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List of Dragon Ball Z episodes (season 8)
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Dragon Ball Z (season 8)
DVD release poster
Country of origin
Japan
No. of episodes
34
Release
Original network
Fuji Television
Original release
March 9, 1994 (1994-03-09) – January 25, 1995 (1995-01-25)
List of Dragon Ball Z episodes
The eighth of the Dragon Ball Z anime series comprises the Babidi and Majin Buu Sagas. The episodes are produced by Toei Animation, and are based on the final 26 volumes of the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama.
The 34-episode season originally ran from March 1994 to January 1995 in Japan on Fuji Television. The first English airing of the series was on Cartoon Network where Funimation Entertainment's dub of the series ran from October 2001 to October 2002. The episodes also aired in Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, and the Republic of Ireland.[citation needed]
Funimation released the season in a box set on February 10, 2009, and in June 2009, announced that they would be re-releasing Dragon Ball Z in a new seven volume set called the "Dragon Boxes". Based on the original series masters with frame-by-frame restoration, the first set was released November 10, 2009.[1]
Contents
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1 Episode list
2 References
Episode list[edit]
Orig. ep#
Initial dub ep#
Translated title/Funimation's dub title
Original Japanese title
Original airdate
English airdate
220
205 "The Man Behind the Curtains Appears!! The Evil Madoshi Babidi" / "The Wizard's Curse"
"Kuromaku Tōjō!! Aku no Madōshi Babidi" (黒幕登場!!悪の魔導師バビディ) March 9, 1994 October 15, 2001
Videl can't keep up with Gohan and Kibito, so she decides to go back. Before she leaves she realizes that Gohan was the kid who defeated Cell and not her father, and says that she will date him once he comes back. They follow Spopovich and Yamu to Babidi's spaceship. Babidi comes out, along with his new partner Dabura, the King of the Demons. After Spopovich and Yamu deliver the energy to Babidi, the wizard has no use for them, and he kills both of them.
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206 "The Awaiting Trap!! A Challenge from the Demon Realm" / "King of the Demons"
"Machiukeru Wana!! Makai kara no Chōsenjō" (待ち受けるワナ!!魔界からの挑戦状) March 16, 1994 October 16, 2001
Babidi enters the spaceship, but Dabura suddenly flies over to the Z Fighters, and he kills Kibito. Goku and Vegeta take some shots at him, but they miss. Dabura spits on Krillin and Piccolo, turning them both to stone. The only way to revive them is to kill Dabura. This lures the warriors into the ship. Upon arrival, they meet Babidi's henchman, Pui Pui, who tells them that they must fight a different opponent on each level of the spaceship, and as they are beaten up, their energy will be absorbed by the room and injected into the ball that contains Buu.
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207 "Don't Toy With Me!! Vegeta's Breakthrough First Strike of Fury" / "Vegeta Attacks"
"Nameru na!! Bejīta Ikari no Shosen Toppa" (なめるな!!ベジータ怒りの初戦突破) March 23, 1994 October 17, 2001
Vegeta starts to beat up Pui Pui with no effort. To give his fighter the advantage, Babidi changes the room to mimic Pui Pui's home planet, where the gravity is ten times that of Earth's. Unfortunately for Pui Pui, Vegeta trains at five hundred times of earth's gravity, and he easily destroys Pui Pui. They move on to the second level where Goku will fight Babidi's pet monster Yakon.
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208 "Goku's Power Wide Open!! Blow Away Yakon" / "Next Up, Goku"
"Gokū Pawā Zenkai!! Buttobe Yakon" (悟空パワー全開!!ブッ飛べヤコン) April 13, 1994 October 18, 2001
Goku and Yakon start to fight. Goku is obviously stronger than Yakon, so Babidi changes the environment to mimic the Planet of Darkness, which is Yakon's home planet. To help himself see, Goku becomes a Super Saiyan. Yakon, the devourer of light, sucks up the light emitting from Goku. Seeing this, Goku again becomes a Super Saiyan, allowing Yakon to suck up all the light energy he can. Finally, he becomes a Super Saiyan 2 and gives off a flash of brilliant energy which is too much for Yakon to handle. Victorious, the fighters head to the next level.
