Felicia Adam
(Guy Pearce)
and MttrtTtck.
played by
Hugo Weaving,
play two drag
quaena In
Prtacllla,
Quenn ol tha
Desert.
Queens steal show in Priscilla’
Amilia Xlstras
For the Oregon Daily Emerakt
Priscilla. Queen ol the Desert is
an extraordinary, far-fetched flick,
that takes its viewers into a world
many have not experienced or
imagined
This mind-opening comedy,
featuring music from Abba, the
Village People and Aretha
Franklin, is a movie all should
see
Set in the present day and age,
a popular Sydney hotel lounge is
where the fiasco begins
Triggered by the death of a close
friend, this tale of three Australian
drag queens is very entertaining
and contains an array of unex
pected costumes and perfor
mances
Following an inspiring farewell,
the three hop in their newly
bought, hiply-decorated. travel
ing caravan of laughs, which they
christen ’Priscilla, queen ol the
desert" This $10,000. metallic
school bus, with eebra curtains
and endless jewels, sets the
mood for their ever-so-funky trip
Adventures take the three
across the Australian desert with
many fun-filled performances
along the way After Priscilla's
breakdown, a local Aborigine
belnends them and takes them to
help
This brings on the introduction
of a needed mechanic and faith
ful friend Travels finally bring
them to a final destination at a
happening hotel Waiting lor them
are a lew of unexpected surpris
es and a long-awaited joyous
show
Shocking, abrupt words fly
throughout the movie, with quick
Priscilla,
Queen Of The Desert
Tirrreiue Stamp. Hugo Weaving
Maying ai The Sue
★ ★★★
wilted, hilarious comments like.
‘A cock, m a frock, on a rock1'
Smart retorts and heavy drinking
help out in sticky situations along
the way
In spite of the movie's comedy.
Priscilla takes a look at the issues
facing our society It takes a
truthful, light approach to com
mon problems transvestite
dressers can face in towns blind
to this type of lifestyle Alter
spending a party-filled, drunken
night m a small town's bar. the
three are disturbed and dis
tressed the following morning
"Aids tuckors go home" has
been spray painted across the
side of Priscilla in large, bold, red
letters this act of destruction
brings on the change from the
bus' smooth silver to 'lavender'
Other prejudiced and hateful
yet believable, scenes appear >n
the movie, however, they are
short and not mentioned in great
detail Once a prejudice of this
magnitude is represented in a
truthful manner, it is discussed
one time only and then dis
missed
In regards to how three drag
queens would respond to these
acts
A gentleman is tiard to find
I lays, whereas drag queens
are multiplying iike rabbits.' says
Bernadette (Terrence Stamp)
Auditions blew
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Costner, Sharon
Stone and virtually
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dreaded, heart
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It can do a ticket to
stardom, but more
often the audition
provides just another
blow to an actor s
self esteem
The rejection is
tough to take but
you learn to live with
it." Tom Hanks once
remarked It's tough
lor anyone to be
domed a job. but
especially so (or an
acior He's lurned
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agents reading the
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