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A Balasaur Score of 68 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 71/100. Scores higher than 70% of the 997 1980s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic71/100
531 audience votes
Key crew
- Susan SeidelmanDirector
- Leora BarishWriter
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rosanna ArquetteRoberta Glass
- MadonnaSusan
- Aidan QuinnDez
- Mark BlumGary Glass
- Robert JoyJim
- Laurie MetcalfLeslie Glass
- Anna ThomsonCrystal
- Will PattonWayne Nolan
- Steven WrightLarry Stillman D.D.S.
- John TurturroRay
- Giancarlo EspositoStreet Vendor
- Richard HellBruce Meeker
Stills
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