Essential Cinema: Somewhere Else, Always: Restless Women and the City
DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN
Directed by Susan Seidelman
USA, 1985, 1h 44min, DCP
Essential Cinema: Somewhere Else, Always: Restless Women and the City
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100 Austin, TX 78752
Pricing
$14 evening / $11.50 matinee (available M-F for shows before 5 PM)
$4 discounts for AFS MAKE & WATCH members. Free for LOVE & Impact Circle members.
Discounts for AISD educators and local high school & college students are available at the box office with a valid school ID.
Accessibility
See more about the venue’s accessibility here.
“One of the great New York movies.”
—The Times
“Endearingly hilarious … wryly satirical … with a glorious, cockamamie sense of humor.”
—Los Angeles Times
Madonna is Susan, a downtown girl with wild style and an even wilder nightlife. Rosanna Arquette is Roberta, a New Jersey housewife fascinated by the kooky adventures she reads about in the personals. Hijinks ensue when Roberta assumes Susan’s identity and stumbles into a life so crazy it takes two women to live it! A quintessential ‘80s showstopper from Susan Seidelman, co-starring Aidan Quinn and featuring cameo appearances by Richard Hell, Ann Magnuson, Arto Lindsay, and more.
