The adventures of Priscilla, queen of the desert [videorecording] / Polygram Filmed Entertainment in association with the Australian Film Finance Corporation presents a Latent Image/Specific Films production ; produced by Al Clark and Michael Hamlyn ; written and directed by Stephan Elliott.
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FilmPublisher number: 107711 | Metro-Goldwyn-MayerLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publication details: Beverly Hills, CA : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]Edition: Extra frills edDescription: 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title: - Priscilla, queen of the desert
- Director of photography, Brian J. Breheny ; film editor, Sue Blainey ; music, Guy Gross ; costume designers, Lizzy Gardiner, Tim Chappel ; production designer, Owen Paterson.
- Academy Awards, Oscar: Best Costume Design (Lizzy Gardiner, Tim Chappel), 1994.
- Australian Film Institute, AFI Award: Best Achievement in Costume Design, Best Achievement in Production Design, 1994.
- BAFTA Film Award: Best Costume Design, Best Make Up/Hair, 1995.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The usually menacing British actor Terence Stamp does a complete turnaround as Bernadette, an aging transsexual who tours the backwaters of Australia with her stage partners, Mitzi (Hugo Weaving) and Adam/Felicia (Guy Pearce). Their act, well-known in Sydney, involves wearing lots of makeup and gowns and lip-synching to records, but Bernadette is getting a bit tired of it all and is also haunted by the bizarre death of an old loved one. Nevertheless, when Mitzi and Felicia get an offer to perform in the remote town of Alice Springs at a casino, Bernadette decides to tag along. The threesome ventures into the outback with Priscilla, a lavender-colored school bus that doubles as dressing room and home on the road. Along the way, the act encounters any number of strange characters, as well as incidents of homophobia, while Bernadette becomes increasingly concerned about the path her life has taken. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
Originally released as a motion picture in 1994.
Special features: Audio commentary by director Stephan Elliott; "Birth of a queen" featurette; never-before-seen deleted scenes; tidbits from the set; "The bus from Blooperville" outtakes; "Frocks, frills and fotos" still gallery; original theatrical trailer.
Director of photography, Brian J. Breheny ; film editor, Sue Blainey ; music, Guy Gross ; costume designers, Lizzy Gardiner, Tim Chappel ; production designer, Owen Paterson.
Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Bill Hunter, Sarah Chadwick, Mark Holmes, Julia Cortez, Ken Radley, Alan Dargin, Rebel Russell.
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," this wickedly funny and high-drama trio heads for the outback and into crazy adventures in even crazier outfits.
MPAA rating: R, for sex-related situations and language.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital stereo., dual layer, NTSC.
English (5.1 DTS, 5.1 Dolby surround) or dubbed French (stereo.) dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Academy Awards, Oscar: Best Costume Design (Lizzy Gardiner, Tim Chappel), 1994.
Australian Film Institute, AFI Award: Best Achievement in Costume Design, Best Achievement in Production Design, 1994.
BAFTA Film Award: Best Costume Design, Best Make Up/Hair, 1995.