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Desperately Seeking Susan
(1985)
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COMEDY
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.
name
character
Henry Adler
Magic Club Drummer
Victor Argo
Sgt. Taskal
Rosanna Arquette
Roberta Glass
Paul Austin
Policeman
Michael Badalucco
Guy from Brooklyn
Adele Bertei
Prisoner
Gary Binkow
Band Member
Mark Blum
Gary Glass
Steve Bosh
Newscaster
Elie J. Boubli
Egyptian Ambassador
Daisy Bradford
Daisy
Michael Bramon
Band Member
Stanley Burns
Ventriloquist
Timothy Carhart
Victoria's Boyfriend
Anne Carlisle
Victoria
Peter Castellotti
Coffee Shop Cop
Iris Chacón
TV Singer
Kim Chan
Park Bum
Michael R. Chin
Choy
Robert Dahdah
Man Waiting On Line (uncredited)
Wende Dasteel
Party Guest
Sandy Dell
Hot Tub Girl (uncredited)
Curt Dempster
Coffee Shop Manager
Richard Edson
Man With Newspapers
Steve Eidel
Party Guest
1
2
3
name
Leora Barish
writer (original)
Thomas Newman
composer
Sarah Pillsbury
producer
Midge Sanford
producer
Susan Seidelman
director
award
category
name
year
BAFTA
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Rosanna Arquette
1985
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