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With a contract to perform a drag show way out in the Australian desert, Tick, Adam, and Bernadette journey across the Australian Outback in their battered, pink tour bus “Priscilla,” encountering various groups and individuals along the way.

Image credit: Park Circus

Did you know?

  • Due to a heavy filming schedule, lots of filming was done while the entire crew was on the road. But because the bus was such a small set, there was no room for the crew. As such in many scenes, they are actually in shot, hiding under clothes and other props.
  • The drag-queen in the barber’s chair during the closing credits, is actually costume designer Tim Chappel. He and designer Lizzy Gardiner would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for this film.
  • The famous thong (jandal/flip-flop) dress, which helped win the movie an Academy Award, cost only $7.

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