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* CostumePorn: The musical, which won a well-earned Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume. The movie is no slouch either. It won the Oscar for best costuming and the designer received her award in a dress she made out of her old [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/American_Express_gold_card_dress.jpg American Express cards]].

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* CostumePorn: The musical, which won a well-earned Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume. The movie is no slouch either. It won the Oscar for best costuming and the designer received her award in a dress she made out of her old of [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/American_Express_gold_card_dress.jpg American Express cards]].cards]] made for the occasion; they all expired the day after the Oscars ceremony.
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* EmbarrassingFirstName: [[spoiler:Bernadette's given name is Ralph.]] Though more like insulting and hurtful first name; [[spoiler:her name is Bernadette]].

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* EmbarrassingFirstName: [[spoiler:Bernadette's given birth name is was Ralph.]] Though more like insulting and hurtful first name; [[spoiler:her real name is Bernadette]].



* {{Gaydar}}: The trio detect that one Aborigine man wouldn't mind being a little fab. They're right.

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* {{Gaydar}}: The trio detect that one Aborigine Aboriginal man wouldn't mind being a little fab. They're right.



* {{Jerkass}}: Adam has her moments.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Adam has her his moments.



* NoBisexuals: Averted: [[spoiler: Tick's wife Marion, and Tick himself (though he denies it).]]

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* NoBisexuals: Averted: [[spoiler: Tick's wife Marion, and Tick himself (though he denies it).says he's unsure.]]
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* BiTheWay: Played with. [[spoiler: Tick and his wife, Marion are both bisexual. He denies it though to fit in the drag queen subculture.]]

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* BiTheWay: Played with. [[spoiler: Tick and his wife, Marion are both bisexual. He denies He's unsure about it though to fit in the drag queen subculture.(When Felicia asks about it he replies "I don't fuckin know".]]

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* CostumePorn: The musical, which won a well-earned Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume.
** The musical?! THE MOVIE! It won the Oscar for best costuming and the designer received her award in a dress she made out of her old [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/American_Express_gold_card_dress.jpg American Express cards]]!

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* CostumePorn: The musical, which won a well-earned Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume.
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Costume. The musical?! THE MOVIE! movie is no slouch either. It won the Oscar for best costuming and the designer received her award in a dress she made out of her old [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/American_Express_gold_card_dress.jpg American Express cards]]!cards]].

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* AccidentalMisnaming:
** Adam's teasing of Bernadette, calling her [[spoiler:Ralph]]... until she finally snaps and beats him up.
** Incidentally, calling ''any'' {{transsexual}} by their birth name is definitely not advisable. Not only ''will'' you piss them off, you may well be putting them in danger. AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle.

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* AccidentalMisnaming:
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AccidentalMisnaming: Adam's teasing of Bernadette, calling her [[spoiler:Ralph]]... until she finally snaps and beats him up. \n** Incidentally, calling ''any'' {{transsexual}} by their birth name is definitely not advisable. Not only ''will'' you piss them off, you may well be putting them in danger. AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle.
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* [[TheHecateSisters The Hecate Drag Queens]]. Tick is the girl, Felicia is the mother, Bernadette is the crone.

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* [[TheHecateSisters The Hecate Drag Queens]]. Tick Felicia is the girl, Felicia Mitzi is the mother, Bernadette is the crone.
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** Played with in a flashback, where Adam stops his uncle from molesting him by pulling out the drain. While the build-up isn't played for laughs at all and is appropriately disturbing the funny part is how Adam thwarts his uncle.

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** Played with in a flashback, where Adam stops his Adam's uncle from molesting him by pulling out the drain. While the tries to molest him. The build-up isn't played for laughs at all and is appropriately disturbing genuinely disturbing... cue an ingenious GroinAttack by young Adam, and cut back to the funny part is how bus where Adam thwarts his uncle.and Tick are cackling their heads off.
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* AmicableExes: Tick and Marion.
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** Incidentally, calling ''any'' {{transsexual}} by their birth name is definitely not advisable. Not only ''will'' you piss them off, you may well be putting them in danger. TheMoreYouKnow.

