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 looks fantastic, almost as good as if it was a 4K/HDR transfer.

so funny and a great story

I've had this movie on VHS (when it cost $120 to buy movies on VHS) and DVD and this year (2023) purchased it on Blu-ray. The surprising thing is this movie is this fresh as it was when it came out in 1994. Yes the music is from the early 1990s (which is the early 90s is when I came out and I still love the music of that time), but the dialogue the filming is all fresh as if it was done today. And the story is still relevant today. Always been one of my favorites, and I highly recommended to anyone wants to see a film about being gay in the 90s.

One of the most fabulous films gets a great release.

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".

Such a great film!

This is perhaps the only decent DVD of this movie available. The previous no-extras release was pan-and-scan, but the print appears to have been a tad cleaner than the one used for this wide-screen edition. The extras are all right: The best is about how the film came to the big screen. The weakest is the oddly edited collection of outtakes. The "behind the scenes with..." extra is good, but it is clear that the interviews were each only a few seconds long and nothing like the extended commentary you'll hear on, say, a Peter Jackson extra. The audio commentary is probably the best thing going.All in all, if five stars is a "Isnt' that faaaaaaaaaaaaabulous?!?" and one star is a "two slags at a pie bake-off", this ranks 4.5 stars. The film alone is worth it!

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.

Full of outrageous fashion, set designs and hysterically funny situations. This film moves at a quick pace never letting the pathos stay too far away. 2 drag queens and a transexual head out on a journey as one of the draggers has to meet up with his ex-wife. Yup, you heard right. With Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, and Terrance Stamp. Superbly done with many memorable set pieces. Funny, funny, funny. And so relevant today with all that woke culture around us. This, however, is the calm breeze. Enjoy

Un DVD d'occasion à un excellent prix.Du neuf pour pas cher.

Hele leuke en prachtige Australische komedie met 3 super talentvolle acteurs. Een echte aanrader.

I purchased this to upgrade from my old dvd. This is perfection on blu ray, the colours of the costumes and make up, the stunning Australian outback scenery, the sound on soundbar is fabulous. This movie is a must have on blu ray.