The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Stephan Elliott
Terence Stamp
Hugo Weaving
Guy Pearce
Bill Hunter
Sarah Chadwick
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Two down-at-heels transvestites and an older transsexual travel by bus from Sydney to a cabaret engagement in the Australian outback.
Director
Stephan Elliott
Cast
Terence Stamp
Hugo Weaving
Guy Pearce
Bill Hunter
Sarah Chadwick
Mark Holmes
Julia Cortez
Ken Radley
Alan Dargin
Rebel Russell
June Marie Bennett
Al Clark
Margaret Pomeranz
Paul Capsis
Leighton Picken
Nikki Webster
Daniel Kellie
Christian Stead
Crew
Antonia Barnard
Graham Beatty
Lyall Beckman
Libby Blainey
Sue Blainey
Paul Booth
Richard Bradshaw
Richard Bradshaw
Brian Breheny
Brian Breheny
Kerrie Brown
Dave Burge
Steve Burgess
Lorraine Calway
Tim Chappel
Al Clark
Peter Cogar
Tim Colvin
Angela Conte
Brett Cooper
Martin Cooper
Adam Dalli
Kate Dennis
Jonathan Desprez
Mark Devereux
Tim Duggan
Robyn Dunn
Stephan Elliott
Stephen Erskine
Russell Fewtrell
Stuart Freeman
Michael Gaffney
Lizzy Gardiner
Colin Gibson
Guy Gross
Deb Gwilliam
Julia Gwilliam
Michael Hamlyn
Cassie Hanlon
Simon Hewitt
Roz Hinde
Peter Holland
Matt Ingliss
Phil Judd
Rick Kornaat
Catherine Lavelle
Simon Leadley
Grant Lee
Grant Lee
Jenny Lee
Robyn Lee
Terry Lee
Elise Lockwood
Gerry Long
Tony Lynch
Paul Malane
Frank Mangano
John May
Ian Mcalpine
Fiona Mcbain
Mark Mckinley
John Murch
Mark Nancarrow
Pat Nash
Tim Parry
Owen Paterson
Owen Patterson
Rebel Penfold-russell
Maria Phillips
Jamie Platt
Philippa Playford
Karen Psaltis
Angus Robertson
Michael Robertson
Esther Rodewald
Bill Ross
Ian Russell
Emma Schofield
Sue Seeary
Sue Seeary
Adrien Seffrin
Emily Seresin
Grant Shepherd
Guntis Sics
Guntis Sics
Robert Simper
Kim Steblina
Dougal Thompson
Jardine Tolley
Anna Townsend
Martin Turner
Yann Vignes
Anthony Walker
Mark White
Diana Williams
Clare Wise
Andy Yuncken
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Costume Design
Best Costume Design
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for nine 1994 Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards, including best picture. The film won awards for best achievement in costume design and production design.
Nominated for seven 1994 British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor (Terence Stamp), Best Music, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup/Hair.
Stephan Elliott was nominated for the 1994 award for Best Original Screenplay by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
Winner of the 1994 Film Critic's Circle of Australia Award for Best Cinematography.
Winner of the Space Needle Award, an accolade voted by the audience, at the 1994 Seattle International Film Festival. In addition, Terence Stamp was voted best actor.
Released in United States Summer August 10, 1994
Expanded Release in United States August 19, 1994
Expanded Release in United States August 26, 1994
Expanded Release in United States September 2, 1994
Expanded Release in United States September 9, 1994
Expanded Release in United States September 16, 1994
Released in United States on Video April 4, 1995
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States July 1994
Released in United States August 1994
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 29 - May 12, 1994.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 20 - June 12, 1994.
Shown at Los Angeles International Gay & Lesbian Film & Video Festival July 7-17, 1994.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (opening night) August 13-28, 1994.
Began shooting September 13, 1993.
Completed shooting October 28, 1993.
Released in United States Summer August 10, 1994
Expanded Release in United States August 19, 1994
Expanded Release in United States August 26, 1994
Expanded Release in United States September 2, 1994
Expanded Release in United States September 9, 1994
Expanded Release in United States September 16, 1994
Released in United States on Video April 4, 1995
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 29 - May 12, 1994.)
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 20 - June 12, 1994.)
Released in United States July 1994 (Shown at Los Angeles International Gay & Lesbian Film & Video Festival July 7-17, 1994.)
Released in United States August 1994 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (opening night) August 13-28, 1994.)
