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Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

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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.

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.

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Director
Susan Seidelman
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    Roberta Glass Rosanna Arquette
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    Susan Madonna
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    Dez Aidan Quinn
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    Gary Glass Mark Blum
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    Jim Robert Joy
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    Leslie Glass Laurie Metcalf
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    Crystal Anna Thomson
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    Wayne Nolan Will Patton

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