Desperately Seeking Susan

1985 • 103 minutes
5.0
2 reviews
84%
Tomatometer
PG-13
Rating
Eligible
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Rosanna Arquette ("The Aviator") is irresistible in her first starring role and pop star Madonna ("Body of Evidence") gives a marvelously comic performance in this delightful madcap comedy about mistaken identity. Bored New Jersey housewife Roberta (Arquette) fills her days by reading the personals and following an ongoing romance between "Jim" and "Susan" (Madonna), mysterious drifters who appears to lead the kind of free-spirited lives she can only dream about. And dream she does, until the day she actually shows up at the couple's pre-arranged rendezvous in New York City... and after a bump on the head, a bout of amnesia turns her into Susan and opens the door to intrigue, laughter and love! Directed by Susan Seidelman ("Making Mr. Right") with a stellar supporting cast that includes Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum, Robert Joy, Laurie Metcalf, Will Patton, Steven Wright, Peter Maloney, Giancarlo Esposito and John Turturro.
Rating
PG-13

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