"The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"

"The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen 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.

Product Details
Actors: Trevor Barrie, June Marie Bennett, Bob Boyce, John Casey (II), Hannah Corbett
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Subtitles: Spanish
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating:
Studio: Polygram Video
DVD Release Date: October 7, 1997
Run Time: 102 minutes