Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Susan Seidelman.

Cast

• Rosanna Arquette as Roberta Glass
• Madonna as Susan
• Aidan Quinn as Dez
• Mark Blum as Gary Glass
• Robert Joy as Jim
• Laurie Metcalf as Leslie Glass
• Anna Thomson as Crystal
• Will Patton as Wayne Nolan
• Steven Wright as Larry Stillman D.D.S.
• John Turturro as Ray
• Giancarlo Esposito as Street Vendor
• Richard Hell as Bruce Meeker
• Rockets Redglare as Taxi Driver
• Annie Golden as Band Singer
• Richard Edson as Man With Newspapers
• Ann Magnuson as Cigarette Girl
• John Lurie as Neighbor Saxophonist
• Peter Maloney as Ian
• Anne Carlisle as Victoria
• Victor Argo as Sgt. Taskal
• José Angel Santana as Boutique Owner
• Steve Bosh as Newscaster
• Daisy Bradford as Daisy
• Mary Joy as Cocktail Waitress
• Rosemary Hochschild as Cocktail Waitress
• Iris Chacón Tapia as TV Singer
• Shirley Stoler as Jail Matron
• J.B. Waters as Jail Matron
• Arto Lindsay as Newspaper Clerk
• Henry Adler as Magic Club Drummer
• Marty Gold as Magic Club Saxophonist
• Michael R. Chin as Choy
• Patrick John Hurley as Policeman
• Timothy Carhart as Victoria's Boyfriend
• Curt Dempster as Coffee Shop Manager
• Shirley Kaplan as Waitress
• Lázaro Pérez as Enrique the Guard
• John Hoyt as Space Commander
• Gary Ray as Band Member
• Gary Binkow as Band Member

Crew

• Susan Seidelman — Director
• Leora Barish — Writer
• Thomas Newman — Original Music Composer
• Edward Lachman — Director of Photography
• Midge Sanford — Producer
• Sarah Pillsbury — Producer

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