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Desperately Seeking Susan(1985)
Status: Released
Date: 1985-03-29
61%
457 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
Every man is desperate to have her. One woman is desperate to be her. But someone is desperate to kill her. If they can figure out who she is.
Overview:
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 and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $4,500,000.00
Revenue: $27,399,597.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Desperately Seeking Susan
Top 10 Billed Cast
Rosanna Arquette
Roberta Glass
Madonna
Susan
Aidan Quinn
Dez
Mark Blum
Gary Glass
Robert Joy
Jim
Laurie Metcalf
Leslie Glass
Anna Thomson
Crystal
Will Patton
Wayne Nolan
Steven Wright
Larry Stillman D.D.S.
John Turturro
Ray
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