The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Chick Flick, Comedy, Drama, Music

Hugo Weaving	Anthony 'Tick' Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra
Guy Pearce	Adam Whitely/Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Terence Stamp	Ralph/Bernadette Bassenger
Bill Hunter	Bob
Rebel Russell	Logowoman
John Casey	Bartender
June Marie Bennett	Shirley
Murray Davies	Miner
Frank Cornelius	Piano Player
Bob Boyce	Petrol Station Attendant
Sarah Chadwick
Julia Cortez
Alan Dargin
Mark Holmes
Ken Radley

Director	Stephan Elliott
Producer	Al Clark; Michael Hamlyn
Writer	Stephan Elliott

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

A surprise hit in America, this 1994 Australian comedy is anchored by Terence Stamp as a transsexual who, in the company of two drag queens, travels to a remote desert location to put on a lip- synch performance--to the amazement of the locals. Getting there on a pink bus named Priscilla, the trio stop and play for people all over the Outback, getting the same homophobic, bewildered responses. The weak link in the film is dialogue that seems to have been pulled from "Queer Movie Banter for Dummies," all bitchy and cliché-ridden but fortunately salvaged by strong acting. The most fun comes whenever the three are performing; fans of Abba will be particularly pleased. The DVD release has optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, cast and crew bios, optional French and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh