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* LaughingMad: Adam, running for his life from a pack of very pissed-off hard men in Coober Pedy, laughs hysterically.

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Adam, running for his life from a pack of very pissed-off hard men in Coober Pedy, laughs hysterically.hysterically.
** Cynthia cackles with hysterical laughter after she rips open the cupboard and pulls out the ping-pong balls.
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* AsianHookerStereotype: Cynthia, Bob's Asian stripper/prostitute wife.

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* AsianHookerStereotype: Cynthia, Bob's Asian stripper/prostitute wife.wife, who seems to be directly based on the woman from ''Film/FullMetalJacket''.
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* WholeCostumeReference: At one point in the trip, Bernadette wears a copy of T.E. Lawrence's white outfit (shown on the poster) in ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia''
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* TheHecateSisters: Shared with TheThreeFacesOfAdam, as there's a trans woman and two cross-dressing men. The promiscuous, somewhat mean, ditzy Adam is the maiden. Tick is the mother, as the most reasonable of the three [[spoiler:and also having a son of his own.]] Bernadette is the crone, recently widowed and introverted, but very kind.
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* TheThreeFacesOfAdam: Due to the characters' gender-bending, the movie splits the difference between this and TheHecateSisters. Adam is the hunter, as the youngest and wildest of the three. Tick is the lord, trying to balance the secrets of his past - [[spoiler:like his wife and son]] - with the future, and Bernadette is the prophet, left in a reflective mood by the death of her husband.
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* SilkHidingSteel: Bernadette is unflappable, as shown when she pries a hand off from the bullying landlady Shirley, insults her to her face when she tries to throw them out, and gets in a drinking competition with her. She does it all in a perfectly even and calm voice.

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* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Adam says that Tick's bisexuality "explains" the fact that he's not slept with as many people as his gay friends have.



* AmbiguouslyBi: Bob married Cynthia, an Asian stripper and prostitute, after a night of drunken sex with her. He seems to feel little affection or desire for her (though this is no doubt at least partly due to how obnoxious she is) and isn't all that sad to see her go. Meanwhile, Bob has a rather odd interest in and knowledge of drag shows for an Aussie Outback bloke, and grows increasingly close to and eventually involved with Bernadette.

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Bob married Cynthia, an Asian stripper and prostitute, after a night of drunken sex with her. He seems to feel little affection or desire for her (though this is no doubt at least partly due to how obnoxious she is) and isn't all that sad to see her go. Meanwhile, Bob has a rather odd interest in and knowledge of drag shows for an Aussie Outback bloke, and grows increasingly close to and eventually involved with Bernadette.



* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale: Played with. In a flashback, Adam's uncle tries to molest him. The build-up isn't played for laughs at all and is genuinely disturbing... cue an ingenious GroinAttack by young Adam, and cut back to the bus where Adam and Tick are cackling their heads off.

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* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale: Played with. In a flashback, Adam's uncle tries to molest him. The build-up isn't played for laughs at all and is genuinely disturbing... cue an ingenious GroinAttack by young Adam, and [[BlackComedyRape cut back to the bus where Adam and Tick are cackling their heads off.]]



** Bernadette is quite obviously based on transsexual former Les Girls performer Carlotta.

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** Bernadette is quite obviously based on transsexual transgender former Les Girls performer Carlotta.
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In April 2024, [[https://deadline.com/2024/04/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-movie-sequel-original-cast-1235890358/ Stephan Elliott announced that a sequel was in development]], with the original main cast all set to return in their roles.
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* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: The film was converted to a stage musical in 2006.

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%%* AgentPeacock: Bernadette
%%* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: The stage musical.
%%* AmicableExes: Tick and Marion.

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%%* AgentPeacock: Bernadette
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* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: The film was converted to a stage musical.
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musical in 2006.
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AmicableExes: Tick [[spoiler:Tick and Marion.Marion]] turn out to be this, as it's revealed throughout the movie that the trio are doing the shows as a favour for her hotel.



** Marion is mentioned by [[spoiler:Tick’s son]] to have had a girlfriend after Tick and her broke up.



** Marion is mentioned by [[spoiler:Tick’s son]] to have had a girlfriend after Tick and her broke up.
%%* BedouinRescueService: The Aboriginal camp.

