Where was Desperately Seeking Susan filmed?
1985 film, directed by Susan Seidelman.
- New Jersey
The story is set in New Jersey, so the filming stayed close to the setting.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- New Jersey; New York City
- Filmed in
- New Jersey
- Distance
- About 56 miles (90 km) between New York City and the nearest filming location.
About Desperately Seeking Susan
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- Released
- 1985
- Director
- Susan Seidelman
- Cast
- Rosanna ArquetteAidan QuinnMadonnaRobert JoyLaurie MetcalfJohn TurturroSteven WrightWill PattonRichard HellAnna Thomson
- Genre
- Romantic ComedyMysteryDrama
The story
Roberta Glass, an unfulfilled housewife from Fort Lee, New Jersey, is fascinated by the messages between lovers Susan Thomas and Jim Dandy in the personals section of a New York City tabloid.
Hoping to spot the lovers, Roberta goes to Battery Park and sees Jim reunite with Susan before leaving with his band for Buffalo.
Dez arrives on a moped and rescues Roberta, who falls and hits her head, causing her to lose her memory and her bag.
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