About Desperately Seeking Susan
- Released on March 29, 1985
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.
Full Cast of Desperately Seeking Susan
Madonna plays Susan
Rosanna Arquette plays Roberta Glass
Aidan Quinn plays Dez
Mark Blum plays Gary Glass
Robert Joy plays Jim
Laurie Metcalf plays Leslie Glass
Anna Levine Thomson plays Crystal
Will Patton plays Wayne Nolan
Steven Wright plays Larry Stillman D.D.S.
John Turturro plays Ray
Giancarlo Esposito plays Street Vendor
Richard Hell plays Bruce Meeker
Rockets Redglare plays Taxi Driver
Annie Golden plays Band Singer
Richard Edson plays Man With Newspapers
Ann Magnuson plays Cigarette Girl
John Lurie plays Neighbor Saxophonist
Peter Maloney plays Ian
Anne Carlisle plays Victoria
Victor Argo plays Sgt. Taskal
José Angel Santana plays Boutique Owner
Steve Bosh plays Newscaster
Daisy Bradford plays Daisy
Mary Joy plays Cocktail Waitress
Rosemary Hochschild plays Cocktail Waitress
Iris Chacón Tapia plays TV Singer
Shirley Stoler plays Jail Matron
J.B. Waters plays Jail Matron
Arto Lindsay plays Newspaper Clerk
Henry Adler plays Magic Club Drummer
Marty Gold plays Magic Club Saxophonist
Michael R. Chin plays Choy
Patrick John Hurley plays Policeman
Timothy Carhart plays Victoria's Boyfriend
Curt Dempster plays Coffee Shop Manager
Shirley Kaplan plays Waitress
Lázaro Pérez plays Enrique the Guard
John Hoyt plays Space Commander
Gary Ray plays Band Member
Gary Binkow plays Band Member
Michael Bramon plays Band Member
Joyce Griffen plays Prostitute
Paul Austin plays Policeman
Richard S. Lowy plays Adrian - the Hairdresser
Donna Ritchie plays Hot Tub Girl
Kim Chan plays Park Bum
Michael Badalucco plays Guy from Brooklyn
Elie J. Boubli plays Egyptian Ambassador
Adele Bertei plays Prisoner
Peter Castellotti plays Coffee Shop Cop
Wende Dasteel plays Party Guest
Steve Eidel plays Party Guest
Michael Kaufman plays Party Guest
Ilene Kristen plays Party Guest
Carol Leifer plays Party Guest
Richard Portnow plays Party Guest
Isabel García Lorca plays Party Guest
Tim Ransom plays Bellhop
Gilda Torterello plays Ray's Mom
Stanley Burns plays Ventriloquist
Sandy Dell plays Hot Tub Girl (uncredited)
Robert Dahdah plays Man Waiting On Line (uncredited)
Edward Galland plays Boy Triplet (uncredited)
Kevin Harris plays Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)
David Kellman plays Boy Triplet (uncredited)
Harsh Nayyar plays Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)
Robert Shafran plays Boy Triplet (uncredited)
Frank Stellato plays Moving Man (uncredited)
Crew of Desperately Seeking Susan
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Crew
- Madonna
- Rosanna Arquette
- Aidan Quinn
- Mark Blum
- Robert Joy
- Laurie Metcalf
- Anna Levine Thomson
- Will Patton
- Steven Wright
- John Turturro
- Giancarlo Esposito
- Richard Hell
- Rockets Redglare
- Annie Golden
- Richard Edson
- Ann Magnuson
- John Lurie
- Peter Maloney
- Anne Carlisle
- Victor Argo
- José Angel Santana
- Steve Bosh
- Daisy Bradford
- Mary Joy
- Rosemary Hochschild
- Iris Chacón Tapia
- Shirley Stoler
- J.B. Waters
- Arto Lindsay
- Henry Adler
- Marty Gold
- Michael R. Chin
- Patrick John Hurley
- Timothy Carhart
- Curt Dempster
- Shirley Kaplan
- Lázaro Pérez
- John Hoyt
- Gary Ray
- Gary Binkow
- Michael Bramon
- Joyce Griffen
- Paul Austin
- Richard S. Lowy
- Donna Ritchie
- Kim Chan
- Michael Badalucco
- Elie J. Boubli
- Adele Bertei
- Peter Castellotti
- Wende Dasteel
- Steve Eidel
- Michael Kaufman
- Ilene Kristen
- Carol Leifer
- Richard Portnow
- Isabel García Lorca
- Tim Ransom
- Gilda Torterello
- Stanley Burns
- Sandy Dell
- Robert Dahdah
- Edward Galland
- Kevin Harris
- David Kellman
- Harsh Nayyar
- Robert Shafran
- Frank Stellato