The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Genre: Comedy

Worldwide gross$29.7M

Two drag-queens (Anthony/Mitzi and Adam/Felicia) and a transgender woman contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a resort town in the remote Australian desert. They head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla. En route, it is discovered that the woman they've contracted with is Anthony's wife. Their bus breaks down, and is repaired by Bob, who travels on with them.

🏆 Won 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 20 nominations total

Genres

Comedy, Music

Director

Stephan Elliott

Cast

Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp

Released

10 August 1994

Runtime

1h 44m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7.5 / 10

Votes

60,452

Metascore

70

Rotten Tomatoes

94%

Box office

$11,220,670

Budget

$2,000,000

Edition

Base