Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

Regisseur:

Susan Seidelman

Drehbuchautor:

Leora Barish (written by)
(mehr)

Premierendatum:

29. März 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Romanze | Drama

Werbezeile:

Roberta is desperate to be Susan. Susan is wanted by the mob. The mob finds Roberta instead...

Plot:

A bored suburban housewife, seeking adventure to her life, accidentally gets hit on the head, wakes up with amnesia, and is mistaken for a free-spirited New York City drifter named Susan.

Plot Keywords:

Humor | Homemaker | New York City New York | Wild Life | Egyptian

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

So 80´s

Besetzung

Rosanna Arquette	...	Roberta Glass
Madonna	...	Susan
Aidan Quinn	...	Dez
Mark Blum	...	Gary Glass
Robert Joy	...	Jim
Laurie Metcalf	...	Leslie Glass
Anna Levine	...	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 (as Jose Santana)
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 (as Iris Chacon)
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 (as John Patrick Hurley)
Timothy Carhart	...	Victoria's Boyfriend
Curt Dempster	...	Coffee Shop Manager
Shirley Kaplan	...	Waitress
Lázaro Pérez	...	Enrique the Guard (as Lazaro Perez)
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 (as Pete Castellotti)
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 (as Isabel Garcia-Lorca)
Tim Ransom	...	Bellhop (as Timothy R. Wilson)
Gilda Torterello	...	Ray's Mom (as Gilda Tortorello)
Stanley Burns	...	Ventriloquist
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Harsh Nayyar	...	Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)
Frank Stellato	...	Moving man (uncredited)

Regie
Susan Seidelman

Buch
Leora Barish		(written by)
Floyd Byars		uncredited

Produktion
Michael Peyser	....	executive producer
Sarah Pillsbury	....	producer
Midge Sanford	....	producer

Originalmusik
Thomas Newman

Kamera
Edward Lachman		(director of photography)

Schnitt
Andrew Mondshein

Casting
Risa Bramon Garcia		(as Risa Bramon)
Billy Hopkins

Szenenbild
Santo Loquasto

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Speed Hopkins

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
George DeTitta Jr.		(as George Detitta Jr.)

Kostüme
Santo Loquasto		(uncredited)

Maske/Frisuren
Richard Dean	....	makeup artist
Werner Sherer	....	hair stylist

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Michael Peyser	....	unit production manager
Tom Razzano	....	assistant unit production manager (as Thomas A. Razzano)

Regieassistenten
David Dreyfuss	....	second assistant director
Rob Schwebber	....	dga trainee (as Rob Schweber)
Joel Tuber	....	first assistant director

Ausstattung (Stab)
Leslie Bloom	....	property master
William Durnin Sr.	....	set dresser (as Bill Durnin)
Ralph Fratianni	....	construction grip (as Ralph Fratiani)
Stan Graham	....	scenic artist (as Stanley Graham)
Daniel K. Grosso	....	set dresser (as Danny Grasso)
Vincent Lawrence	....	scenic artist
Glenn Lloyd	....	art department coordinator
Richard Nelson	....	set dresser (as Rick Nelson)
Arne Olsen	....	head construction grip
Ron Petagna	....	shop craftsman (as Ronald J. Petagna)
Yossi Segal	....	sketch artist
Bill Sorice	....	scenic artist
James Sorice	....	master scenic artist
Thomas M. Southern	....	scenic artist (as Tommy Southern)
Margot Therre	....	scenic artist (as Margot E. Therre)
Dick Tice	....	assistant prop man (as Dick Tice Jr.)
Chris Vogt	....	set dresser
Dave Weinman	....	lead set dresser (as David Weinman)
Morris Weinman	....	set dresser
Don Zappia	....	construction grip

Ton Stab
Randall Coleman	....	assistant sound editor
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recordist
Jay Dranch	....	adr editor
Lou Graf	....	sound editor
Frank Graziadei	....	cable person (as Frank J. Graziadei)
Kenton Jakub	....	assistant sound editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer	....	foley editor
Les Lazarowitz	....	sound mixer
Laurie Mullen	....	assistant sound editor
Linda Murphy	....	boom operator
Peter Odabashian	....	sound editor
Mark Rathaus	....	sound editor
Maurice Schell	....	supervising sound editor
Ahmad Shirazi	....	assistant sound editor
Mitchel Stanley	....	assistant sound editor
Stuart Stanley	....	assistant sound editor
Brunilda Torres	....	assistant sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Vincent Delaney	....	electrician
Mitch Dubin	....	first assistant camera
James Fitzpatrick	....	gaffer
Francis Kenny	....	additional photographer
Francis Kenny	....	camera operator
Dave Lowry	....	grip
Jim Manzione	....	electrician (as James Manzione)
Tom McKibbin	....	electrician (as Thomas McKibbin)
John Panuccio	....	grip
Robert T. Prate	....	grip (as Robert Prate)
Tom Prate	....	key grip (as Thomas J. Prate Jr.)
Ray Quinlan	....	gaffer
Debbie Sarjeant	....	second assistant camera
Andrew D. Schwartz	....	still photographer (as Andrew Schwartz)

