Desperately Seeking Susan Page #2

Synopsis: Bored Roberta spots a regular personal ad in the paper titled 'Desperately Seeking Susan'. She heads off to New York, following one of the ads, and finds Susan. When Susan sells her jacket, Roberta - trying to emulate her mystery ad writer - buys the jacket and wears it. Little does she know someone is looking for the jacket - and its owner...
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Susan Seidelman
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
71
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
PG-13
Year:
1985
104 min
$27,400,000
834 Views


- You got a light?

- No, I don't smoke.

Susan!

How come you split without

saying goodbye in person?

Everybody says goodbye in person.

Come on. Let's go get a drink.

Yeah, OK, but I've

only got a few minutes.

- Oh, great...

- It's a last-minute thing.

The band got this gig in

Buffalo and we start tonight.

Next time don't put an

ad in the paper, OK?

Susan, I've been looking

for you for weeks!

Come to Buffalo with me?

You'll be working.

- It's boring.

- Come to Buffalo.

I'll find some trouble

for you to get into.

I've had enough trouble already.

You... you were with this guy?

He was breathing when I left.

Hey! Beauty and the Beast, we'll hit

traffic on the bridge. Let's fly!

I don't like leaving you like this.

- I can take care of myself.

- I know.

Look, I'll give you a number.

You got a pen?

All right, this is the

number of my friend Dez.

He's a great guy...

and if you really get in a jam, call him.

He'll know how to reach me.

- Has he got any money?

- Forget it! He knows all about you.

Here comes Johnny Yen again

With the liquor and drugs

And the flesh machine

No more dead bodies, OK?

I'll see what I can do.

Be here next time when I get back.

And I been hurtin'

since I bought the gimmick...

Come on, baby!

Check it out!

Hey, baby, I got a pair of

sunglasses just for you!

This hat'll look great on you, baby.

Take a look in the mirror.

Beautiful, right?

$10 for the set, all right?

Ten bucks.

You gonna buy?

Hey, where you goin', babe?

Yo! Come back! What are

you doin' with my hat?

Give me my glasses, babe!

What's the matter?

- Oh, man! I don't believe it!

- I'm sorry.

What are you doin'?

- I'm sorry.

- What do you mean, "sorry"? Hey!

Sorry!

I ain't gonna do you wrong

While you're gone

Ain't gonna do you wrong

Cos I don't wanna

All I'm askin'

Is for a little respect

when you come home

Baby, when you get home

I'm about to give you

All of my money

And all I'm askin'...

Do me a favour, baby.

Stay on the carpet, OK?

- They're great, aren't they?

- I know.

I gotta have 'em, but 65 bucks...

- That is the price.

- Forget it.

- I like the jacket.

- It used to belong to Jimi Hendrix.

But I bet he'd love it if I

swapped it for the boots.

Deal.

Ooo, your kiss is

Sweeter than honey

And guess what?

So is my money...

Gorgeous, isn't it?

It used to belong to Elvis Presley.

- Wanna try it on?

- All right.

Oh, a little respect

Oh, hey! A little respect...

We start off with the eggs.

These go very fast done two by two.

And this you can do in the morning...

and get it all ready for baking.

I'm gonna bake it

and then unmould it.

There are your six eggs.

Those get beaten up a little

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