UW Cinematheque – At the Chazen: Recent WCFTR AcquisitionsDesperately Seeking Susan | USA | 1985 | 35mm | 104 min. Director: Susan Seidelman

Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn

Roberta (Arquette), the bored wife of a NJ hot tub salesman, becomes infatuated with young couple Susan (Madonna) and Jimmy (Robert Joy), whom she discovers through a newspaper personals section. Bopped on the head, Roberta wakes up thinking she is the headstrong and hedonistic Susan. A full persona swap takes place when Roberta’s husband hires the real Susan to find his missing wife!