Desperately Seeking Susan

1985 · 104 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 27,317 VOTES · DIR. Susan Seidelman

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,310 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:10 (§ "One Fine Day" by The Chiffons)
00:03:22 # Girl, you don't feel the same
00:10:21 I killed that when I told you about Rebecca.
00:16:15 How come you split without saying goodbye in person?
00:20:18 - They're great, aren't they? - I know.
00:25:37 I'm stuck in Buffalo and I need a favour. It's about Susan.
00:29:29 My head hurts.
00:33:33 So, uh... I'll see you around maybe sometime, huh?
00:39:04 (answerphone) Oh, hi, Dez. It's, uh... It's Jim here.
00:42:14 Maybe you were the killer.
00:47:22 - You know what you're having? - Sure.
00:50:43 You saw the sign outside?
00:53:53 I'll be waiting on the third floor near the bar. You got that?
00:58:15 # I'm tired of dancing here all by myself
01:02:42 Yeah.
01:06:58 We're close. Very close.
01:10:18 I telephoned you as soon as I realised the photographs matched up.
01:14:58 ...about a woman who turned tricks in the city all morning...
01:18:49 You never stop, do you?
01:22:52 (Jim) Dez, are you up there?
01:26:40 Susan, get up here!
01:31:16 It all started with the personals.
01:36:00 # Boy, you've got to prove your love to me
01:39:07 Ripped by thewildbunch22

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,310
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:00:10
Final line01:39:07

Production Record

DirectorSusan Seidelman
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,500,000
Revenue$27,399,597
IMDb votes27,317