Desperately Seeking Susan Page #4

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
910 Views


Come on in.

This is Ray.

- Hello.

- This is Ray's mom, Gilda.

Hi.

- This is Henry.

- Hi.

Hello, Henry.

And I'm lan.

Are you OK, Mr Glass?

Fine, thank you. Good night, Daisy.

I hope you get good

news about Mrs Glass.

Thank you.

Where did you get this bag?

It's mine. Mrs Glass give it to me.

Give me the bag, Daisy.

- Daisy, give me the bag!

- Sorry, you ain't getting this bag.

- Please, I'm asking you nicely.

- You're not getting this.

Hey, guys. Could you...

have your picnic somewhere else?

Hey, guys!

Right...

Just try to be careful, all right?

Listen, I don't get involved

in domestic disputes, OK?

There's no dispute.

She had the jacket on

when she disappeared.

It was very special to

her for some reason.

Don't you even remember her?

Don't you remember the jacket?

It was black and gold and it had

a sort of a pyramid thing on it...

like on a dollar bill.

Vaguely.

Great. Thanks.

You've been a terrific help.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

She stopped in here

looking for the jacket, too.

Maybe you can help each other.

Susan, will you get the phone?

Susan! The phone's ringing!

Susan!

Hello?

Yeah, hold on. She's right here.

- What?

- Another one of your secret admirers.

Hello?

Yeah. Who is this?

Gary Glass?

Huh.

Oh, so you're the witch's husband.

Where's my stuff?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, maybe I could help you.

Listen, meet me tonight at

10.30 at 30, West 21st Street.

I'll be waiting on the third floor

near the bar. You got that?

All right, I'll see you there.

Hey!

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

Welcome to the Magic Club.

I'm your host, Big Ray.

We have a wonderful line-up for you

this evening, for all you people.

You, sir, the man in the red shirt...

- Where you from?

- I'm from Brooklyn!

Do we have anyone else

here from Brooklyn?

Right here. Why don't you

two share a cab home?

This is a great audience.

OK, let's get on with it.

Introducing, back from his...

Susan! Come here!

The one, the only, the innovator...

From now on, I want you here

five minutes before we begin.

Remember, we start with the doves.

You look beautiful. Smile.

Davina... Queen of the Night!

So let's hear it from all

you lovely people. Come on!

Menthol, extra-long, ultra-thin!

Extra-ultra long and thin!

Regular, unleaded...

Please!

Come down!

Davina!

Bow!

This one's worse than the other one!

Nice try, kid.

Here you go. 20 bucks.

See you tomorrow night

at the same time.

- You're hiring me?

- Well, of course we are!

Thank you!

Take these guys home

and practise, all right?

And, Susan... practise a lot! OK?

- All right.

- Good.

Get into the groove

Boy, you've got to prove

Your love to me, yeah

Get up on your feet

Yeah, step to the beat

Boy, what will it be?

Music can be such a revelation

Dancing around

You feel the sweet sensation

We might be lovers

if the rhythm's right

I hope this feeling

never ends tonight

Only when I'm dancing

can I feel this free

At night I lock the doors

where no one else can see

I'm tired of dancing

here all by myself

Tonight I wanna dance

with someone else

Get into the groove

Boy, you've got to prove

Your love to me, yeah

Get up on your feet

Yeah, step to the beat

Boy, what will it be?

Gonna get to know you

in a special way...

Gary Glass, right?

Yeah, how did you know?

Wild guess.

- She split on you, huh?

- Yeah. Two days ago.

Has she ever split on you before?

No, of course not.

- Did she do drugs?

- Drugs? Roberta?

She's never smoked a

joint in her whole life.

She's probably the straightest

person in Fort Lee.

What are you driving at?

- Do you want something to drink?

- No, thanks.

I'm on this health programme, you know?

No alcohol, no sugar...

- Do you wanna dance?

- Dance?

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Live out your fantasy

Here with me

Just let the music set you free

Did you read that stuff in the

newspaper about that guy Meeker?

He got pushed out of a hotel

window in Atlantic City.

- No, why?

- Roberta's mixed up in it.

Roberta? That's impossible!

Fact. She's trying to frame

me for Meeker's murder.

Who's Meeker?

Who's Meeker and what does

he have to do with Roberta?

Ex-partner and Roberta

were in on it together.

I-I think you're mistaken.

Roberta doesn't know

anybody in Atlantic City.

I've seen them together!

You saw Roberta with

another man! Who?

Looks like a real greaseball to me.

I don't believe a word you're saying.

Here, trust me.

You wanna find your wife?

- Yeah, of course I do!

- Good. Let's go to your place.

My place?

Excuse me.

Now I know you're mine

Excuse me!

Sir!

There's someone following me.

Please! Could you... Could you...

There's a man...

There's a man following me...

How do you get in here?

You're not supposed to be in here.

I know. I'm sorry, sir, but could

you please see if he's gone?

There's a man following me.

Could you see if he's gone?

- OK.

- Thank you.

You stay here.

Enrique will take care of it.

No mal!

Yeah.

Coo!

He's hot!

Your body's hot

You're always hot,

all the time, hot...

Oh, I'm so hot, oh!

So hot!

Hola! Soy Gary de Gary's Oasis.

En nuestro local en New Jersey,...

tenemos cientos de baeras

calientes a los precios ms bajos.

As que venga a Gary's Oasis,...

abierto siete das a la semana.

- Hola, Gary!

- No, muchachas. No!

At Gary's Oasis all your

fantasies can come true!

Sir?

Sir!

Taxi! Taxi!

Taxi!

- You'll get yourself in a twist.

- Wait! I have money!

I have money in my bag!

I have money in my bag!

OK. The earrings, I need them.

What earrings? Look,

I'm not who you think. Please.

All right, all right, avoid the fate

of your late beloved boyfriend.

Was he your pimp?

What?

All right, play it that way.

Come on, you've just got a little

bump on your head. You'll survive it.

What's your name?

You got a name, don't you?

All right, we'll settle this

at the station house.

- Roberta.

- Roberta. That's a name.

I'm not who you think I am.

How do you use the birds?

Nice place you got here, Gar.

We like it.

Firm.

Y-Yeah.

They're Roberta's.

"How To Be Your Own Best Friend."

"I'm OK - You're OK."

"Dr Ruth's Guide To Good Sex."

Are these Roberta's, too?

I didn't know she read this stuff.

You know, Gar, between you and me,...

what do you really

know about Roberta?

Nice wallpaper.

Don't you think you ought

to wait for Roberta...

before you start taking her clothes?

She owes me a coat.

- What does she weigh?

- Roberta?

105, 110.

We're close. Very close.

- Nice tub.

- You like it?

That's... It's one of

our most popular items.

You can install it in any bathroom and it

increases the resale value of your home.

I didn't say I wanted to buy one.

Right. Sorry.

You know, I could get

used to a place like this.

Got any pot?

P-pot.

usually I keep some around,...

but r-right now I'm out.

You know how it is.

How about a match?

All right, stop.

Face forward.

Smile.

Turn left.

Next.

And then you start to think,...

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