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** Incidentally, calling ''any'' {{transsexual}} by their birth name is definitely not advisable. Not only ''will'' you piss them off, you may well be putting them in danger. TheMoreYouKnow.AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle.



** The musical?! THE MOVIE! It won the Oscar for best costuming and the designer received her award in a dress she made out of her old [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/American_Express_gold_card_dress.jpg American Express cards!]]

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** The musical?! THE MOVIE! It won the Oscar for best costuming and the designer received her award in a dress she made out of her old [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/American_Express_gold_card_dress.jpg American Express cards!]]cards]]!



* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Bernardette (Of course) once makes the threat "I will punch in your face so hard yo'll need to stick a toothbrush up your ass to clean your teeth"

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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Bernardette (Of course) once makes the threat "I will punch in your face so hard yo'll need to stick a toothbrush up your ass to clean your teeth"teeth."



* GroinAttack: Not only funny, but one of Bernadette's many [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning Moments of Awesome]].

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* GroinAttack: Not only funny, but one of Bernadette's many [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Crowning Moments of Awesome]].



* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: And lots of them. It's really quite impressive seeing Felicia outrun the thugs for a while in that tight dress and high heels (and on drugs, no less)

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* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: And lots of them. It's really quite impressive seeing Felicia outrun the thugs for a while in that tight dress and high heels (and on drugs, no less)less).



* JerkAss: Adam has her moments.

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* JerkAss: {{Jerkass}}: Adam has her moments.



* WholesomeCrossdresser: If you can call these three "Wholesome;" they're not [[VillainousCrossdresser Villainous Crossdressers]], at least.
** Well two. Bernadette is a trans woman, therefore it's not really crossdressing.

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* WholesomeCrossdresser: If you can call these three "Wholesome;" they're not [[VillainousCrossdresser Villainous Crossdressers]], {{Creepy Crossdresser}}s, at least.
** Well Well, two. Bernadette is a trans woman, therefore it's not really crossdressing.
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This 1994 dramedy from Australian writer-director Stephan Elliott stars Creator/HugoWeaving, Creator/GuyPearce, and Terrence Stamp as a spectacularly camp trio of drag performers who travel across Australia in a converted school bus named "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Hugo Weaving plays Anthony "Tick" Belrose, a.k.a. Mitzi Del Bra. Guy Pearce plays Adam Whitely, a.k.a. Felicia Jollygoodfellow. Terence Stamp plays Bernadette Passenger.

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This 1994 dramedy from Australian writer-director Stephan Elliott stars Creator/HugoWeaving, Creator/GuyPearce, and Terrence Terence Stamp as a spectacularly camp trio of drag performers who travel across Australia in a converted school bus named "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Hugo Weaving plays Anthony "Tick" Belrose, a.k.a. Mitzi Del Bra. Guy Pearce plays Adam Whitely, a.k.a. Felicia Jollygoodfellow. Terence Stamp plays Bernadette Passenger.
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This movie stars Creator/HugoWeaving, Creator/GuyPearce, and Terrence Stamp as a spectacularly camp trio of drag performers who travel across Australia in a converted school bus named "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Hugo Weaving plays Anthony "Tick" Belrose, a.k.a. Mitzi Del Bra. Guy Pearce plays Adam Whitely, a.k.a. Felicia Jollygoodfellow. Terence Stamp plays Bernadette Passenger.

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This movie 1994 dramedy from Australian writer-director Stephan Elliott stars Creator/HugoWeaving, Creator/GuyPearce, and Terrence Stamp as a spectacularly camp trio of drag performers who travel across Australia in a converted school bus named "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Hugo Weaving plays Anthony "Tick" Belrose, a.k.a. Mitzi Del Bra. Guy Pearce plays Adam Whitely, a.k.a. Felicia Jollygoodfellow. Terence Stamp plays Bernadette Passenger.