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209 "A Great Miscalculation!! Satan vs. Three Super-Warriors!?" / "Battle Supreme"
"Daigosan!! Satan tai Sannin no Chōsenshi!?" (大誤算!!サタンVS3人の超戦士!?) April 20, 1994 October 22, 2001
The fighters move to the third level. This time, it's Gohan's turn to fight. Dabura decides that he will fight this time, but first he goes to the meditation chamber to prepare. Meanwhile, back at the World Martial Arts Tournament, only five fighters remain because the rest of them flew away. Hercule decides to finish the tournament with all five remaining fighters in the ring at the same time. 18 takes out one of them, and Mighty Mask, composed of Goten and Trunks, takes out another. Now it's down to those two and Hercule.
225
210 "Such Strong Kids!! No. 18's Close Fight!?" / "Eighteen Unmasks"
"Tsuyoi ze Chibikko!! Jūhachigō Daikusen!?" (強いぜチビッコ!!18号大苦戦!?) April 27, 1994 October 23, 2001
18 and Mighty Mask (Goten and Trunks) start to fight, and because they are able to use their arms and legs simultaneously as Mighty Mask, they have the upper hand against 18. But when she steps up the intensity, they can't keep up with her, so they decide to turn into Super Saiyans. This, of course, blows their cover, and they are disqualified as teams are not allowed in the tournament as Goten and Trunks are forced to flee. Now it is down to 18 and Hercule. Meanwhile, Dabura has finally finished his meditation, and is ready to fight Gohan.
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211 "Confrontation with the Demon King! It's Your Turn, Gohan!!" / "Pay to Win"
"Tachihadakaru Maō! Deban da Gohan!!" (たちはだかる魔王！出番だ悟飯!!) May 4, 1994 October 24, 2001
18 gets Hercule in a headlock, and she uses the opportunity to cut him a deal: she'll throw the match if he pays her double what he wins for the title. He reluctantly agrees, and the fight soon ends with Hercule as the victor. Over in Babidi's spaceship, Dabura finally emerges ready to fight. Babidi sends them to a planet similar to earth so their fight won't damage the ship. As their battle begins, Gohan finds that Dabura is a tough opponent, so he revs up his power to Super Saiyan level.
227
212 "A Wicked Heart Discovered!! Dabura's Great Idea" / "Heart of a Villain"
"Mitsukerareta Jashin!! Dābura no Meian" (見つけられた邪心!!ダーブラの名案) May 18, 1994 October 25, 2001
Gohan and Dabura continue fighting, and from the outset it is clear that Gohan has lost his edge. He hasn't trained for seven years. He was even stronger when he was a kid. Dabura is beating him fairly easily, and Vegeta starts to lose his cool. Noticing this, Dabura tells Babidi to return them all to the ship. He privately informs Babidi that Vegeta has a terrible rage burning inside him, and that he could be made to serve their purposes. Meanwhile, Goten and Trunks see Videl flying back to the stadium, and she tells them all about what's happening. Excited at the prospect of seeing magic and a wizard (although they reveal that they don't even know what a wizard is), they race off after the others.
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213 "Vegeta, Prince of Destruction, Revived!! Intrusion at the Tournament" / "The Dark Prince Returns"
"Hakai Ōji Bejīta Fukkatsu!! Butōkai Rannyū" (破壊王子ベジータ復活!!武闘会乱入) May 25, 1994 October 29, 2001
Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, and the supreme kai are left wondering why Dabura suddenly stopped the fight. Vegeta berates Gohan for not defeating Dabura and Gohan realized that Vegeta should've fought Dabura and then Krillin and Piccolo would be restored to normal. Vegeta decides to blow up the ship and Supreme Kai begs him not to and Vegeta refuses to listen and Goku stops Vegeta. Supreme Kai then realizes that Vegeta is the new recruit that Dabura was talking about. Suddenly, Babidi tries to take over Vegeta's mind. Although he is urged to fight it, Babidi's magic is too strong, and Vegeta's impure heart gives in. Now with Babidi's "M" on his forehead, he has turned evil. Babidi transports them all back to the World Martial Arts stadium where he instructs Vegeta to kill his friends. Vegeta refuses, as he apparently has not lost complete control of his mind. He says that his only goal is to fight Goku. To bait Goku into fighting him, Vegeta destroys part of the stadium, killing many fans.
