This offbeat Australian road movie about a busload of female impersonators became a surprise hit in the US, heralding a wave of cinematic interest in cross-dressing that would embrace everything from WIGSTOCK, a documentary about New York's much-loved open air drag festival, to the
star-studded mainstream production, TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR.
Drag performer Tick/Mitzi (Hugo Weaving) invites recently bereaved transsexual Bernadette (Terence Stamp) to join him and Adam/Felicia (Guy Pearce) on a journey to the outback town of Alice Springs, where they've been invited to put on a show at a casino run by an ex-partner of Tick's. The
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Released:
1994
Rated:
R
Length:
102 mins