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Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan

Mar 29, 1985
104 min
DramaComedyCrime
6.1/ 10
475 votes

Overview

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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
6.1/10
475 votes
IMDB
6.1/10
28,003 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
71/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$4,500,000Production cost
Box Office$27,399,597Worldwide gross
Profit$22,899,597Profitable
ROI
+508.9%Return on investment
US Box Office$27,398,584Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 6 nominations total

Details

Production information

"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."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$4,500,000

Revenue

$27,399,597

Production Companies

Orion Pictures

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