Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan

The film was Madonna's first major screen role, it was a commercial success

The film follows two women, New Jersey housewife and mother Roberta Glass (Rosanna Arquette) and free-spirited artist Susan Seidelman (Madonna). Roberta is bored with her life and fantasizes about Susan, whom she sees in a series of ads in a magazine. One day, Roberta steals Susan's identity and goes on the run to New York City, where she meets Susan's real-life friends and acquaintances. Meanwhile, Susan has escaped from a mental institution and is also on the run. She is being pursued by her ex-lover, Jim Moody (Mark Blum), who is convinced that she is responsible for his wife's death. As Roberta and Susan's lives become increasingly intertwined, they both begin to question their own identities and what they really want out of life.