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214 "The Super-confrontation of Destiny!! The Clash of Goku vs. Vegeta" / "Vegeta's Pride"
"Shukumei no Chōtaiketsu!! Gekitotsu Gokū tai Bejīta" (宿命の超対決!!激突悟空VSベジータ) June 15, 1994 October 30, 2001
Goku refuses to fight Vegeta, so Vegeta destroys another part of the stadium. To avoid any further casualties, Goku reluctantly agrees to fight. The Supreme Kai tries to stop him, but he sees that it is no use. Goku tells Babidi to transport them far away from people, and the wizard obliges. The Supreme Kai and Gohan decide to break into the next level of the ship and try and stop Babidi. To avoid this, Babidi commands Vegeta to kill the Supreme Kai, but Vegeta refuses. Though Babidi is possessing him, Vegeta can only focus on one thing: fighting Goku. Goku gives Gohan one of the last two senzu beans before he and the Supreme Kai go further into the ship. Vegeta and Goku power themselves up to their maximum level, and are ready to fight.
230
215 "Just You Wait, Babidi!! Your Aspirations Will Not Be Allowed" / "The Long Awaited Fight"
"Mattero Babidi!! Yabō wa Yurusanai" (待ってろバビディ!!野望は許さない) June 22, 1994 October 31, 2001
Goku and Vegeta start to fight, and their raw power is astounding. Both fighters possess incredible ability, and so far, the fight seems to be a draw. Vegeta is able to lock Goku to a boulder with cuffs made of energy. He tells Goku how he has stolen his royal destiny by beating Frieza and becoming a Super Saiyan first, and how insulting it was to be surpassed in power by the child Gohan. Goku is able to break free, and the battle resumes with crushing force. Meanwhile, Gohan and the Supreme Kai have made it all the way to Buu's ball, but Babidi and Dabura are waiting for them.
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216 "The Seal is Broken! Out Comes the Vicious Majin Boo!!" / "Magic Ball of Buu"
"Toketa Fūin! Deruzo Kyōaku Majin Bū!!" (解けた封印！出るぞ凶悪魔人ブウ!!) June 29, 1994 November 1, 2001
Goku and Vegeta continue their battle. Vegeta reveals that he knew he could never surpass Goku's strength, so he allowed himself to be taken over by Babidi. He had seen what it had done to Spopovich and Yamu, and he wanted the power for himself. He also says that he wanted Babidi to reawaken the evil in his heart. Over the years, he had become like a normal person; he had a wife and a son, and thought the earth was a nice place to live. He wanted Babidi's magic to free him from "those petty attachments", but Goku doesn't believe him. Meanwhile, before Gohan and the supreme kai can stop Babidi, Buu has finally gathered enough energy, and has begun to hatch.
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217 "I Won't Allow the Revival!! A Kamehame-Ha of Resistance" / "Buu is Hatched!"
"Fukkatsu Sasenai!! Teikō no Kamehameha" (復活させない!!抵抗のかめはめ波) July 6, 1994 November 5, 2001
In an attempt to abort the hatching, Gohan begins firing Kamehameha waves at the ball, but it doesn't seem to do much good. The ball opens, but after some pink steam escapes, there is nothing left in the ball. They believe that Gohan destroyed Buu with his energy blasts, but suddenly the pink steam begins to congeal. It forms into Majin Buu. Instead of a fearsome beast, Buu is a fat, pink child, but the Supreme Kai knows that it is really Majin Buu and not something else. Goku and Vegeta have noticed the sudden upsurge in power, and realize that Buu has been hatched.
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218 "A Straight Line to Despair!? The Grief of Kaioshin" / "The Losses Begin"
"Zetsubō e Itchokusen!? Nageki no Kaiōshin" (絶望へ一直線!?嘆きの界王神) July 13, 1994 November 6, 2001
Dabura insults Majin Buu, and with a single blow, Buu dispatches with the King of the Demons. Goku and Vegeta feel Buu's surge of power, and Goku convinces Vegeta to postpone the fight until they can take out Buu. Vegeta says he doesn't want Goku distracted while they're fighting. As Goku is preparing to leave, Vegeta knocks him out with a blow to the head and takes the final senzu bean, and promises to kill Buu himself. Babidi's first order to Majin Buu is to kill Gohan and the supreme kai. Gohan grabs Shin and takes off, but even with their head start, Buu catches up to them with blinding speed. With a single blow, Buu puts Gohan out of commission, leaving the Supreme Kai unguarded.
