6:30pm - Monday, Sep 15, 2025
Desperately Seeking Susan 40th Anniversary (4K Restoration)
It's the 4K restoration of a film we've been desperately waiting 40 years for, Susan Seidelman's DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN. Starring Rosanna Arquette and the original material girl in her first ever on-screen role, Madonna.
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.
"Seidelman directed Desperately Seeking Susan three years after her 1982 low-budget punk debut Smithereens, a document of a grislier, long-gone New York, shot guerilla-style around the city, and the first US film to be selected to screen at Cannes.
Desperately Seeking Susan came to Seidelman after it had languished for a long time in development, with studios passing on the project because, as the producer Sarah Pillsbury said, “Only women and gay men liked it.” As if that wasn’t all the endorsement you need." (The Guardian)
"Desperately Seeking Susan works with its fairy tale depiction of New York and the fun, frothy chemistry generated by its two leads." (Rotten Tomatoes)
Monday, September 15
Doors 5:30 pm | Movie 6:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tribute outfits and costumes strongly encouraged and welcome!
DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (Susan Seidelman | 1985 | 104 min | PG) A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.
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