The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert [Blu-ray]

I fell in love with this film immediately, as I did with To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar. I have many friends who are trans, and some who are drag queens. I loved the actors in this one so much! I was already a Terrance Stamp fan before watching this, so this was a complete treat for me! It tells the story of three drag performers (one of them trans) headed across the Australian Outback to do a show. It's most definitely a road film, but some very genuine, sensitive, and beautiful moments add to the saucy dialogue and make this a journey of the heart. I cannot truly pick a favorite character, because I love ALL of them! I won't spoil it for you. I can just say that this film may help shed some understanding and inspire some badly-needed compassion for our LGBTQ+ community. Yes, it's a fun story with razor-sharp wit, sassy style, and a few naughty moments--but it is also a tale about loneliness, pain, isolation, and self-doubt. I recommend this for anyone who has felt isolated from society simply for being themselves. As Quentin Crisp wrote: “In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once inhabited the suburbs of human contempt find that without changing their address they eventually live in the metropolis.” Welcome to the metropolis, Bernadette, Mitzi, and Felicia! It's good to see you!

This is the best movie about be gay ever made, because it isn't about being gay. It's about two men, and a woman who happens to be a post-op T/S, crossing the Australian desert in a bus. It's about three people who learned very early on in life that they're not destined to be what other people want them to be, and have given up trying, even in small ways. These people are kind, and as much as they bicker, take care of one another when you get right down to it. The film has messages about acceptance: when these people encounter resistance to whom they are, they overcome it most often by simply remaining whom they are, and also by showing their own acceptance of themselves and one another. The film isn't about messages, though, it's about fun. It's about dance, and music. It's a celebration of some of the worst music that ever topped the charts, and some of the worst dancing that is top of the line if you know it's supposed to be camp. This film is a literal laugh-a-minute, and I don't use the word "literal" unless I mean it. What's more, the lead actors give three powerful performances. We care about these three people. We are riveted to the screen, emotionally attached to Bernadette, Adam and Tony, wanting them to be all right, just because we care about them. Of a thousand films to come out each year, only a handful have performances like these three deliver. This is a great film about being gay, but it's not a "gay" film, in that such a genre exists-- it's not a coming out film, it's not Jeffrey: it's not full of inside jokes that straight people will miss. This is a film for everyone about claiming one's own uniqueness, however it manifests. Anyone can identify with this film. And anyone can roll on the floor laughing. I did. I know people who saw it in theatres, then had to rent it to pick up all the lines they missed, because the theatre audience drowned out half the dialogue with its laughter.

I watched this movie 23 years ago. I was young and naive and expanding my understanding of the world and the art. I thought it was a great movie back then. 23 years later, I think this is one hell of a film still.

One of our favorites movies. We have watched it several times, alond and with guests.

Stunning movie. Visually spectacular. Fabulous, life affirming messages. So funny, so deep, so moving.

If you have never seen this movie and are not Homophobic - plus you enjoy and adventure and romping comedies - with a heart - this is the movie for you! Terrance Stamp (Superman: The Movie and II, Yes Man) gives an amazing and sympathetic performance of a man with a lost mission that becomes found. It tells the tale of Drag Queens with a goal that to most people would seem frivolous and crazy - but for them it allows them to grow as friends and as human beings. I don't want to say much about the film other than it is truely a "Diamond in the Rough" as far as independant films go - however it has extreme emotional value if you make it to the end. Not to mention a few laughs and hysterical situations! The extras on this film are great. From the commentaries to the behind the scenes footage to the interviews with cast and crew. It was a low budget picture that shouldn't and i did! A great film, not for the too young, but definatley a learning experience for anyone who watches it. I loved the story very much - and I think you will too! 3-26-09

This has it all-great acting,awesome scenery [the Australian Outback, etc], and mindblowing costumes and song and dance numbers. An absolutely perfect way to escape,when life just gets too doggone dreary and humdrum. Great tounge in cheek, just plain old FUN. Get it-you won't be sorry. It's become one of my favorite 'funky mood, it's been raining forever, I need to escape' movies. Terrance Stamp is amazing-well, they all are, but the biggest scene stealer is the Australian Outback. Pick it up, pop it in the DVD player, and just lose yourself for a bit. If it hadn't been in widescreen, I'd have given it 5 stars-but that's just me-I like my movies taking up the entire 40" of my screen.