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* SceneryPorn: is full of it during the three protagonists' trip towards Alice Springs. Combines this and CostumePorn during the climb to Kings Canyon.

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* RoadTripPlot
* SceneryPorn: The movie is full of it during the three protagonists' trip towards Alice Springs. Combines this and CostumePorn during the climb to Kings Canyon.



* TheStinger: After the credits we see a monk in a Japanese temple, where the kite and blowdoll seen early in the film finally land.

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* TheStinger: After the credits credits, we see a monk in a Japanese temple, where the kite and blowdoll seen early in the film finally land.
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** Adam's teasing of Bernadette, calling her Ralph... until she finally snaps and beats him up.

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** Adam's teasing of Bernadette, calling her Ralph...[[spoiler:Ralph]]... until she finally snaps and beats him up.

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This movie stars Creator/HugoWeaving, Creator/GuyPearce, and Creator/TerrenceStamp as a spectacularly camp trio of drag performers who travel across Australia in a converted school bus named "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Hugo Weaving plays Anthony "Tick" Belrose, a.k.a. Mitzi Del Bra. Guy Pearce plays Adam Whitely, a.k.a. Felicia Jollygoodfellow. Terence Stamp plays Bernadette Passenger.

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This movie stars Creator/HugoWeaving, Creator/GuyPearce, and Creator/TerrenceStamp Terrence Stamp as a spectacularly camp trio of drag performers who travel across Australia in a converted school bus named "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Hugo Weaving plays Anthony "Tick" Belrose, a.k.a. Mitzi Del Bra. Guy Pearce plays Adam Whitely, a.k.a. Felicia Jollygoodfellow. Terence Stamp plays Bernadette Passenger.



* CastingGag: The three leads are actors famous for playing macho heavies.



* FollowTheLeader: ''Film/ToWongFooThanksForEverythingJulieNewmar'', which had none of the edge this film had.

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* BiTheWay: Played with. [[spoiler: Tick and his wife, Marion are both bisexual. He denies it though to fit in the drag queen subculture.]]



* NoBisexuals: Averted: [[spoiler: Tick's wife Marion, and Tick himself to some extent (though he denies it).]]

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* NoBisexuals: Averted: [[spoiler: Tick's wife Marion, and Tick himself to some extent (though he denies it).]]


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** Tick is based on Cindy Pastel, a famous drag queen from Sydney. [[spoiler: Like Tick, Pastel was married with children but attempted to keep his bisexuality as secret.]]
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* ShoutOut: Hugo's prancing in a green dress as rescue arrives is said to be one to TheSoundOfMusic on the director's commentary.

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* ShoutOut: Hugo's prancing in a green dress as rescue arrives is said to be one to TheSoundOfMusic ''Film/TheSoundOfMusic'' on the director's commentary.

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A year later Hollywood would tackle the same basic premise in ''Film/ToWongFooThanksForEverythingJulieNewmar''



* FollowTheLeader: ''ToWongFoo'', which had none of the edge this film had.

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* FollowTheLeader: ''ToWongFoo'', ''Film/ToWongFooThanksForEverythingJulieNewmar'', which had none of the edge this film had.
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This movie stars Creator/HugoWeaving, Creator/GuyPearce, and Creator/TerrenceStamp as a spectacularly camp trio of drag performers who travel across Australia in a converted school bus named "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Hugo Weaving plays Anthony "Tick" Belrose, a.k.a. Mitzi Del Bra. Guy Pearce plays Adam Whitely, a.k.a. Felicia Jollygoodfellow. Terence Stamp plays Bernadette Bassenger, birth name [[spoiler:Ralph.]]

