Tubi.<\/a><\/p>\nIt\u2019s about free-spirited New Yorker Susan (Madonna) who shares hook-up dates via newspaper personal ads with her sometimes-boyfriend, Jim (Robert Joy). But things go awry when bored housewife Roberta (Rosanna Arquette) starts following the ads and goes to their rendezvous, only to find herself inadvertently flung into Susan\u2019s crazy world.<\/p>\n
Mistaken for Susan, she\u2019s stalked by Wayne (Will Patton) and finds comfort in the arms of Dez (Aidan Quinn) but has no memory of how she got there. All the while, Susan attempts to find Roberta and reclaim what\u2019s hers.<\/p>\n
According to the film\u2019s director, Susan Seidelman, in her 2024 memoir Desperately Seeking Something, Madonna wanted the role of Susan so badly that she suggestively told Orion Pictures executive Barbara Boyle that she\u2019d \u201cdo anything to get this part\u201d. Boyle had replied, \u201cSorry, I\u2019m heterosexual\u201d and Madonna had quipped back, \u201cHow do you know unless you try?\u201d<\/p>\n
She was paid just US$80,000 and was chosen over Melanie Griffith, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kim Cattrall and Jennifer Jason Leigh for the part. Most of the clothing she wore in the film \u2013 lace gloves, mesh tops, layered jewellery and underwear as outerwear \u2013 came directly from her own wardrobe. By blending her authentic East Village thrift-store finds with pop attitude, the resulting street-chick look inspired a generation and cemented her as a bona fide fashion icon.<\/p>\n
Susan makes bank <\/p>\n
Madonna was relatively unknown when she started filming Desperately Seeking Susan. In fact, several people misidentified her as Cyndi Lauper on set. But by the time the film premiered in March 1985, Madonna was already a major star. <\/p>\n
She\u2019d released her second studio album, Like a Virgin, in November 1984, right in the middle of the nine-and-a-half-week New York shoot for the film.<\/p>\n
To take full advantage of the hype, the production company rushed to feature her more prominently across its marketing \u2013 and it paid off big time. The US$5 million budget film went on to gross US$27 million in the United States alone.<\/p>\n
In the famous club scene at the real-life New York venue Danceteria, Madonna\u2019s as-yet unreleased single Into the Groove was added to the film because Seidelman needed a track for the dance sequence. It was a standalone single and didn\u2019t appear on the film\u2019s soundtrack.<\/p>\n
It also wasn\u2019t featured on Like a Virgin but was hastily added to subsequent 1985 international releases, which means that if you have an Australian copy of the album, it\u2019s likely that Into the Groove is indeed featured.<\/p>\n
A happy ending<\/p>\n
The film went on to receive several award nominations, including a BAFTA win for Rosanna Arquette. In 2023, Desperately Seeking Susan was recognised by the United States Library of Congress for its cultural significance and added to the esteemed National Film Registry.<\/p>\n
After the worldwide success of the film, Madonna went on to star in more than 40 more, including Evita (for which she won a Golden Globe award), A League of Their Own, Dick Tracy and she also acted in the Broadway show Speed-the-Plow.<\/p>\n
Now, at the age of 68, Madonna continues to evolve and contribute to the cultural conversation while also inspiring a new generation of talented artists. Desperately Seeking Susan didn\u2019t just launch her career \u2013 it gave her a template.<\/p>\n
Susan\u2019s spirit of fearless authenticity became Madonna\u2019s lifelong signature, and she continues to push the limits of her identity with the same unapologetic freedom that makes her character in the film impossible to forget.<\/p>\n
Desperately Seeking Susan is available to stream on\u00a0Tubi<\/a>\u00a0for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Few people have reached the heights of fame quite like Madonna. 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