Country
United States
Date
Mar 29, 1985
Certification
PG-13
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.
1h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Will Patton | Wayne Nolan |
| Steven Wright | Larry Stillman D.D.S. |
| John Turturro | Ray |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Street Vendor |
| Richard Hell | Bruce Meeker |
| Rockets Redglare | Taxi Driver |
| Annie Golden | Band Singer |
| Richard Edson | Man With Newspapers |
| Ann Magnuson | Cigarette Girl |
| John Lurie | Neighbor Saxophonist |
| Peter Maloney | Ian |
| Anne Carlisle | Victoria |
| Victor Argo | Sgt. Taskal |
| José Angel Santana | Boutique Owner |
| Steve Bosh | Newscaster |
| Daisy Bradford | Daisy |
| Mary Joy | Cocktail Waitress |
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| Rosemary Hochschild | Cocktail Waitress |
| Iris Chacón Tapia | TV Singer |
| Shirley Stoler | Jail Matron |
| J.B. Waters | Jail Matron |
| Arto Lindsay | Newspaper Clerk |
| Henry Adler | Magic Club Drummer |
| Marty Gold | Magic Club Saxophonist |
| Michael R. Chin | Choy |
| Patrick John Hurley | Policeman |
| Timothy Carhart | Victoria's Boyfriend |
| Curt Dempster | Coffee Shop Manager |
| Shirley Kaplan | Waitress |
| Lázaro Pérez | Enrique the Guard |
| John Hoyt | Space Commander |
| Gary Ray | Band Member |
| Gary Binkow | Band Member |
| Michael Bramon | Band Member |
| Joyce Griffen | Prostitute |
| Paul Austin | Policeman |
| Richard S. Lowy | Adrian - the Hairdresser |
| Donna Ritchie | Hot Tub Girl |
| Kim Chan | Park Bum |
| Michael Badalucco | Guy from Brooklyn |
| Elie J. Boubli | Egyptian Ambassador |
| Adele Bertei | Prisoner |
| Peter Castellotti | Coffee Shop Cop |
| Wende Dasteel | Party Guest |
| Steve Eidel | Party Guest |
| Michael Kaufman | Party Guest |
| Ilene Kristen | Party Guest |
| Carol Leifer | Party Guest |
| Richard Portnow | Party Guest |
| Isabel García Lorca | Party Guest |
| Tim Ransom | Bellhop |
| Gilda Torterello | Ray's Mom |
| Stanley Burns | Ventriloquist |
| Sandy Dell | Hot Tub Girl (uncredited) |
| Robert Dahdah | Man Waiting On Line (uncredited) |
| Edward Galland | Boy Triplet (uncredited) |
| Kevin Harris | Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited) |
| David Kellman | Boy Triplet (uncredited) |
| Harsh Nayyar | Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited) |
| Robert Shafran | Boy Triplet (uncredited) |
| Frank Stellato | Moving Man (uncredited) |
| John Spacely | (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaComedyCrime
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Desperately Seeking Susan |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Orion Pictures |
| Data di uscita | 29 marzo 1985 |
| Exec. Producer | Michael Peyser |
| Producer | Midge Sanford, Sarah Pillsbury |
| Writer | Leora Barish |
| Casting | Risa Bramon Garcia, Billy Hopkins |
| Editors | Andrew Mondshein |
| Cinematography | Edward Lachman, Francis Kenny, Debbie Sarjeant, Tom Prate, Andrew D. Schwartz, Mitch Dubin |
| Asst. Directors | Joel Tuber, David Dreyfuss, Susan Seidelman, Ira Hurvitz |
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Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Country
Belgium
Date
Mar 29, 1985
Certification
16
Country
Finland
Date
Mar 29, 1985
Certification
K-16
Country
Mexico
Date
Mar 29, 1985
Certification
C
Country
Netherlands
Date
Mar 29, 1985
Certification
16
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Country
Sweden
Date
Mar 29, 1985
Certification
15
Country
United States
Date
Apr 12, 1985
Certification
PG-13
Country
Germany
Date
Aug 02, 1985
Certification
12
Note
West Germany
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Sep 05, 1985
Certification
15
Country
France
Date
Sep 11, 1985
Certification
U
Country
Denmark
Date
Sep 13, 1985
Certification
11
Country
Brazil
Date
Oct 24, 1985
Certification
12
Physical media
Country
XC
Date
Oct 01, 1992
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