Mead Public Library (Sheboygan)

Format:

Blu-ray Disc, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The adventures of Priscilla, queen of the desert / Polygram Filmed Entertainment in association with the Australian Film Finance Corporation presents a Latent Image/Specific Films production ; produced by Al Clark and Michael Hamlyn ; written and directed by Stephan Elliott.

Publisher, Date:

[California] : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [2011]

Distributor, Date:

Beverly Hills, CA : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Description:

1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file Blu-ray region A

Summary:

With a contract to perform a drag show way out in the Australian desert, Tick, Adam and Ralph each has his own reason for wanting to leave the safety of Sydney. Christening their battered, pink tour bus "Priscilla," this wickedly funny and high-drama trio heads for the outback and into crazy adventures in even crazier outfits.

Audience

MPAA rating: R, for sex-related situations and language.

Cast

Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Bill Hunter, Sarah Chadwick, Mark Holmes, Julia Cortez, Ken Radley, Alan Dargin, Rebel Russell.

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1994.

Wide screen (2.35:1).

Special features: Audio commentary by director Stephan Elliott; "Birth of a queen" featurette; never-before-seen deleted scenes; tidbits from the set; "The bus from Blooperville" outtakes; original theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Brian J. Breheny ; film editor, Sue Blainey ; music, Guy Gross ; costume designers, Lizzy Gardiner, Tim Chappel ; production designer, Owen Paterson.

Blu-ray; 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio; requires Blu-ray player.

English or French audio; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Academy Awards, Oscar: Best Costume Design (Lizzy Gardiner, Tim Chappel), 1994.

Australian Film Institute, AFI Award: Best Achievement in Costume Design, Best Achievement in Production Design, 1994.

BAFTA Film Award: Best Costume Design, Best Make Up/Hair, 1995.

Subjects:

Female impersonators -- Australia -- Drama.

Gay men -- Australia -- Drama.

Transsexuals -- Australia -- Drama.

Buses -- Australia -- Drama.

Deserts -- Australia -- Drama.

Drag shows -- Australia -- Drama.