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This movie stars Creator/HugoWeaving, Creator/GuyPearce, and Creator/TerrenceStamp as a spectacularly camp trio of drag performers who travel across Australia in a converted school bus named "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Hugo Weaving plays Anthony "Tick" Belrose, a.k.a. Mitzi Del Bra. Guy Pearce plays Adam Whitely, a.k.a. Felicia Jollygoodfellow. Terence Stamp plays Bernadette Bassenger, birth name [[spoiler:Ralph.]]
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* BadassGay: Bernadette, who hints she's had some military in her past life.
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* CreatorCameo: Director Stephan Elliott appears as the hotel doorman greeting the drag queens at their hotel resort destination.

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* CreatorCameo: Director Stephan Elliott appears as the hotel doorman greeting the drag queens at their hotel resort destination.
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* {{Gaydar}}: The trio detect that one Aborigine man wouldn't mind being a little fab. They're right.
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* PopCultureIsolation: Only Australians and Japanese will get how significant the Frilled Lizard is in Australian culture, and why they wear [[http://www.listal.com/viewimage/2533547 costumes made up like them]].

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This movie stars Creator/HugoWeaving, Creator/GuyPearce, and Creator/TerenceStamp as a spectacularly camp trio of drag performers who travel across Australia in a converted school bus named "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Hugo Weaving plays Anthony "Tick" Belrose, a.k.a. Mitzi Del Bra. Guy Pearce plays Adam Whitely, a.k.a. Felicia Jollygoodfellow. Terence Stamp plays Bernadette Bassenger, birth name [[spoiler:Ralph.]]

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This movie stars Creator/HugoWeaving, Creator/GuyPearce, and Creator/TerenceStamp Creator/TerrenceStamp as a spectacularly camp trio of drag performers who travel across Australia in a converted school bus named "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Hugo Weaving plays Anthony "Tick" Belrose, a.k.a. Mitzi Del Bra. Guy Pearce plays Adam Whitely, a.k.a. Felicia Jollygoodfellow. Terence Stamp plays Bernadette Bassenger, birth name [[spoiler:Ralph.]]



* CastingGag: The three leads are actors famous for playing macho heavies.



* CreatorCameo: Director Stephan Elliott appears as the hotel doorman greeting the drag queens at their hotel resort destination.



* PopculturalOsmosis: For a film about three drag queens on a road trip through the Australian outback, this is a surprisingly well-known movie.

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* PopculturalOsmosis: PopCultureIsolation: Only Australians and Japanese will get how significant the Frilled Lizard is in Australian culture, and why they wear [[http://www.listal.com/viewimage/2533547 costumes made up like them]].
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* AgentPeacock

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* AgentPeacockAgentPeacock: Bernadette
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** Early in the film they found a hideous dress among the luggage, put it in a blowdoll and tie it to a kite they fly to pass the time, after the credits we see the kite, blowdoll and all, landing on a Japanese temple near a monk.


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* TheStinger: After the credits we see a monk in a Japanese temple, where the kite and blowdoll seen early in the film finally land.
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* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: And lots of them.

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* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: And lots of them. It's really quite impressive seeing Felicia outrun the thugs for a while in that tight dress and high heels (and on drugs, no less)
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* DragQueen

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* DragQueenDragQueen: Take three guesses, you'll probably be correct on all of them

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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon

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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoonCutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Bernardette (Of course) once makes the threat "I will punch in your face so hard yo'll need to stick a toothbrush up your ass to clean your teeth"



* UnlimitedWardrobe

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* UnlimitedWardrobeUnlimitedWardrobe: The girls seem to be carrying a whole lot more fabulous outfits than they'd need to set up even the most decadent of shows, perhaps that's why they wear them almost every second possible.
* VitriolicBestBuds: The main characters play some really mean pranks on each other and throw insults in pretty much every line, but they also care for one another a lot.
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* YourMom: Tick says to Felicia, "Is it true when you were born the doctor turned around and slapped your mother?"

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