---
title: 'Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Susan Seidelman'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/desperately-seeking-susan-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089017/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

1985 · PG-13 · 99 min · Drama, Romance, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 American screwball comedy film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn and Madonna. Set in New York City, the mistaken identity-type plot involves the interaction between two women – a bored housewife and a bohemian drifter – linked by various messages in the personals section of a newspaper. The film was Madonna's first major screen role and also provided early roles for a number of other well-known performers, such as John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Laurie Metcalf and Steven Wright.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Susan Seidelman](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-seidelman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Thomas Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-newman)
- **Producer:** [Sarah Pillsbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-pillsbury)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edward Lachman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-lachman)
- **Editor:** [Andrew Mondshein](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-mondshein)

## Cast

- [Timothy Carhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-carhart)
- [John Lurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lurie)
- [Annie Golden](https://cinepixo.com/people/annie-golden)
- [Madonna](https://cinepixo.com/people/madonna)
- [Richard Portnow](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-portnow)
- [Rockets Redglare](https://cinepixo.com/people/rockets-redglare)
- [Robert Joy](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-joy)
- [Mark Blum](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-blum)
- [Rosanna Arquette](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosanna-arquette)
- [Richard Edson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-edson)
- [Ann Magnuson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-magnuson)
- [Victor Argo](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-argo)
- [Kim Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-chan)
- [Richard Hell](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-hell)
- [Anna Thomson](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-thomson)

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