Casting (Stab)
Laura Bemis	....	casting assistant
Todd M. Thaler	....	additional casting (as Todd Michael Thaler)

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
William A. Campbell	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Bill Campbell)
Alison Lances	....	costume assistant: Mr. Loquasto
Melissa Stanton	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Melissa A. Stanton)

Schnitt (Stab)
Sam Adelman	....	assistant editor
Bobbi Banks	....	editing room assistant
Sally Boldt	....	editing room assistant
Don Donigi	....	processing: DuArt Laboratories
Paula Hunt	....	editing room assistant
Tom Mottola	....	processing: DuArt Laboratories
James H. Nau	....	assistant editor

Musik (Stab)
Louis Cerborino	....	music editor (as Lou Cerborino)
Danny Goldberg	....	music supervisor
Timothy R. Sexton	....	music supervisor
John Vigran	....	music recording engineer

Transporte
Rocco Derasmo	....	transportation captain

Restlicher Stab
Todd Auslander	....	production staff
Richard Baratta	....	production staff
John Thomas Clifford	....	production staff
Jim Davis	....	film researcher
Claudette Didul	....	production staff
Jeff Dowd	....	producer's representative
Teta Gorgoni	....	production staff
Shelley Houis	....	production office coordinator (as Shelley T. Houis)
Garland Hunter	....	production staff
Ira Hurvitz	....	script supervisor
Thomas A. Imperato	....	assistant auditor
Julie Lamm	....	post-production accountant
Gabrielle Liuzzi	....	assistant to producers
Peter Lombardi	....	production auditor
Ruth Mullen	....	production office assistant
Tom Paolucci	....	production staff (as Thomas Paolucci)
Paul Petschek	....	assistant: Mr. Peyser (as Paul M. Petschek)
Paul Petschek	....	film researcher
Reid Rosefelt	....	publicist
Jay Scherick	....	production staff
Michael Sporn	....	title designer
Sal St. George	....	magic consultant
Gilbert S. Williams	....	production staff (as Gilbert Williams)
Ernie Karpeles	....	animal coordinator (uncredited)

Widmungen und Dankeschöns
Beth B.	....	thanks (as Beth B)
Scott B	....	thanks
Iris Chacón	....	thanks (as Iris Chacon)
Julia Child	....	thanks
Lynn Geller	....	thanks
Julie Kirkham	....	thanks
Linda Lichter	....	thanks

Verleihfirmen

• Orion Pictures Corporation (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1986) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1990) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (????) (Australia) (VHS)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Hoyts Distribution (????) (Australia) (theatrical)
• RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (????) (Australia) (VHS)

Weitere Firmen

• ABC Video Enterprises Inc.  thanks: excerpt from "Rebecca"
• Animation Inc.  title design
• Central Falls  location catering
• Computer Opticals Inc.  opticals
• Danceteria  thanks
• Dawn Animal Agency  animals owned and trained by
• Donna Motors  cars
• Du Art Film Laboratories  film processing (as DuArt Laboratories)
• New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission  thanks
• New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The  thanks
• New York State Office for Motion Picture and Television Development  thanks
• Nubest & Co.  thanks
• Sound One Corporation  post-production facilities
• Sound One Corporation  sound re-recording

Alternativ:

Susan... verzweifelt gesucht (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

104 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Stereo

Altersfreigabe:

New Zealand:M | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Drehorte:

8th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Dies und das:

The second-hand clothing store that Susan and Roberta go to is called "Love Saves the Day" and is in Greenwich Village in New York City. As of 2007, the store is still there, selling used clothing as well as both new and used toys.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Susan walks dripping wet from the swimming pool to the poolside chair, her path is already wet from previous takes.

Dialogzitate:

Gary: Susan! What are you doing?
Susan: I've got good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?
Gary: You said you were going to leave!
Susan: All right, good news first. Roberta's not working with the greaseball.
Gary: My wife just got picked up on the lower east side escaping from her gun-toting pimp.
Susan: He's not a pimp. Problem is, he's probably going to try to kill her because he thinks she's me.

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Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt Céline et Julie vont en bateau (1974)

Soundtrack:

MASHED POTATO TIME

So 80´s

As a Madonna fan the best things in the movie were to see Madonna and to hear her music. You also got a good look at the style and life of the 80´s. The movie itself including Madonna´s role was quite boring. The plot was so simple that it did not wake any interest in me.