Desperately Seeking Susan

1985

Action / Comedy / Drama

36
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 86% · 37 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 63% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 28409 28.4K

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Director

Susan Seidelman Photo
Susan Seidelman

Top cast

Steven Wright Photo
Steven Wright as Larry Stillman D.D.S
Victor Argo Photo
Victor Argo as Sgt. Taskal
Will Patton Photo
Will Patton as Wayne Nolan
Carol Leifer Photo
Carol Leifer as Party Guest
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
809.65 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 2
1.64 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 21

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by gbill-74877 7 / 10

An 80's time capsule

As silly as the plot of this film is, it's gotten slightly better with age, containing as it does a little time capsule of the 1980's. There is Madonna's fashion sense and her song Into the Groove of course, but also little things, like how sushi was a new thing in America at the time, or a cameo from the triplets who were all the rage (see the documentary, Three Identical Strangers (2018)). As much as I loved seeing John Turturro and Laurie Metcalf in very early roles for them, I loved seeing comedian Steven Wright even more. He always cracked me up, though he isn't given a lot to work with here. Madonna was on top of the world at this time and is alluring as expected here, and there are feminist messages in both her character's strength and the bored housewife's (Rosanna Arquette) emerging understanding of just how disappointed she is in her husband's inattentiveness. There are massive plot contrivances, like the bonks on the head that conveniently produce amnesia and then later "no amnesia," but it's fun, light-hearted fare.
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Reviewed by Calicodreamin 7 / 10

A unique and fun movie

I really enjoyed the concept behind this movie and how all the characters sort of fall into place. The acting is good and the actors really fit their characters. The storyline is well developed, but it could have lost the stolen jewelry piece, it wasn't necessary. A fun mindlessly enjoyable and relatable movie, I think there's a Susan in all of us.

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