▁Kong , ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁gross ed ▁H K $ 7 . 0 1 ▁million ▁( US $ 9 0 5 , 0 0 0 ). ▁The ▁film ▁has ▁earned ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁Chinese ▁box ▁office . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 s ▁action ▁comedy ▁films ▁Category : C anton ese - language ▁films ▁Category : Ch inese ▁action ▁comedy ▁films ▁Category : Ch inese ▁films ▁Category : H ong ▁Kong ▁action ▁comedy ▁films ▁Category : H ong ▁Kong ▁films ▁Category : M and arin - language ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁Des per ately ▁Se ek ing ▁Susan ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁American ▁comedy - d rama ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Susan ▁Se idel man ▁and ▁st arring ▁Ros anna ▁Ar qu ette ▁and ▁Madonna . ▁Set ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁plot ▁involves ▁the ▁interaction ▁between ▁two ▁women ▁– ▁a ▁b ored ▁house w ife ▁and ▁a ▁bo hem ian ▁dr if ter ▁– ▁linked ▁by ▁various ▁messages ▁in ▁the ▁personal ▁column ▁of ▁a ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁Madonna ' s ▁first ▁major ▁screen ▁role ▁and ▁also ▁provided ▁early ▁roles ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁well - known ▁perform ers , ▁such ▁as ▁John ▁T urt ur ro , ▁Laur ie ▁Met cal f , ▁A idan ▁Qu inn , ▁and ▁Steven ▁Wright . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁named ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁best ▁films ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Ro berta , ▁an ▁un ful