Two drag-queens (Anthony/Mitzi and Adam/Felicia) and a transexual (Bernadette) 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.
Written by Randy Goldberg <goldberg@nymc.edu>
Crew or equipment visible:
After the bus breaks down for the first time in the Australian outback, and Tick (Hugo Weaving) has just given up on trying to fix it, he sits down to eat breakfast with Bernadette (Terence Stamp). In the exchange, a cameraman and some crew members are visible in the reflection of Bernadette's sunglasses.
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Quotes
[First Lines]
[Tick is hit in back of head with beer can, falls]
Felicia:
Are you Okay?...
[Felicia grabs mic]
Felicia:
Oh that was fucking charming, you gutless pack of dickheads. See more »
Crazy Credits
A scene after the credits finish shows an Asian garden where a blow up doll
(released earlier in the movie in Australia) lands on a man, who looks
quite puzzled.
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