Cinematic background from Desperately Seeking Susan 1985 - Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows about by reading messages to and from her in the personals section of the newspaper. This fascination reaches a peak when an ad with the headline "Desperately Seeking Susan" proposes a rendezvous. Roberta goes too, and in a series of events involving amnesia and mistaken identity, steps into Susan's life.

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985

Comedy, Drama

Directors:
Susan Seidelman
Writers:
Leora Barish
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Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man in a red shirt is holding a napkin to his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A group of people sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man holding a phone up to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man and a woman are looking at something on a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person is walking down a dark alley way at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A couple of people sitting around a table with some food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A couple of men sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman sitting at a table in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A neon sign on the side of a building lit up at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman holding a bag of cheetos while wearing white gloves; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman standing in front of a pair of pink spiked boots; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A young man smiling for the camera at a party; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a pier; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman wearing glasses standing in front of a metal fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman holding up a sign that says " new york city roberta glass "; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman laying on a bed with a book; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman getting her hair cut by a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman laying on a bed reading a book; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A group of people standing on a stage with lights in the background; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman sitting on top of a wooden park bench; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman with blonde hair wearing a white dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person wearing a pink shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person wearing a suit and smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A group of men sitting next to each other on the street; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman in a green dress and a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man in a brown jacket and a red bow tie holding a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person in a room near a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man and a woman talking to each other at a party; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A young man is looking at the camera while holding a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man standing on steps in front of a crowd; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman sitting next to a man in front of clothes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman in a white shirt is holding a strawberry; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man in black shirt standing next to a man in black shirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman is reading a newspaper in a park; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person wearing sunglasses on a city street; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man in a suit standing in front of a closet full of clothes; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man holding a laptop in front of an open window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman smoking a cigarette in front of other people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman looking at a pair of boots in a store window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman with blonde curly hair wearing a green and gold jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman in a dress and jacket standing in front of a curtain; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A group of people sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person wearing a head scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person with a cigarette in her mouth; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman standing next to a body of water; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A young woman with blonde ringlets in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man sitting in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man and a woman laying on a couch next to each other; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person sitting on a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman in a black and gold dress standing in front of beads; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman laying on a bed holding a cell phone to her ear; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A view of a bridge lit up at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman standing next to a railing near the ocean; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman standing next to a coin machine; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person wearing a green jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man in a brown shirt is looking at a piece of metal; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman laying on a bed with a pink blanket; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man sitting at a table in front of a neon sign; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person wearing an apron; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person wearing a brown shirt and suspenders; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman with blonde hair is walking down the street; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman in a black jacket is talking to a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A man with blonde hair wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A view of a bridge at night from the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A woman standing in front of a lamp in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – Someone is holding up an old photo of a club; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Desperately Seeking Susan” (1985), directed by Susan Seidelman – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle