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Release Date: 1994 Cast: Alan Dargin, Terence Stamp, June Marie Bennett, Hugo Weaving, John Casey, Rebel Penfold-Russell, Murray Davies, Julia Cortez, Bill Hunter, Guy Pearce, Maria Kmet, Leighton Picken ...MORE
Cast: Alan Dargin, Terence Stamp, June Marie Bennett, Hugo Weaving, John Casey, Rebel Penfold-Russell, Murray Davies, Julia Cortez, Bill Hunter, Guy Pearce, Maria Kmet, Leighton Picken, Frank Cornelius, Joseph Kmet, Bob Boyce ...LESS
Categories: Movies, LGBT, Ensemble Film, Buddy film, Indie, World cinema, Road movie, Comedy-drama, Gay, Cult, Comedy, Musical, Gay Interest, Gay Themed, Music The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot is based on the journey of three drag queens who travel across the Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named "Priscilla", along the way encountering various groups and individuals. The Adventures of Priscilla stars Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, and Terence Stamp as the three drag queens, one of whom is a heterosexual trans woman with the other two being homosexual. Containing elements of comedy, the film's title is a... MORE
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot is based on the journey of three drag queens who travel across the Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named "Priscilla", along the way encountering various groups and individuals. The Adventures of Priscilla stars Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, and Terence Stamp as the three drag queens, one of whom is a heterosexual trans woman with the other two being homosexual. Containing elements of comedy, the film's title is a pun on the fact that in English speaking cultures, "queen" is a slang term for a male homosexual.
The film was noted for helping to bring Australian cinema to world attention and for its positive portrayal of LGBT individuals, helping to introduce LGBT themes to a mainstream audience. Alternatively, the film has also been criticised for perceived racist and sexist stereotyping.
The film received predominantly positive reviews and won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design at the 67th Academy Awards. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and became LESS
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