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** Marion is mentioned by [[spoiler:Tick’s son]] to have had a girlfriend after Tick and her broke up.
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* BedouinRescueService: The Aboriginal camp.



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

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%%* * {{Jerkass}}: Adam has his moments.moments, but peaks when the trio are in Broken Hill when he deadnames Bernadette, who [[TheDogBitesBack responds by throwing a lamp at him]].
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* DoNotCallMePaul: Bernadette's birth name was Ralph and she doesn't take kindly to be called that. Adam deadnames her just to rile her up and gets beaten up for it, which doesn't stop him.

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* DoNotCallMePaul: Bernadette's birth name was Ralph and she doesn't take kindly to be being called that. Adam deadnames her just to rile her up and gets beaten up for it, which doesn't stop him.
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* MoodWhiplash: The mood takes a suddenly dark turn when they find Priscilla graffiti-ed with homophobic slurs.

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* MoodWhiplash: The mood takes a suddenly dark turn when they find Priscilla ''Priscilla'' graffiti-ed with homophobic slurs.



** 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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** Tick is based on Cindy Pastel, a famous drag queen from Sydney. [[spoiler: Like [[spoiler:Like Tick, Pastel was married with children but attempted to keep his bisexuality as a secret]].
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A year later Hollywood would tackle the same basic premise in ''Film/ToWongFooThanksForEverythingJulieNewmar''

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A year later Hollywood would tackle the same basic premise in ''Film/ToWongFooThanksForEverythingJulieNewmar''
''Film/ToWongFooThanksForEverythingJulieNewmar''.
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There's no need to state that; Bernadette is a trans woman, not a man.


* AmbiguouslyBi: Bob married Cynthia, an Asian stripper and prostitute, after a night of drunken sex with her. He seems to feel little affection or desire for her (though this is no doubt at least partly due to how obnoxious she is) and isn't all that sad to see her go. Meanwhile, Bob has a rather odd interest in and knowledge of drag shows for an Aussie Outback bloke, and grows increasingly close to and eventually involved with the biologically male Bernadette.

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* AmbiguouslyBi: Bob married Cynthia, an Asian stripper and prostitute, after a night of drunken sex with her. He seems to feel little affection or desire for her (though this is no doubt at least partly due to how obnoxious she is) and isn't all that sad to see her go. Meanwhile, Bob has a rather odd interest in and knowledge of drag shows for an Aussie Outback bloke, and grows increasingly close to and eventually involved with the biologically male Bernadette.
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*EffeminateMisogynisticGuy: Adam has aspects of this. He ridicules Tick for having been in a heterosexual relationship once and refers to Tick's ex-wife (and other women) as "fish".
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*AsianHookerStereotype: Cynthia, Bob's Asian stripper/prostitute wife.
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* {{Expy}}: Cynthia, Bob's Asian stripper wife, seems to be modeled after the Vietnames prostitute in ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', e.g. the following is said in the same tone as FMJ's "Me love you long time, me so horny":

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* {{Expy}}: Cynthia, Bob's Asian stripper wife, seems to be modeled after the Vietnames Vietnamese prostitute in ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', e.g. the following is said in the same tone as FMJ's "Me love you long time, me so horny":
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*{{Expy}}: Cynthia, Bob's Asian stripper wife, seems to be modeled after the Vietnames prostitute in ''Film/FullMetalJacket'', e.g. the following is said in the same tone as FMJ's "Me love you long time, me so horny":
-->'''Cynthia''': Me perform for you! Me dance too!
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Bob married Cynthia, an Asian stripper and prostitute, after a night of drunken sex with her. He seems to feel little affection or desire for her (though this is no doubt at least partly due to how obnoxious she is) and isn't all that sad to see her go. Meanwhile, Bob has a rather odd interest in and knowledge of drag shows, and grows increasingly close to and eventually involved with the biologically male Bernadette.

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* AmbiguouslyBi: Bob married Cynthia, an Asian stripper and prostitute, after a night of drunken sex with her. He seems to feel little affection or desire for her (though this is no doubt at least partly due to how obnoxious she is) and isn't all that sad to see her go. Meanwhile, Bob has a rather odd interest in and knowledge of drag shows, shows for an Aussie Outback bloke, and grows increasingly close to and eventually involved with the biologically male Bernadette.

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