read an article - Desperately Seeking Susan

It's not uncommon I've just read an article

Gary I think you have got to accept the fact - Desperately Seeking Susan

Gary I think you have got to accept the fact

What are you doing here - Desperately Seeking Susan

What are you doing here

She kept a diary - Desperately Seeking Susan

She kept a diary

Diary That little sneak what did she say about me - Desperately Seeking Susan

Diary That little sneak what did she say about me

Desperately seeking stranger seeking Susan - Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately seeking stranger seeking Susan

I'm a housewife and I live in Fort Lee New Jersey - Desperately Seeking Susan

I'm a housewife and I live in Fort Lee New Jersey

Let me guess Triple tequila sunrise - Desperately Seeking Susan

Let me guess Triple tequila sunrise

Sit tight I'm gonna go look for the stranger - Desperately Seeking Susan

Sit tight I'm gonna go look for the stranger

That's not Susan I never even seen that girl before - Desperately Seeking Susan

That's not Susan I never even seen that girl before

Hey is there anyone out here from Queens - Desperately Seeking Susan

Hey is there anyone out here from Queens

Roberta are you a lesbian - Desperately Seeking Susan

Roberta are you a lesbian

Gary you're not listening to me I'm not a prostitute or a lesbian - Desperately Seeking Susan

Gary you're not listening to me I'm not a...

Good goin' stranger - Desperately Seeking Susan

Good goin' stranger

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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.

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Director: Susan Seidelman

Writer: Leora Barish

Production: Orion Pictures

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 1985

MetaScore: 71/100

ImdbRating: 6.1

BoxOffice: $27,398,584

Released: 12 Apr 1985

Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 4 nominations total

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