Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

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.

Cast

Roberta Glass
Rosanna Arquette
Susan
Madonna
Street Vendor
Giancarlo Esposito
Bruce Meeker
Richard Hell
Taxi Driver
Rockets Redglare
Band Singer
Annie Golden
Man With Newspapers
Richard Edson
Cigarette Girl
Ann Magnuson
Neighbor Saxophonist
John Lurie
Ian
Peter Maloney
Victoria
Anne Carlisle
Sgt. Taskal
Victor Argo
Dez
Aidan Quinn
Boutique Owner
J José Angel Santana
Newscaster
S Steve Bosh
Daisy
D Daisy Bradford
Cocktail Waitress
Mary Joy
Cocktail Waitress
Rosemary Hochschild
TV Singer
Iris Chacón Tapia
Jail Matron
Shirley Stoler
Jail Matron
J J.B. Waters
Newspaper Clerk
Arto Lindsay
Magic Club Drummer
H Henry Adler
Gary Glass
Mark Blum
Magic Club Saxophonist
M Marty Gold
Choy
M Michael R. Chin
Policeman
Patrick John Hurley
Victoria's Boyfriend
Timothy Carhart
Coffee Shop Manager
C Curt Dempster
Waitress
S Shirley Kaplan
Enrique the Guard
L Lázaro Pérez
Space Commander
John Hoyt
Band Member
Gary Ray
Band Member
G Gary Binkow
Jim
Robert Joy
Band Member
M Michael Bramon
Prostitute
J Joyce Griffen
Policeman
P Paul Austin
Adrian - the Hairdresser
R Richard S. Lowy
Hot Tub Girl
D Donna Ritchie
Park Bum
Kim Chan
Guy from Brooklyn
Michael Badalucco
Egyptian Ambassador
E Elie J. Boubli
Prisoner
A Adele Bertei
Coffee Shop Cop
Peter Castellotti
Leslie Glass
Laurie Metcalf
Party Guest
W Wende Dasteel
Party Guest
S Steve Eidel
Party Guest
M Michael Kaufman
Party Guest
Ilene Kristen
Party Guest
Carol Leifer
Party Guest
Richard Portnow
Party Guest
Isabel García Lorca
Bellhop
Tim Ransom
Ray's Mom
G Gilda Torterello
Ventriloquist
S Stanley Burns
Crystal
Anna Thomson
Hot Tub Girl (uncredited)
Sandy Dell
Man Waiting On Line (uncredited)
R Robert Dahdah
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
E Edward Galland
Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)
K Kevin Harris
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
D David Kellman
Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)
Harsh Nayyar
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
R Robert Shafran
Moving Man (uncredited)
Frank Stellato
Award Ceremony Attendee (uncredited)
T Thomas Brogan
(uncredited)
John Spacely
Wayne Nolan
Will Patton
Larry Stillman D.D.S.
Steven Wright
Ray
John Turturro

Crew

Director
Susan Seidelman
Writer
L Leora Barish
Production Design
Santo Loquasto
Hairstylist
W Werner Sherer
Music Supervisor
T Timothy R. Sexton
Music Supervisor
D Danny Goldberg
Casting
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
B Billy Hopkins
Editor
Andrew Mondshein
Original Music Composer
Thomas Newman
Script Supervisor
I Ira Hurvitz
Director of Photography
Edward Lachman
Unit Production Manager
M Michael Peyser
Producer
M Midge Sanford
Producer
S Sarah Pillsbury
Executive Producer
M Michael Peyser
Makeup Artist
R Richard Dean
Sound Mixer
L Les Lazarowitz
Set Decoration
G George DeTitta Jr.
Supervising Sound Editor
M Maurice Schell
Still Photographer
A Andrew D. Schwartz
First Assistant Camera
M Mitch Dubin
First Assistant Director
J Joel Tuber
Second Assistant Director
D David Dreyfuss
Production Office Coordinator
S Shelley Houis
Additional Casting
Todd M. Thaler
Camera Operator
F Francis Kenny
Second Assistant Camera
D Debbie Sarjeant
Art Direction
S Speed Hopkins
Art Department Coordinator
G Glenn Lloyd
Gaffer
R Ray Quinlan
Gaffer
J James Fitzpatrick
Key Grip
T Tom Prate
Property Master
L Leslie Bloom
Boom Operator
L Linda Murphy
Wardrobe Supervisor
W William A. Campbell
Wardrobe Supervisor
M Melissa Stanton
Sound Editor
P Peter Odabashian
Sound Editor
M Mark Rathaus
Sound Editor
L Lou Graf
Music Editor
L Louis Cerborino
ADR Editor
J Jay Dranch
Foley Editor
B Bruce Kitzmeyer
Assistant Sound Editor
R Randall Coleman
Assistant Sound Editor
K Kenton Jakub
Assistant Sound Editor
S Stuart Stanley
Assistant Sound Editor
B Brunilda Torres
Post Production Accountant
J Julie Lamm
Transportation Captain
R Rocco Derasmo