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Desperately Seeking Susan

BBC One
on BBC One London

Screwball comedy thriller starring Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn

Roberta is 28, married and bored. A chance look at a personal ad from someone "desperately seeking Susan" begins a madcap adventure, a quest for something wild. But the real Susan is in trouble, and Roberta's obsession with her results in a bizarre change of identity.
(1985, 15)
See Films: pages 58-64

Contributors

Director:
Susan Seidelman
Roberta Glass:
Rosanna Arquette
Susan:
null Madonna
Dez:
Aidan Quinn
Gary Glass:
Mark Blum
Jim:
Robert Joy
Leslie Glass:
Laurie Metcalf
Crystal:
Anna Levine
Wayne Nolan:
Will Patton
Ian:
Peter Maloney
Larry Stillman:
Steven Wright
Ray:
John Turturro
Victoria:
Anne Carlisle
Bruce Meeker:
Richard Hell
Daisy:
Daisy Bradford
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