4 Movies Directed by Susan Seidelman

Smithereens

Smithereens

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-08-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (679 Reviews)

Director:

Susan Seidelman

Genres:

DramaMusic

Cast:

Writer:

Susan Seidelman (story)

Ron Nyswaner (story)

Ron Nyswaner (screenplay)

Peter Askin (screenplay)

Fullplot:

An restless and abrasive young woman eschews the affections of a sensitive young portrait artist, preferring to chase punk singers in a misguided desire for fame and fortune in New York's Greenwich Village.

Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-04-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (15362 Reviews)

Director:

Susan Seidelman

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Bored Roberta spots a regular personal ad in the paper titled 'Desperately Seeking Susan'. She heads off to New York, following one of the ads, and finds Susan. When Susan sells her jacket, Roberta - trying to emulate her mystery ad writer - buys the jacket and wears it. Little does she know someon is looking for the jacket - and its owner...

Musical Chairs

Musical Chairs

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-09-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.6 (247 Reviews)

Director:

Susan Seidelman

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

A romantic tale of two New Yorkers, Armando Ortiz, from the Bronx, and Mia Franklin, from the Upper East Side, and their unlikely meeting. The story tells how the two of them come together through their love of ballroom dancing. Mia is a beautiful and vivacious professional dancer. Armando works at the midtown Manhattan dance studio in exchange for lessons and fantasizes of a time when he will dance with Mia. But a tragic accident forever changes Mia's life. True to his heart, Armando dedicates himself, along with a group of colorful misfits, to help Mia overcome her painful challenges and dance once more.

The Hot Flashes

The Hot Flashes

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-08-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(1244 Reviews)

Director:

Susan Seidelman

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

An unlikely basketball team of unappreciated middle-aged Texas women, all former high school champs, challenge the current arrogant high school girls' state champs to a series of games to raise money for breast cancer prevention. Sparks fly as these marginalized women go to comic extremes to prove themselves on and off the court, and become a national media sensation.

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