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| Orion Pictures | Release Date: April 12, 1985 |
Starring:
Aidan Quinn, Anna Levine, Laurie Metcalf, Madonna, Mark Blum, Peter Maloney, Robert Joy, Rosanna Arquette, Steven Wright, Will Patton
Summary:
A bored suburban housewife, seeking escape from her life, suffers amnesia after an accident, wakes up, and is mistaken for a free-spirited New York City drifter named Susan.
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Actress Rosanna Arquette and video vamp Madonna star in this wonderful new-wave mix-up, directed by the difficult but dynamic Susan Seidelman. Arquette is angelic as the outsider Roberta looking to get in, a quixotic New Jersey housewife kept in a yuppie palace by her husband, the hot tub man (Mark Blum).
It's a highly implausible story, but one that's told with engaging, often witty style, enhanced by the film's offbeat settings and situations and the charm of its cast. [29 Mar 1985, p.E]
The film acquires a pleasant, syncopated rhythm as it bounces from one unlikely event to another, and Seidelman manages some nice detailing in the minor characters. Arquette is consistently charming and inventive in a role that barely exists as written, and Madonna is given ample opportunity to strut her stuff.
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The plot contracts classically as it approaches its delectably bizarre climax but Desperately Seeking Susan never achieves the hilarity it promises; it's a pleasant enough picture, and it has a bona-fide look, but it lacks a style. It also lacks the qualities essential to farce - pace, verve, timing, surprise. [02 Apr 1985]
Aug 30, 2017
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Jun 17, 2019
Clássico. Madonna em sua melhor forma no cinema. Filme divertido, com uma história leve.
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May 23, 2020
Eu nem era nascido quando foi lançado e digo que é um dos filmes mais divertidos e emocionantes que eu já vi. Atuação de Madonna está incrível para a primeira vez.
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Oct 30, 2020
Fun movie. Probably Madonna's best acting, this type of movies fits her better, she should've stick to this genre if she wanted to be more successful in cinema.
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