Aug 16th
Desperately Seeking Susan*
(US 1985)
A frustrated young New York housewife follows the exploit of a ne'er-do-well in the personal ads, and is briefly mistaken for her after suffering from amnesia.
Fashionable 80s comedy which is actually a rather old fashioned mistaken identity thriller, and fairly likeable if undemanding for all that. The emergence of its singing star in her first major film made it a very representative of its time.
Written by: Leora Barish.
Producers: Sarah Pillsbury, Midge Sanford.
Director: Susan Seidelman.
Starring: Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum, Robert Joy, Laurie Metcalf, Will Patton, Anna Levine, Steven Wright, John Turturro.
Photography: Edward Lachman.
Music: Thomas Newman.
DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN. Rosanna Arquette made for an engaging heroine pursuing (and later mistaken for) Madonna's sluttish Susan. Despite this famous publicity photo, the two stars didn't actually share the screen until the very end.
Desperately Seeking Susan*
(US 1985)
A frustrated young New York housewife follows the exploit of a ne'er-do-well in the personal ads, and is briefly mistaken for her after suffering from amnesia.
Fashionable 80s comedy which is actually a rather old fashioned mistaken identity thriller, and fairly likeable if undemanding for all that. The emergence of its singing star in her first major film made it a very representative of its time.
Written by: Leora Barish.
Producers: Sarah Pillsbury, Midge Sanford.
Director: Susan Seidelman.
Starring: Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum, Robert Joy, Laurie Metcalf, Will Patton, Anna Levine, Steven Wright, John Turturro.
Photography: Edward Lachman.
Music: Thomas Newman.
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