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219 "The Terrifying Majin!! Death's Dread Draws Near Gohan" / "The Terror of Majin Buu"
"Majin Osorubeshi!! Gohan ni Semaru Shi no Kyōfu" (魔人恐るべし!!悟飯に迫る死の恐怖) July 27, 1994 November 7, 2001
The supreme kai defends himself as best he can against Buu, but he is no match for him. Buu pounds the supreme kai into the ground, and is preparing to eat him when Gohan flies in and knocks Buu away. Gohan's recovery is short-lived, because Buu hits him with an energy blast of incredible power. As Gohan falls to the earth in a forest somewhere, he is very badly injured. Goten and Trunks arrive at the outskirts of the scene and notice the "statues" of Piccolo and Krillin. Trunks accidentally breaks the Piccolo statue. As Buu is preparing to eat Shin, Dabura suddenly throws a spear through him. Dabura warns Babidi that he will soon lose control of Buu and his monster will turn on him. Babidi doesn't believe him, and now Buu's plans have changed: Dabura is next on the menu.
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220 "'Gonna Eat'cha!!' The Hungry Majin's Supernatural Powers" / "Meal Time"
"Tabechau zo!! Harapeko Majin no Chōnōryoku" (食べちゃうぞ!!腹ペコ魔人の超能力) August 3, 1994 November 8, 2001
Dabura tries his best to destroy Buu, but he is nowhere near strong enough to do the job. Buu turns him into a cookie and eats him. With Dabura gone, Krillin and Piccolo, despite his statue being slightly broken, are able to come back to life. Just as Buu's about to eat the Supreme Kai, Vegeta makes his presence known by destroying Babidi's spaceship. Vegeta knows what Buu did to Gohan, and he vows that when Goku regains consciousness, this will all be over, even if it costs him his own life. He promises to atone for what he's done, and he powers up. At full strength, he ferociously attacks Buu.
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221 "A Warrior's Resolution!! I Will Dispose of the Majin" / "The Warrior's Decision"
"Senshi no Ketsui!! Majin wa Ore ga Shimatsu-suru" (戦士の決意!!魔人はオレが始末する) August 17, 1994 November 12, 2001
Though incredibly powerful, Vegeta's attacks do nothing to Majin Buu. He even blasts a hole in the monster, but Buu is able to regenerate his body. Tired of playing around, Buu rocks the entire planet by powering up. He then rips off part of his own belly and is able to wrap it around Vegeta. Trapped, the Saiyan prince can do nothing to defend himself. Trunks can't stand to see his father tortured like this, so he powers up and jets off to help him, and Goten follows.
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222 "For Those Whom He Loves... Vegeta Perishes!!" / "Final Atonement"
"Ai suru Mono no Tame ni... Bejīta Chiru!!" (愛する者のために...ベジータ散る!!) August 24, 1994 November 13, 2001
Trunks knocks Buu away from his father, and he and Goten free Vegeta from his bonds. Piccolo attacks Babidi, and despite the wizard using all of his magic to defend himself, Piccolo is able to slice him in half. Vegeta recovers, and tells Trunks that he is proud of him. For the first time, Vegeta embraces his son. He then knocks out Goten and Trunks, allowing Piccolo to carry them away to safety. With Buu back and ready for more, Vegeta makes the ultimate sacrifice: he erupts in a blinding flash of light, certainly killing anything near him, including himself.
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223 "The Nightmare Revisited!! Majin Boo Has Survived" / "Evil Lives On"
"Akumu Futatabi! Ikiteita Majin Bū" (悪夢ふたたび!!生きていた魔人ブウ) August 31, 1994 September 16, 2002
After Vegeta's eruption, Piccolo returns to the scene of the battle. He finds no sign of Vegeta left, and that Buu has been blasted into thousands of small pieces. He also finds the top half of Babidi, who is begging for help. Suddenly, the pieces of Buu begin to reform. They all combine to make Majin Buu whole again. Knowing he's outmatched, Piccolo retreats. Buu heals Babidi, and the two embark on a killing spree. Piccolo catches up with Krillin, telling him that the world's last hope, Goten and Trunks, must be protected. Krillin is instructed to take the two young Saiyans to Dende's lookout. Meanwhile, the Supreme Kai has recovered, and is searching for Gohan.
