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Actors: Madonna, Roseanna Arquette
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Desperately Seeking Susan |
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Desperately Seeking Susan, other than being Madonna's first starring role is a film about a houswife named Roberta who loves to read the personals. Played by Roseanna Arquette, Roberta passes the time following the progress of Susan who regularly contacts her boyfriend Jim through the ads. When she sees the two are meeting in New York Roberta goes along, ending up buying Susan's coat. Finding a locker key in the pocket she then advertises for a meeting with Susan. Jim sends his projectionist friend played by Aidan Quinn along to see what is going on, and when Roberta hits her head and gets amnesia, naturally he assumes she is Susan and trouble ensues.
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- amnesia
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- another color
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
- dangerous
- rude people
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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