The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

Director:

Stephan Elliott

Writer:

Stephan Elliott (written by)

Release Date:

10 August 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music

Tagline:

It's the Australian film that blitzed overseas box offices. It caused a near riot at the Cannes Film Festival. It won an Academy Award (Registeration Symbol). It's fun, daring, over-the-top and unforgettable. It's a road movie with attitude and the occasional frock.

Plot:

Two drag queens and a transsexual get a cabaret gig in the middle of the desert.

Plot Keywords:

Drag Queen | Desert | Drag | Bus | Cabaret

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 8 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Hugo Weaving	...	Tick / Mitzi
Guy Pearce	...	Adam / Felicia
Terence Stamp	...	Bernadette
Rebel Penfold-Russell	...	Logowoman (as Rebel Russell)
John Casey	...	Bartender
June Marie Bennett	...	Shirley
Murray Davies	...	Miner
Frank Cornelius	...	Piano Player
Bob Boyce	...	Petrol Station Attendant
Leighton Picken	...	Young Adam
Maria Kmet	...	Ma
Joseph Kmet	...	Pa
Alan Dargin	...	Aboriginal Man
Bill Hunter	...	Bob
Julia Cortez	...	Cynthia

Also Known As:

Las aventuras de Priscilla, reina del desierto (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Priscilla - öknens drottning (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Ørkendroningen Priscilla (Denmark) [da]
Harpatkaoteha Shel Priscilla Malkat Ha-Midbar (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Les aventures de Priscilla folle du désert (Canada: French title) [fr]
Oi peripeteies tis Priscilla, tis vasillisas tis erimou (Greece) [el]
Priscilla (Japan) [ja]
Priscilla - A sivatag királynöjének kalandjai (Hungary) [hu]
Priscilla - Königin der Wüste (Germany) [de]
Priscilla, Rainha do Deserto (Portugal) [pt]
Priscilla, a Rainha do Deserto (Brazil) [pt]
Priscilla, aavikon kuningatar (Finland) [fi]
Priscilla, folle du désert (France) [fr]
Priscilla, królowa pustyni (Poland) [pl]
Priscilla, kraljica puscave (Slovenia) [sl]
Priscilla, la regina del deserto (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English | Filipino

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Brazil:14 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:16 | Iceland:L | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Company:

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Trivia:

Hugo Weaving's character was based on Sydney drag-queen Cindy Pastel, who like the character has a son and female companion.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: After the bus breaks down for the first time in the Australian outback, and Tick (Hugo Weaving) has just given up on trying to fix it, he sits down to eat breakfast with Bernadette (Terence Stamp). In the exchange, a cameraman and some crew members are visible in the reflection of Bernadette's sunglasses.

Quotes:

[First Lines]
[Tick is hit in back of head with beer can, falls]
Felicia: Are you Okay?...
[Felicia grabs mic]
Felicia: Oh that was fucking charming, you gutless pack of dickheads.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995) (TV)

Soundtrack:

This Old Man

A Movie You Can Watch Over and Over

This is a great movie! Not only are the actors wonderful but the dialogue keeps you watching the movie over and over again because you missed a great line the last time! The musical numbers are worth watching alone, but combined with the story and all the sub-plots and the funniest lines I have heard in a long time (The ABBA turd convo cracks me up every time), this is a movie to buy and watch over and over when you need to be entertained as well as dazzled!!!!!!!