4/28/2023 0 Comments Desperately seeking susan![]() Verbing Nouny: The title Desperately Seeking Susan uses this formula.Madonna didn’t like the costumes, so she wore her own clothes and the world got into her groove.Too Dumb to Live: Roberta leaving the security guard's apartment (even when he told her to stay put), when Nolan was out there trying to kill her. ![]() It's also how Roberta knocks out the guy who is chasing her and has caught up to Susan.Tap on the Head: Roberta hits her head twice in the movie and suffers no damage aside from brief Easy Amnesia.Sympathetic Adulterer: Roberta has sex with Dez after getting her memory back, probably at least partly because she thought her husband was cheating on her (he actually was, but not in the circumstances she believed he was).Sexy Surfacing Shot: One scene starts with Susan swimming in a pool in her underwear, followed by a close-up shot of her climbing out of the water via the pool's ladder. ![]() Second-Face Smoke: While Susan is in the cell, a guard lights her cigarette, to which she blows smoke in the guard's face.Marino presented his solo comedy Desperately Seeking the Exit, which is based on his experiences, at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Produced by Susan Gallin, Ron Kastner, Mark Rubinstein and Old Vic productions, the musical starred Emma Williams as Susan, Kelly Price as Roberta, and Steven Houghton as Alex. The production was directed by Angus Jackson, with book and concept by Peter Michael Marino and sets and costumes by Tim Hatley. It features music and lyrics by Blondie and Deborah Harry, including a new song written especially for the show. Screen-to-Stage Adaptation: The film was developed into a stage musical that premiered at London's Novello Theatre on November 15, 2007.Ransacked Room: After bailing Roberta out of jail, Dez returns to his apartment with her, only to find it turned over by Nolan, who is looking for Susan.Place Worse Than Death: Susan doesn't have a high opinion of New Jersey, and when someone mistakes her for being dead she jokes she's "Just in New Jersey".(The tobacco company that had paid for the Product Placement asked for their money back.) Of Course I Smoke: Roberta, suffering from amnesia and finding some cigarettes among "her" stuff, decides she must be a smoker and lights one up.Noodle Incident: Some of the reasons why people chase Roberta-as-Susan off.Noodle Implements: In-universe when Roberta is mistakenly picked up for solicitation while carrying a cage of doves and put into a car with another prostitute, the other prostitute asks her, " What do you use the doves for?".Nice to the Waiter: In Susan's first scene, she acts polite to the hotel bellboy and gives him a nice tip shortly before departing.Mistaken Identity: Roberta is mistaken for Susan constantly throughout the movie.Mistaken for Prostitute: After getting attacked by Nolan, Roberta gets her memory back, but is then arrested by the police who mistake her for a prostitute due to her clothing. ![]()
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