Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$43.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Golden Globes
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
104 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Collectors Edition
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Posters
Scene Access
Special Edition
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1985 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Susan Seidelman

Written By:
Leora Barish

Actors:
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
Peter Maloney ..... Ian
Steven Wright ..... Larry Stillman D.D.S
John Turturro ..... Ray
Anne Carlisle ..... Victoria
José Angel Santana ..... Boutique Owner
Giancarlo Esposito ..... Street Vendor
Richard Hell ..... Bruce Meeker
Rockets Redglare ..... Taxi Driver
Steve Bosh ..... Newscaster
Daisy Bradford ..... Daisy
Annie Golden ..... Band Singer
Richard Edson ..... Man with Newspapers
Ann Magnuson ..... Cigarette Girl
John Lurie ..... Neighbor Saxophonist
Mary Joy ..... Cocktail Waitress
Rosemary Hochschild ..... Cocktail Waitress
Iris Chacón ..... TV Singer
Victor Argo ..... Sgt. Taskal
Shirley Stoler ..... Jail Matron
J.B. Waters ..... Jail Matron
Arto Lindsay ..... Newspaper Clerk
Henry Adler ..... Magic Club Drummer
Marty Gold ..... Magic Club Pianist
Alvy West ..... 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
Robert Dahdah ..... Man Waiting On Line
Sandy Dell ..... Hot Tub Girl
Eddy Galland ..... Boy Triplet
Kevin Harris ..... Egyptian Diplomat
David Kellman ..... Boy Triplet
Harsh Nayyar ..... Egyptian Diplomat
Robert Shafran ..... Boy Triplet
Frank Stellato ..... Moving Man

Synopsis:

Housewife Roberta Glass of Fort Lee, New Jersey, is feeling restless in her life, where she has not taken any chances, including in her marriage to home spa retailer Gary Glass, who knows what to expect in her every move, and who is more concerned about his public image with respect to his business than her. If being honest, Gary would consider her uptight. She does have a few diversions, one of her favorite being reading the personal classifieds, most specifically those written by someone named Jim whose ads are always titled 'Desperately Seeking Susan'. Roberta gleans that Jim and Susan are in a relationship of sorts with the ads the only way for him to get in touch with her as she travels around the country. Obsessed with the pair, Roberta decides to go to Battery Park when the latest ad requests Susan meet Jim there. In her sighting from afar, Roberta can see that Susan is a wild, new wavish attired woman, to some extent a polar opposite to Roberta herself. Out of circumstance, Roberta is able to purchase Susan's easily identifiable leather jacket from a third party, which in the process leads to Roberta getting amnesia, further resulting in her being able to obtain all of Susan's personal possessions, making her believe that she must be who these possessions point to her being. This causes some confusion for Dez, a friend of Jim's who has never met Susan, and who Jim, a rock musician, asked to look after Susan in his needed absence out of town for a gig. Dez, a movie projectionist, can't help but fall for Roberta who he believes is Susan, while Roberta, in her newfound freedom, falls for Dez in return. What Roberta is unaware of, even before her amnesia, is that a criminal, Wayne Nolan, who has already killed once, is after Susan with regard to some priceless Egyptian earrings Susan has out of circumstance, he only knowing her from that iconic leather jacket. Susan does eventually learn this information about Wayne and thus tries to track down this mysterious woman who has stolen her possessions both to get back her stuff but also warn her about Wayne. Matters will only get more complicated as Gary gets closer to tracking down his missing wife, when Jim comes back into town looking for Susan, and if and when Roberta regains her memory.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 17 November, 2024.