Film of the Day: Yaariyan 2

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MOVIE

Desperately Seeking Susan

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1985

104 minutes (1 hrs 44 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Susan Seidelman

Starring

Rosanna Arquette · Madonna · Aidan Quinn · Mark Blum · Robert Joy · Laurie Metcalf

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 12th April 1985

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 6th Sep '85
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £675.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 7

US box office

Box Office debut: 29th Mar '85
Debut position: 14
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: $1.5 Million
Total chart weeks: 11

Chart position history

UK box office

6 Sep, 1985
1

13 Sep, 1985
1

20 Sep, 1985
1

27 Sep, 1985
1

4 Oct, 1985
2

11 Oct, 1985
5

18 Oct, 1985
12

US box office

29 Mar, 1985
14

5 Apr, 1985
13

12 Apr, 1985
5

19 Apr, 1985
5

26 Apr, 1985
7

3 May, 1985
9

10 May, 1985
10

17 May, 1985
7

24 May, 1985
8

31 May, 1985
8

14 Jun, 1985
12

Global box office

Certificates

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£3 Million

US total gross
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$24.4 Million

Global total gross
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25thframe.co.uk stats

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Director

Role

Susan Seidelman

Directed By

Madonna

Aidan
Quinn

John
Turturro

Actor

Character

Rosanna Arquette

Roberta Glass

Madonna

Susan

Aidan Quinn

Dez

Mark Blum

Gary Glass

Robert Joy

Jim

Laurie Metcalf

Leslie Glass

Anna Levine

Crystal

Will Patton

Wayne Nolan

Peter Maloney

Ian

Steven Wright

Larry Stillman D.D.S

John Turturro

Ray

Anne Carlisle

Victoria

Jose Angel Santana

Boutique Owner

Giancarlo Esposito

Street Vendor

Richard Hell

Bruce Meeker

Rockets Redglare

Taxi Driver

Steve Bosh

Newscaster

Daisy Bradford

Daisy

Annie Golden

Band Singer

Richard Edson

Man with Newspapers

Ann Magnuson

Cigarette Girl

John Lurie

Neighbor Saxophonist

Mary Joy

Cocktail Waitress

Rosemary Hochschild

Cocktail Waitress

Iris Chacon

TV Singer

Victor Argo

Sgt. Taskal

Shirley Stoler

Jail Matron

J.B. Waters

Jail Matron

Arto Lindsay

Newspaper Clerk

Henry Adler

Magic Club Drummer

Marty Gold

Magic Club Pianist

Alvy West

Magic Club Saxophonist

Michael R. Chin

Choy

Patrick John Hurley

Policeman

Timothy Carhart

Victoria's Boyfriend

Curt Dempster

Coffee Shop Manager

Shirley Kaplan

Waitress

Lazaro Perez

Enrique the Guard

John Hoyt

Space Commander

Gary Ray

Band Member

Gary Binkow

Band Member

Michael Bramon

Band Member

Joyce Griffen

Prostitute

Paul Austin

Policeman

Richard S. Lowy

Adrian - the Hairdresser

Donna Ritchie

Hot Tub Girl

Kim Chan

Park Bum

Michael Badalucco

Guy from Brooklyn

Elie J. Boubli

Egyptian Ambassador

Adele Bertei

Prisoner

Peter Castellotti

Coffee Shop Cop

Wende Dasteel

Party Guest

Steve Eidel

Party Guest

Michael Kaufman

Party Guest

Ilene Kristen

Party Guest

Carol Leifer

Party Guest

Richard Portnow

Party Guest

Isabel Garcia Lorca

Party Guest

Tim Ransom

Bellhop

Gilda Torterello

Ray's Mom

Stanley Burns

Ventriloquist

Robert Dahdah

Man Waiting On Line

Eddy Galland

Boy Triplet

Kevin Harris

Egyptian Diplomat

David Kellman

Boy Triplet

Harsh Nayyar

Egyptian Diplomat

Robert Shafran

Boy Triplet

Frank Stellato

Moving Man