Years before Hugo Weaving ever portrayed the powerfully evil character "Agent Smith" in the three "Matrix" films or the very serious "Elrond" in the three "Lord of the Rings" films; he portrayed a dress-wearing, drag performer named "Mitzi del Bra/Anthony 'Tick' Belrose" in the hilarious 1994 Australian film, "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Joining Hugo in dresses for the film were actors Terence Stamp as "Bernadette Bassenger/Ralph" and Guy Pearce as "Felicia Jollygoodfellow/Adam Whitely". Terrence Stamp is better known for his portrayals of General Zod in the 1980 film "Superman II" and Chancellor Valorum in the 1999 "Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace". Guy Pearce is better known for his portrayals of "Det. Lt. Edmund Jennings Exley" in the 1997 film "L.A. Confidential", "Leonard Shelby" in the 2000 film "Memento" and "Alexander Hartdegen" in the 2002 remake of "The Time Machine". The film begins in Sydney, Australia, where Mitzi, Felicia and Bernadette agree to take a trip across the Australian outback to the very remote resort known as Alice Springs to perform there. To get to Alice Springs, the trio purchases a run-down bus that is large enough to carry all of their clothing and other necessities. Unfortunately, the bus isn't in great shape and not everyone in the Australian outback likes the trio. However, they meet some very interesting people including Bob (Bill Hunter), his cantankerous wife Cynthia (Julia Cortez), a boisterous bartender named Shirley (June Marie Bennett), a rough miner named Frank (Ken Radley) and a fun Aboriginal man (Alan Dargin). Memorable scenes in the film include the trio performing for Aboriginal people, the impromptu kite, Felicia singing on top of the bus, Cynthia's bar performance, Bernadette out-drinking Shirley, Mitzi ('Tick') meeting his son Benji (Mark Holmes), Tick's wife Marion (Sarah Chadwick) & Benji watching the trio perform in Alice Springs, the trio climbing a mountain in dresses in the Australian outback, and flashbacks to Bernadette's (Ralph's) childhood. The costumes used in "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" earned the film an Oscar for Best Costume Design and nine award nominations from the Australian Film Institute (AFI), of which it won two for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design. Two of the AFI nominations were Best Actor nominations for Hugo Weaving and Terence Stamp. Two other AFI award nominations were for Best Director (Stephan Elliott, who also wrote the film) and Best Film. Overall, I rate "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" with 5 out of 5 stars. The film also has a superb soundtrack that includes Alicia Bridges' "I Love The Night Life", Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", Patti Page's "If the Sun Don't Shine", Abba's "Mamma Mia", Vanessa Williams' "Save The Best for Last" and Giuseppe Verdi's operatic "E Strano! Ah Fors E Lui".

Endlich habe ich die BluRay von Priscilla. Der Film begleitet mich seit meinem Coming Out. Tolle Story, tolle Darsteller. Teilweise sehr schrill, also genau richtig für einen lustigen Filmabend. Einziges Manko, ich habe den Film bei einem anderen Anbieter bestellt, dort ist ein Bild besagter BluRay abgebildet. Deutscher Titel. Meine Verwunderung war groß, als ich den Film auspackte und alles auf Englisch war. Auch die Rückseite. Also, ich erst mal alles gelesen und dann sah ich bei Audio, das er auch auf deutsch ist. Der Anbieter, in dem Fall corleone, sollte vllt. darauf hinweisen.

Arrived ontime

Por fin, después de muchos años buscándola en formato Blu-ray ha aparecido disponible para el público mexicano. La calidad del dvd no me dejó muy satisfecho como esta versión en este formato. Al ser una pelicula de los 90's la imagen no es tan buena como lo es su sonido. En mi equipo de audio de 7.2 canales se aprecia muy bien. Las actuaciones de los tres protagonistas es realmente remarcable, sobre todo la de Mr. Terrence Stamp quien con su experiencia actoral se luce artísticamente durante todo el film. Todos los demás actores y actrices hacen igualmente lo suyo lo que hace de esta película algo remarcable. No es la típica vulgar película queer de las que tanto abundan. Contiene muchos elementos de calidad como los anteriormente mencionados, actuaciones, aspectos técnicos y producción que no repara en gastos. Es una cinta que puede ser vista en familia sobre todo donde hay adolescentes que no pueden ser afectados emocionalmente. Muy equilibrada en cuanto al tratamiento de los aspectos cómicos y dramáticos que contiene. El vestuario es espectacular y muy bien llevado por los personajes sin llegar a lo vulgar; extravagante, sí, pero de acuerdo con el fin cinematográfico buscado. El maquillaje es de mencionar, pues resulta muy adecuado al tema y no es grotesco. .a música muy disfrutable y con un buen equipo de audio lo es más. Música que va desde ABBA hasta Verdi! No es una película moralizante, es un melodrama divertido y respetuoso a la diversidad, por eso la necesidad de que sea visto en compañía de los padres. Es un film en fin, muy divertido y excelentemente bien hecho.

I loved the movie, good memories and it arrived quickly without any issues, was happy with the video.

This film on bluray is pure gold !