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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

Where The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A pink bus crosses the Australian outback, and the famous mountain climb was not filmed where the story says.

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Scenes and places

The Sydney drag club where it begins (1994)

Tick, performing as Mitzi Del Bra, takes an offer to play a casino in Alice Springs. He asks his grieving friend Bernadette to come along, and Adam joins too.

Set in Sydney drag club — The Sydney club where Tick performs as Mitzi Del Bra before the offer that sends the trio into the desert. Coordinate is the Erskineville neighbourhood. Google Maps · Apple Maps

An Erskineville pub that has hosted drag shows since 1983.

Filmed at Imperial Hotel, Erskineville (Erskineville, Sydney, Australia) — Filming location for the opening scenes; the point is the Erskineville neighbourhood, the hotel's own coordinate is not given in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Broken Hill: graffiti and a hostile bar (1994)

The bus is vandalised with abuse. That evening Tick, Bernadette and Adam walk into a bar where the locals make clear they are not welcome, and Bernadette answers back.

Set in Broken Hill — The first outback stop, where the bus is covered in graffiti and the three go out to a local bar. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A silver-mining city in far-west New South Wales.

Filmed at Palace Hotel (Mario's Palace), Broken Hill (Palace Hotel, Broken Hill, Australia) — Most of the Broken Hill scenes were shot in this hotel, including Bernadette's run-in with a bigoted woman named Shirley. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Broken Hill town (Town centre, Broken Hill, Australia) — Various town scenes were filmed around Broken Hill; the exact street is not named. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Breakdown in the desert, then Bob's garage (1994)

Adam repaints the bus lavender over the graffiti. Friendly Aboriginal Australians help them get it to Bob, a mechanic who is delighted to meet drag performers.

Set in Desert breakdown and Bob's outback town — Off the main highway the bus breaks down, and the trio reach a small outback town with a mechanic named Bob. The film gives no place name.

The film does not name this town, and the sources do not say where it was shot.

Coober Pedy, the opal-mining town (1994)

In Coober Pedy a homophobic gang attacks Adam. Bob and Bernadette come to his rescue, and Bernadette comforts him afterwards.

Set in Coober Pedy — A remote opal-mining town in South Australia where the bus stops for repairs. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A remote opal-mining town where many people live underground.

Filmed at Coober Pedy (Town, Coober Pedy, Australia) — Filmed in the town itself; the sources do not name a specific street or building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Lasseters Hotel Casino, Alice Springs (1994)

The trio arrive at the hotel and Tick meets his wife Marion and his eight-year-old son Benji, whom he has not seen for years. The show begins.

Set in Lasseters Hotel Casino, Alice Springs — The hotel casino in Alice Springs where the trio is booked for a four-week run. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The town in central Australia is the end of the bus journey.

Climbing the canyon in full drag (1994)

Before the last shows, Tick, Bernadette and Adam climb the canyon dressed in full drag, fulfilling a long-held dream of Adam's.

Set in Kings Canyon (Watarrka) — The rim of Kings Canyon, where the three fulfil Adam's dream of climbing in full drag. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A sandstone canyon in the Northern Territory, in Watarrka National Park.

Filmed at Kings Canyon (Watarrka) (Kings Canyon, Watarrka, Australia) — Filmed here after permission to film on Uluru was refused; the dialogue was rewritten slightly for the new location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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