Roberta, played by Rosanna Arquette, is a discontented housewife living near New York City who develops an intense fascination with Susan, portrayed by Madonna, after seeing personal advertisements. Roberta begins to imitate Susan’s lifestyle when she travels into Manhattan, and the situation becomes complicated because a criminal (Will Patton) is pursuing Susan for valuable Egyptian earrings. Mark Blum appears as Ro…

In my opinion, this represents some of Madonna’s strongest work on screen.