"Every man is desperate to have her. One woman is desperate to be her. But someone is desperate to kill her. If they can figure out who she is."

1985

1h 44m

6.1(461 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Crime

Overview

A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.

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Cast & Crew

69 members

Acting

Rosanna Arquette

Roberta Glass

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Madonna

Susan

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Aidan Quinn

Dez

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Mark Blum

Gary Glass

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Robert Joy

Jim

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Laurie Metcalf

Leslie Glass

Acting

Anna Thomson

Crystal

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Will Patton

Wayne Nolan

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Steven Wright

Larry Stillman D.D.S.

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John Turturro

Ray

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Giancarlo Esposito

Street Vendor

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Richard Hell

Bruce Meeker

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Rockets Redglare

Taxi Driver

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Annie Golden

Band Singer

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Richard Edson

Man With Newspapers

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Ann Magnuson

Cigarette Girl

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John Lurie

Neighbor Saxophonist

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Peter Maloney

Ian

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Anne Carlisle

Victoria

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Victor Argo

Sgt. Taskal

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José Angel Santana

Boutique Owner

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Steve Bosh

Newscaster

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Daisy Bradford

Daisy

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Mary Joy

Cocktail Waitress

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Rosemary Hochschild

Cocktail Waitress

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Iris Chacón Tapia

TV Singer

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Shirley Stoler

Jail Matron

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J.B. Waters

Jail Matron

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Arto Lindsay

Newspaper Clerk

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Henry Adler

Magic Club Drummer

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Marty Gold

Magic Club Saxophonist

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Michael R. Chin

Choy

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Patrick John Hurley

Policeman

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Timothy Carhart

Victoria's Boyfriend

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Curt Dempster

Coffee Shop Manager

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Shirley Kaplan

Waitress

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Lázaro Pérez

Enrique the Guard

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John Hoyt

Space Commander

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Gary Ray

Band Member

Production

Gary Binkow

Band Member

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Michael Bramon

Band Member

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Joyce Griffen

Prostitute

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Paul Austin

Policeman

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Richard S. Lowy

Adrian - the Hairdresser

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Donna Ritchie

Hot Tub Girl

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Kim Chan

Park Bum

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Michael Badalucco

Guy from Brooklyn

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Elie J. Boubli

Egyptian Ambassador

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Adele Bertei

Prisoner

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Peter Castellotti

Coffee Shop Cop

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Wende Dasteel

Party Guest

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Steve Eidel

Party Guest

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Michael Kaufman

Party Guest

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Ilene Kristen

Party Guest

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Carol Leifer

Party Guest

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Richard Portnow

Party Guest

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Isabel García Lorca

Party Guest

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Tim Ransom

Bellhop

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Gilda Torterello

Ray's Mom

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Stanley Burns

Ventriloquist

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Sandy Dell

Hot Tub Girl (uncredited)

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Robert Dahdah

Man Waiting On Line (uncredited)

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Edward Galland

Boy Triplet (uncredited)

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Kevin Harris

Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)

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David Kellman

Boy Triplet (uncredited)

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Harsh Nayyar

Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)

Acting

Robert Shafran

Boy Triplet (uncredited)

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Frank Stellato

Moving Man (uncredited)

Acting

John Spacely

(uncredited)

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