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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

1994 · 103 min · Director: Stephan Elliott ★ IMDb 7.5 · 62,752 ratings

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Two drag-queens (Anthony/Mitzi and Adam/Felicia) and a transgender woman contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a resort town in the remote Australian desert. They head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla. En route, it is discovered that the woman they've contracted with is Anthony's wife. Their bus breaks down, and is repaired by Bob, who travels on with them.

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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Inspiration 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Love20%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Inspiration, Love. Genres: Comedy, Music. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Inspiration and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 57 %, then peaks around 68 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor53 %48 %10 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness55 %48 %19 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor51 %48 %23 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor49 %49 %19 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor53 %48 %19 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Sadness55 %45 %16 %35 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor54 %45 %16 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Humor50 %41 %28 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Joy48 %41 %34 %16 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Humor50 %49 %26 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Humor50 %50 %20 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Humor44 %44 %20 %19 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Humor51 %34 %14 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Tension63 %28 %9 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Humor56 %34 %15 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 80′Tension56 %36 %31 %36 %
82.5 %≈ 85′Joy63 %31 %49 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 90′Empathy61 %31 %50 %16 %
92.5 %≈ 95′Empathy60 %32 %45 %8 %
97.5 %≈ 100′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Terence Stamp

Bernadette Bassenger

BH
Bill Hunter

Bob Spart

SC
Sarah Chadwick

Marion Barber

JM
June Marie Bennett

Shirley

RP
Rebel Penfold-Russell

Logowoman

JC
John Casey

Bartender

MD
Murray Davies

Miner

FC
Frank Cornelius

Piano Player

BB
Bob Boyce

Petrol Station Attendant

LP
Leighton Picken

Young Adam

MK
Maria Kmet

Ma

JK
Joseph Kmet

Pa

AD
Alan Dargin

Aboriginal Man

JC
Julia Cortez

Cynthia Campos

DK
Daniel Kellie

Young Ralph

HC
Hannah Corbett

Ralph's Sister

TB
Trevor Barrie

Ralph's Father

KR
Kenneth Radley

Frank

Details

Directed by
Stephan Elliott
Written by
Stephan Elliott
Type
Movies
Released
1994
Runtime
103 min
Country
Australia
Genres
Comedy, Music
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 62,752 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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