Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 11 wins & 19 nominations total
Rebel Penfold-Russell
- Logowoman
- (as Rebel Russell)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaAs of 2024, this is still the most recent contemporary-set film (i.e. non-period, non-fantasy, non-sci-fi) to win the Academy Award for Best Costume Design.
- GoofsWhen they are in the bar in Broken Hill, Old Shirl comes over and slaps her right hand down on Bernadette's. Then, in the next camera shot, it's her left hand.
- Quotes
Bernadette: [to Shirley] Now listen here, you mullet. Why don't you just light your tampon, and blow your box apart? Because it's the only bang you're ever gonna get, sweetheart!
- Crazy creditsA 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.
- Alternate versionsThe film was "Shown in Dragarama" at select theatres at the time of release. This involved some theatres using a mirror-ball and colored lighting during the "Finally" dance number.
- ConnectionsEdited into Picnic at Wolf Creek (2006)
- SoundtracksI've Never Been To Me
Written by Ken Hirsch and Ronald Miller
Performed by Charlene
Published by Stone Diamond Music Corp. / Jobete Music
Courtesy Motown Record Company LP
Featured review
When few countries were pushing the boundaries of the LGBTIQ community this beautiful movie tested the waters. It made Australia grow up in an era when economically everyone wanted to go back to a more comfortable time. It came out around the same time as Muriel's Wedding which is equally about a run down family of characters who are better when they come together. This movie is a prime example of Australian cinema.
- tuggerwaugh
- May 24, 2019
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,220,670
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $219,433
- Aug 14, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $11,300,650
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) officially released in India in Hindi?
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