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224 "The Struggle of Videl and the Others! Find the Dragon Balls" / "Find the Dragon Balls"
"Bīderutachi no Funtō! Sagase Doragon Bōru" (ビーデルたちの奮闘！探せ神龍球（ドラゴンボール）) September 7, 1994 September 17, 2002
Yamcha, 18, Bulma, Videl, and Chi Chi, among others, go looking for the Dragon Balls. Their search for the seventh one leads them to a nest full of eggs, but before Bulma can grab it, a dinosaur eats the entire nest. Yamcha hits the beast with an energy ball, which causes it to fly into the ocean. Videl goes swimming after it, and with a little help from Master Roshi, they are able to extract the ball. Piccolo and Krillin arrive at the lookout with the unconscious Goten and Trunks. Soon after, Goku regains consciousness and appears at the lookout himself.
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225 "Enormous Hope!! A New Finishing Technique for the Little Squirts" / "Revival"
"Dekkai Kibō!! Chibitachi no Shin Hissatsu Waza" (でっかい希望!!チビたちの新必殺技) September 21, 1994 September 18, 2002
While discussing tactics, Goku reveals that he knows of a method by which two similar-sized people can fuse together into one ultimate being. They decide that Goten and Trunks will learn this new trick, but the only problem is that it will take about a week to learn it, and Goku has less than a day left on Earth. Piccolo decides to teach the boys after Goku is gone. Suddenly, the sky turns black, and they realize that Bulma is calling the dragon. Goku uses Instant Transmission to appear at Capsule Corp., but she has already made one wish. Her wish was to bring back everyone that died today. Goku tells Shenron that they will postpone their second wish, and uses Instant Transmission to take everyone there back to the lookout with him. Meanwhile, Kibito awakens because of the wish, and the Supreme Kai is still searching for Gohan.
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226 "Goten and Trunks — The World's Most Wanted" / "Global Announcement"
"Goten Torankusu Zensekai ni Shimei Tehai" (悟天トランクス全世界に指名手配) September 28, 1994 September 19, 2002
Kibito finds the Supreme Kai and heals him. Then, both of them find Gohan, and decide to take him to the world of the Kais. Meanwhile, back at the lookout, Goku breaks the news about Vegeta and Gohan to everyone, as both of them are believed to be dead. As expected, everyone is shocked; Chi-Chi faints after realizing that she has now lost both her husband and son, Bulma screams for Vegeta and breaks down crying, and Videl becomes heartbroken and cries, but refuses to believe Gohan is dead. They are just about to wake Trunks and Goten when Babidi suddenly starts a global announcement. He tells everyone that he and Majin Buu will terrorize the entire planet until Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks show themselves. To give them a taste of what's in store, he shows Buu turning the entire population of a major city into small candies, which he greedily consumes.
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227 "Gohan Revived — Kaioshin's Secret Weapon!?" / "Learn to Fuse"
"Gohan Fukkatsu!! Kaiōshin no Himitsu Heiki!?" (悟飯復活界王神の秘密兵器!?) October 12, 1994 September 23, 2002
Babidi tells the earth that anyone with any information about Piccolo, Goten, or Trunks should tell him. To stop any further damage, Piccolo wants to turn himself in, but Goku convinces him not to, because he knows that even if the three turn themselves it, it won't stop Buu's destruction. Goten and Trunks wake up, and they learn about Vegeta and Gohan's (supposed) demise. Goku is harsh with them, because they can't waste any time mourning right now. The boys, although angry at Goku for not saving Gohan and Vegeta, know that they must be tough to stop Majin Buu. In the world of the Kais, Kibito heals Gohan, and the Supreme Kai tells him about the Z Sword. It is a mystical sword that contains great power, and even the Kais themselves could not pull it from the rock it is now stuck in. The Supreme Kai believes that Gohan possesses the strength to do so.
