Desperately Seeking Susan

New Jersey housewife Roberta Glass (Rosanna Arquette) spices up her boring life by reading personal ads, especially a series of them being placed by a mysterious denizen of New York City named Susan (Madonna). When one of Susan's ads proposes a rendezvous with her suitor (Robert Joy) at Battery Park, Roberta secretly tags along. But when her voyeuristic jape ends in permanent memory loss and a new jacket, Roberta begins to gather a lot of unwanted attention from some unsavory characters.more

New Jersey housewife Roberta Glass (Rosanna Arquette) spices up h...More

Starring: Rosanna ArquetteMadonnaAidan Quinn

Director: Susan Seidelman

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Desperately Seeking Susan

New Jersey housewife Roberta Glass (Rosanna Arquette) spices up her boring life by reading personal ads, especially a series of them being placed by a mysterious denizen of New York City named Susan (Madonna). When one of Susan's ads proposes a rendezvous with her suitor (Robert Joy) at Battery Park, Roberta secretly tags along. But when her voyeuristic jape ends in permanent memory loss and a new jacket, Roberta begins to gather a lot of unwanted attention from some unsavory characters.

Starring: Rosanna ArquetteMadonnaAidan QuinnMark BlumRobert Joy

Director: Susan Seidelman

ComedyDramaMovie1985
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