Movie
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Overview
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Details
- Release date
- 1994-08-10
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Latent Image Productions Pty. Ltd., Specific Films, Gramercy Pictures
- Country
- Australia, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Hugo Weaving as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra
- Guy Pearce as Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow
- Terence Stamp as Bernadette Bassenger
- Bill Hunter as Bob Spart
- Sarah Chadwick as Marion Barber
- June Marie Bennett as Shirley
- Rebel Penfold-Russell as Logowoman
- John Casey as Bartender
- Murray Davies as Miner
- Frank Cornelius as Piano Player
- Bob Boyce as Petrol Station Attendant
- Leighton Picken as Young Adam
Crew
- Stephan Elliott - Director
- Stephan Elliott - Writer
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