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228 "It Came Ou~t!! The Legendary Z-Sword" / "The Z Sword"
"Nuketā〜!! Densetsu no Zetto Sōdo" (抜けたァ～!!伝説のゼットソード) October 19, 1994 September 24, 2002
Gohan attempts to free the Z Sword, but can't do it in his normal state. He transforms into a Super Saiyan, and with a mighty heave, he frees the sword from the rock. To his great surprise, the sword is incredibly heavy, and he must now train himself to use it. Back on earth, Babidi and Buu continue their reign of terror, and Goten and Trunks tell him that they're going to destroy him and Buu.
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229 "Metro West is Targeted! Stop, Majin Boo!!" / "Race to Capsule Corp."
"Nerawareta Nishi no Miyako! Tomare Majin Bū!!" (狙われた西の都！止まれ魔人ブウ!!) November 2, 1994 September 25, 2002
Goten and Trunks begin their fusion training, but it is soon interrupted by Babidi. He announces that he has learned where Trunks lives, and he and Buu are now on their way to kill him. Goku sends Trunks to get the Dragon Radar from Capsule Corporation before it is destroyed, and he himself heads off to slow down Buu and Babidi. He asks Buu why he takes orders from someone as weak as Babidi. Though Buu seems intrigued by the thought of killing his master, he dislikes Goku as much as he does Babidi, so he decides to attack Goku. Goku knows that an ascended Super Saiyan isn't enough to stop Buu, so he says he'll take it up to the next level.
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230 "An Astounding Great Transformation!! Super Saiyan 3" / "Super Saiyan 3?!"
"Atto Odoroku Daihenshin!! Sūpā Saiyajin Surī" (アッと驚く大変身!!超サイヤ人3) November 9, 1994 September 26, 2002
To buy as much time as possible, Goku demonstrates the Super Saiyan transformations. He starts in his normal form, then goes to Super Saiyan, then Super Saiyan 2. He then transforms into Super Saiyan 3, and the immense power of this transformation rocks the entire planet. His hair grows down to his knees, and his eyes change, and his eyebrows disappear. His power is so incredible that Gohan, the Supreme Kai, and Kibito can feel it in the world of the Kais. As a Super Saiyan 3, he possesses even more power than Majin Buu. He starts to pound Buu with relative ease. At Capsule Corporation, Trunks and Dr. Brief frantically search for the Dragon Radar.
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231 "Bye Bye Babidi!! Majin Boo Rebels" / "Buu's Mutiny"
"Bai Bai Babidi!! Majin Bū Hangyaku" (バイバイ・バビディ!!魔人ブウ反逆) November 16, 1994 September 30, 2002
Goku continues his awesome display of power, but with each blow to Majin Buu, the monster gets even more powerful. He seems to have an unlimited well of energy to use. Bulma calls Trunks on Videl's cell phone to tell him that she left the Dragon Radar in the airplane. He retrieves the radar, and heads back to the lookout. Goku senses this, and decides to end his fight with Buu. He once again tells Buu that he's much too skilled to be taking orders from Babidi. Goku Instantly Transmits himself back to the lookout. This time, Buu takes Goku's advice and turns on his master. He executes Babidi. Meanwhile, Gohan continues his training with the Z Sword.
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232 "Absurdly Aweful-Looking!? The Special Training Transformation Pose" / "The Fusion Dance"
"Mecha Kakko Warui!? Tokkun Henshin Pōzu" (メチャカッコ悪い!?特訓変身ポーズ) November 23, 1994 October 1, 2002
Without Babidi to control him, Majin Buu goes on a spree of destruction. Trunks returns to the lookout with the Dragon Radar. Baba shows up to tell Goku that he only has thirty minutes left. His transformation into Super Saiyan 3 was very draining, and it ate up a lot of his time that was left. Even though he is exhausted, he begins teaching Goten and Trunks the Fusion Dance. On the world of the Kais, Gohan begins training with even more intensity than before, determined to save the universe from Majin Buu.
