The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

"Finally, a comedy that will change the way you think, the way you feel, and most importantly... the way you dress."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.3/10

889 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Best Costume Design

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 6 nominations

Won

AACTA for Best Costume Design

AACTA for Best Production Design

Nominated

AACTA for Best Film

AACTA for Best Cinematography

AACTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role

AACTA for Best Direction

AACTA for Best Original Screenplay

AACTA for Best Original Music Score

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$29.7M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$27.7M

ROI: +1385%

Budget Recovery1485% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.0M|Revenue: $29.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

57.1K

Daily Avg

952

7-Day Trend

-3%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Australia

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Story Setting

Set In

AustraliaAlice SpringsSydney

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Brian Breheny

Film Editing

Sue Blainey

Music / Score

Guy Gross

Costume Design

Lizzy Gardiner

Production Design

Owen Paterson

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Distributors

Gramercy PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Available in 108 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Hoopla	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Stan, MGM Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaM

Germany16

FranceU

CZ15+

Netherlands12

PortugalM/16

+1 more countries

Production

Director

Stephan Elliott

Writer

Stephan Elliott

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed EntertainmentLatent Image Productions Pty. Ltd.Specific FilmsGramercy Pictures

Cast

Hugo Weaving

Anthony 'Tick' Belrose / Mitzi Del Bra

Guy Pearce

Adam Whitely / Felicia Jollygoodfellow

Terence Stamp

Bernadette Bassenger

Bill Hunter

Bob Spart

Sarah Chadwick

Marion Barber

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June Marie Bennett

Shirley

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Rebel Penfold-Russell

Logowoman

No Image

John Casey

Bartender

No Image

Murray Davies

Miner

No Image

Frank Cornelius

Piano Player

No Image

Bob Boyce

Petrol Station Attendant

No Image

Leighton Picken

Young Adam

Tags & Keywords

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External Links

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