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Desperately seeking Susan
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The work Desperately seeking Susan represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bowdoin College Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

The Resource Desperately seeking Susan
Label
Desperately seeking Susan
Statement of responsibility
an Orion Pictures release ; a Sanford/Pillsbury production ; a Susan Seidelman film ; written by Leora Barish ; produced by Sarah Pillsbury and Midge Sanford directed by Susan Seidelman
Contributor
  • MGM Home Entertainment Inc
  • MGM Home Entertainment Inc
  • MGM/UA Home Video (Firm)
  • MGM/UA Home Video (Firm)
  • Orion Pictures
  • Orion Pictures
  • Arquette, Rosanna, 1959-
  • Arquette, Rosanna, 1959-
  • Joy, Robert, 1951-
  • Joy, Robert, 1951-
  • Madonna, 1958-
  • Madonna, 1958-
  • Newman, Thomas, 1955-
  • Newman, Thomas, 1955-
  • Pillsbury, Sarah
  • Pillsbury, Sarah
  • Quinn, Aidan
  • Quinn, Aidan
  • Sanford, Midge
  • Sanford, Midge
  • Seidelman, Susan
  • Seidelman, Susan
Subject
  • Amnesia -- Drama
  • Amnesia -- Drama
  • Comedy films
  • Comedy films
  • Drama
  • Drama
  • Feature films -- United States
  • Films for the hearing impaired
  • Films for the hearing impaired
  • Housewives -- New Jersey -- Drama
  • Housewives -- New Jersey -- Drama
  • Personals -- Drama
  • Personals -- Drama
  • Video recordings
  • Video recordings
  • Videorecording
Genre
  • Comedy films
  • Drama
  • Feature films
  • Films for the hearing impaired
  • Video recordings
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • fre
  • eng
Summary
A bored New Jersey housewife who fantasizes about the ads in the personal section of the newspaper want ads shows up at a rendezvous between two lovers. She gets bumped on the head, which leads to a case of amnesia and opens the door to intrigue and love
Cataloging source
IAM
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Music by Thomas Newman ; editor, Andrew Mondshein ; production designer, Santo Loquasto ; director of photography, Ed Lachman ; executive producer, Michael Peyser
Language note
In English with optional Spanish or French subtitles
PerformerNote
Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Madonna, Robert Joy, Mark Blum, Laurie Metcalf, Will Patton
Runtime
104
Target audience
general
Technique
live action

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