Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

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The Shermer High Alumni Association por Kristin Harwell, Jeannine Zabriskie, Carole Tribuzzo
E13
23 sept 2025
01:30:32

Notas del episodio

Personal ads, mistaken identities, and one seriously iconic jacket — welcome to Desperately Seeking Susan (1985).

This week, we rewind the cult classic that launched Madonna as a movie star and turned downtown New York style into a fashion revolution. We’re talking Rosanna Arquette’s suburban boredom, Aidan Quinn’s sensitive projectionist vibes, Laurie Metcalf stealing every scene, and why this movie is both a screwball comedy and a feminist time capsule.


With amnesia, sequins, and critics split between “cult classic” and “yuppie fever dream,” this film is pure 80s chaos. Did it age well, or should it stay stuck in a thrift store window?