Desperately Seeking Susan

Episode 194: Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

Theme: Musicians in Movies Month
Hosts: Oz & Curtis

This week, Oz and Curtis dive into Desperately Seeking Susan — a movie marriage of Single White Female + 50 First Dates + Who’s That Girl, all held together by the mystical powers of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. Madonna smolders, Rosanna Arquette spirals, men are useless (except Aidan Quinn’s hair), and the plot is held together with amnesia, Polaroids, magic clubs, and ancient Egyptian earrings nobody remembers until the last five minutes. It’s peak ’80s chaos: fashion-forward, logic-light, neon-splashed, and culturally iconic… even if the movie itself is kinda just “there.”

Join your two favorite “how does amnesia work again?” podcasters as they follow:

• Rosanna Arquette’s full personality swap after gently booping her head on a light pole.

• Madonna as the world’s coolest downtown drifter — part femme fatale, part lost ferret.

• Aidan Quinn playing the sweetest, most confused locksmith in the tri-state area.

• Will Patton as the least threatening hitman to ever hit or man.

• A Magic Club so popular it somehow has a house band and a packed audience nightly.

From locker keys to glitter boots to Julia Child kitchen disasters, Oz and Curtis untangle a movie that’s more famous for its vibe than its plot — and honestly, fair enough.

Final Verdict

Oz — 5 Arquettes
Curtis — 61 Ancient Egyptian Earrings
Both — Still wondering how two head bumps fixed and un-fixed amnesia like a light switch.