The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

by Hugo Weaving (Actor)

Other authorsJohn Casey (Actor), Al Clark (Producer), Terence Stamp (Actor), Guy Pearce (Actor), Michael Hamlyn (Producer), Murray Davies (Actor), Stephan Elliott (Director), Stephan Elliott (Writer), Rebel Penfold-Russell (Actor), Rebel Penfold-Russell (Producer), Grant Lee (Producer) — 8 more, Sue Seeary (Producer), Bob Boyce (Actor), June Marie Bennett (Actor), Frank Cornelius (Actor), Leighton Picken (Actor), Maria Kmet (Actor), Joseph Kmet (Actor), Stuart Quin (Producer)

DVD, 2000

Status

Available

Call number

DVD Pris

Collection

Michael C. Weidemann LGBT Library at Gay City

Publication

MGM (Video & DVD) (2000), Edition: DVD Video

Description

With a contract to perform a drag show way out in the Australian desert, Tick, Adam, and Ralph each has his own reason for wanting to leave the safety of Sydney. Christening their battered pink tour bus "Priscilla," the trio heads for the outback and into crazy adventures in even crazier outfits.

Media reviews

New York Times

Taking its name from the tour bus on which this trio travels, "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" presents a defiant culture clash in generous, warmly entertaining ways. For all its glitter, this is the sort of film in which everyone becomes happier and nicer by the final reel.

User reviews

LibraryThing member comfypants

Three drag queens cross the outback in a bus.

It just doesn't work on any level - unless you find something inherently entertaining about men in dresses, as the writer/director seems to think you should.

Concept: D
Story: D
Characters: C
Dialog: F
Pacing: D
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design:

C
Acting: C
Music: B

Enjoyment: D

GPA: 1.5/4

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