Desperately Seeking Susan (1985 Josh's Pick)

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985 Josh's Pick)

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March 25, 2026 · 1h 4m · Season 24 · Episode 6

About this episode

This episode features a discussion on the film Desperately Seeking Susan, highlighting its significance and reviews.

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1985 features Josh’s personal pick, Susan Seidelman’s Desperately Seeking Susan . Directed by Susan Seidelman from a screenplay by Leora Barish and starring Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Madonna, Mark Blum and Laurie Metcalf, Desperately Seeking Susan marked the feature film debut of pop singer Madonna. The contemporary review quoted in this episode comes from Roger Ebert ( https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/desperately-seeking-susan-1985 ), Kirk Ellis in The Hollywood Reporter ( https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/desperately-seeking-susan-review-1985-movie-1197797/ ), and Kevin Thomas in the Los Angeles Times ( https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-28-ca-29341-story.html ). Check out more info and the entire archive of past episodes at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear You can find Jason on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/ , on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/goforjason/ You can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/…

People in this episode

Host: Josh

Topics covered

  • 1985 films
  • movie reviews
  • Madonna's debut
  • film analysis
  • comedy

Keywords

  • Desperately Seeking Susan
  • 1985
  • Susan Seidelman
  • Madonna
  • film review

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times

Books & works: Desperately Seeking Susan

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