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This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Well, what can one say about 'Priscilla'? In it's own way, perhaps even more outrageous than 'Rocky Horror' which preceded it by a couple of decades. Even if one were to be put off by the alternative life style, the film is worth watching just for the garish outfits (Oscar Winner for Best Costume Design) and the unpredictable performances. The 'I Will Survive' number just about knocked me out of my chair, and the Australian Outback setting offers a glimpse of a 'Kangaroo Crossing' sign that made total sense in a picture full of nonsense and decadent fun. I had to laugh when the breakfast cereal of choice during one of the morning stops happened to be Froot Loops; obviously the film makers were not too concerned with political correctness, nor how could they be to even come up with this concept. With key roles in films like "The Matrix" and the Hobbit movies, one of the last actors I would have expected to see in this picture was Hugo Weaving, dragging it up in all his colorful glory. Along side the likes of Terrence Stamp and Guy Pearce, the unlikely trio sends up the gay/transsexual/transgender genre in a way that comes along maybe once a generation. The only possible comment I might make otherwise for this outrageous story might be - Where was Tim Curry when you needed him?

Available on Blu-ray Disc (Region B)Australia 1994 English (Colour); Comedy/Drama/Musical/LGBTQ (PolyGram/Australian Film/Latent Image/Specific); 103 minutes (15 certificate)Crew includes: Stephan Elliott (Director/Screenwriter); Al Clark, Michael Hamlyn (Producers); Rebel Penfold-Russell (Executive Producer); Brian J. Breheny (Cinematographer); Owen Paterson (Production Designer); Sue Blainey (Editor); Guy Gross (Composer)Cast includes: Terence Stamp (Bernadette Bassenger), Hugo Weaving (Anthony "Tick" Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra), Guy Pearce (Adam Whitely/Felicia Jollygoodfellow), Bill Hunter (Bob), Julia Cortez (Cynthia), Sarah Chadwick (Marion Barber), Mark Holmes (Benjamin Barber)Academy Award: Costume Design (Lizzy Gardiner, Tim Chappel); BAFTA Awards (2): Costume Design (Gardiner, Chappel), Makeup/Hair; BAFTA nominations (5): Actor (Stamp), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Film Music; Golden Globe nominations (2): Picture - Musical/Comedy, Actor - Musical/Comedy (Stamp)"Finally, a comedy that will change the way you think, the way you feel, and most importantly... the way you dress."Two female impersonators (Weaving, Pearce) and a recently bereaved transsexual (Stamp) travel halfway across Australia on board a dilapidated bus christened "Priscilla," to perform their cabaret act at a remote casino, encountering absurd situations and individuals almost as nonconformist as they are.Stamp is amazing and totally credible in his quietly dignified transgender portrayal, as are Weaving and (especially) Pearce as "her" flamboyant, lip-synching (to a marvellously camp soundtrack featuring ABBA, Gloria Gaynor, Village People et al) drag queen companions.The gaudy, outrageous (and cheap) costumes won a well-deserved Oscar, and the photography of the barren, surreal landscape is masterful, as is Elliott's creative direction and hilarious, ultimately poignant script.Blu-ray Extras: Commentary, Documentary, Deleted Scenes, Interviews, Bloopers, Trailers. ***½ (7/10)

Few films tackle the gay/lesbian genre with such flamboyant and outrageous tendencies, but The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert manages to be one of the genre's rarities. It's an uncommonly free-spirited film, bound by nothing and restrained by no one, with a writer/director who clearly understands and empathizes with the subculture and a cast committed to giving it the respect and the zany fun it deserves.We focus on Anthony Belrose (Hugo Weaving), who uses the drag pseudonym "Mitzi Del Bra" and works in Sydney as a performer for Lasseter's Hotel Casino Resort in the remote town of Alice Springs. Anthony, despite success at Lasseter's, hungers for something more out of his life and his performances; he's sick of being belittled to "get naked" or show skin when he's pouring his heart out on stage before the microphone. As a result, he rounds up his colleagues Bernadette Bassinger (Terrence Stamp), a transsexual performer and Adam Whitely (Guy Pearce), a younger, more obnoxious soul who goes under the stage name "Felicia Jollygoodfellow" to embark on a four-week tour through the Australian Outback in their large RV named "Priscilla." Classic road trip tropes ensue the second this eclectic trio embark on their journey. The three find a group of Aborigines, whom have never seen the art of drag performance, along with a group of rednecks that nearly have them lynched for intruding on their territory. Along the way, the gang gets equal parts feisty and sentimental with one another, getting on each others nerves at times and finding solace in one another for at least empathizing with their desire to be understood and respected for what they do.The Adventures of Priscilla, in order to really succeed as a film, needed to occasionally capture human emotions through a tender, sentimental lens and Elliot perfectly delivers it without the violins and the overblown emotional manipulation. He gives us a lot of time to spend confined with this trio on Priscilla before the emotions take over. He starts off lighter, peppering the film with bouts of wittiness (when the three harmonize the drinks they want in tune of "Twelve Days of Christmas") and light-hearted fun.The first leg of their trip about the goofy, somewhat hostile conversations they can have with one another. The second leg of the film is when most of the antics kick in and we see the trio's interactions with other minority subcultures, who choose to respond to the three in whatever way their own culture has perceived them (either openly or narrowly). Finally, the final leg of the film takes the aforementioned introspective look into these characters as human beings, with their own sense of idealism for themselves and the people around them. This is when The Adventures of Priscilla becomes a bit sadder, but never forgoes the element of good-natured, consistent fun.Aside from the conversational banter being a real hoot, Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner's Oscar winning costume design is almost a character in itself. Chappel and Gardiner bathe the film in an exciting, eye-popping array of flamboyant color schemes and loud tones and hues that make for a visually delicious experience. Brian J. Breheny's cinematography also lends a hand to making the Australian Outback a lively character, accentuating every detail of the land in a way that makes the excursion that much more enjoyable. All the background devices in the film are precise, which makes The Adventures of Priscilla not only an interesting character study but a royal feast for the eyes.The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert also features some of the most compelling and uproariously funny work from Pearce, Stamp, and Weaving, three veteran character actors who continue to expand their horizons with the variety of roles they take. With all of this, there is a general showstopping quality to the film that stems from all its aesthetic attributes and central performances. Like a drag show, the film steps out with a bold, unflinching amount of confidence and persists to exploit every ounce of entertainment and humane element that it can handle and, in turn, delivers terrific entertainment for most of its runtime.Starring: Terrence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, and Bill Hunter. Directed by: Stephan Elliot.

This first of all is a really fun movie it's not great but close to it, it won the Oscar for costume design in 94 but that shows how well this film is put together. Since it follows three drag queen performers who perform songs like Shake Your grove Thing,Finally,I Will Survive by three terrific actors Stamp, Weaving and Pierce and that's the main reason why the film is so good since they all work great together and all but the movie dealt with LGBT rights and a a lot of films did not handle them at the time.This movie was bold and came from it was a Broadway show and a lot of cult success well deserved cause of it. Check it out but it's not for everyone because it's mainly over the top but that's why we all like Priscilla.