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233 "See You Later, Everybody!! Goku Returns to the Other World" / "Goku's Time is Up"
"Jā na Minna!! Gokū Ano Yo ni Kaeru" (じゃあなみんな!!悟空あの世に帰る) November 30, 1994 October 2, 2002
Buu clears some space in the countryside and builds a house for him to live in. Goten and Trunks continue learning the Fusion Dance, and begin to master the technique. They each plead with Goku for him to show them the Super Saiyan 3 transformation, and because he knows his time is up, Goku complies. Soon after the transformation, Baba shows up to take him away. Goku says goodbye to everyone, including Chi-Chi and Goten at the lookout and tells them that he will find Gohan in Other World, but Videl insists that Gohan is still alive somewhere. Once again, he is gone, leaving Piccolo in charge of training Goten and Trunks.
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234 "Where is Gohan!? Ferocious Training in the Kaioshin Realm" / "Return to Other World"
"Gohan wa Doko da!? Kaiōshinkai no Mōtokkun" (悟飯はどこだ!?界王神界の猛特訓) December 7, 1994 October 3, 2002
Back in Other World, Goku visits King Yemma to ask him if he's seen Gohan. King Yemma says that Gohan has not checked in. Thrilled that his son is still alive just like Videl said, he searches for his energy signal, and uses Instant Transmission to go there. He starts to help Gohan with his training with the Z Sword until Gohan is ready to fight Buu again. Piccolo continues training Goten and Trunks to fuse. Buu happens upon a blind kid named Tommy, who doesn't seem to be scared of him. Buu restores the kid's vision, but to his surprise, the child is not afraid of him. He is grateful that Buu made him see, and considers Buu a friend. Buu seems to like friendship more than fear.
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235 "You're Kidding, Right!? The Z-Sword is Broken" / "Out From the Broken Sword"
"Uso daro!? Zetto Sōdo ga Orechatta" (ウソだろ!?ゼットソードが折れちゃった) December 14, 1994 October 7, 2002
Goku throws a giant boulder at Gohan to test his abilities with the Z Sword. Gohan makes a clean cut, so the Supreme Kai conjures up a block of the hardest metal in the universe. This time, the sword can't cut it, and breaks under the pressure. But from out of the Z Sword comes Old Kai, who is fifteen generations older than Supreme Kai. In exchange for a date with Bulma, Old Kai agrees to awaken Gohan's sleeping powers. He starts to do a strange dance in circles around the Saiyan, and says that it will take 5 hours to awaken his sleeping power. Meanwhile, Goten and Trunks have finally mastered the Fusion Dance, and are ready to attempt it for real.
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236 "Birth of a Superhuman Warrior!! His Name is Gotenks" / "Gotenks is Born"
"Gattai Chōjin Tanjō!! Sono Na wa Gotenkusu" (合体超人誕生!!その名はゴテンクス) December 21, 1994 October 8, 2002
Goten and Trunks attempt to fuse, and their first attempt yields a weird-looking fat kid with very little power. Their second attempt creates an old, emaciated weakling. Finally, the two are perfectly in sync, and make Gotenks. Piccolo tells him to wait thirty minutes for the fusion to wear off so they can try it as Super Saiyans. Gotenks thinks he's powerful enough already and takes off to find Majin Buu. He is able to get some hits in on the monster, but when Buu steps up the intensity, Gotenks is no match and is easily defeated. Meanwhile, on the world of the Kais, Old Kai continues the long ceremony needed to awaken Gohan's hidden power.
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237 "The Final Weapon is Engaged!? Satan Will Save the Earth" / "Unlikely Friendship"
"Saishū Heiki Shidō!? Satan wa Chikyū o Sukuu" (最終兵器始動!?サタンは地球を救う) January 11, 1995 October 9, 2002
Goten and Trunks heal up from their injuries. They will train the rest of the day and fight Majin Buu tomorrow at full strength. On the world of the Kais, Old Kai has finished his five-hour ritual. Now Gohan must sit and meditate for twenty more hours for his power to awaken. Back at Buu's house, Hercule arrives to defeat the evil creature. He tries some tricks with poison candy and exploding video games, but they have no effect on the monster. Buu decides to be friends with Hercule.
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238 "I've Stopped Killing!! Majin Boo's Good Boy Declaration" / "I Kill No More"
"Korosu no Yameta!! Majin Bū Yoi Ko Sengen" (殺すのやめた!!魔人ブウよい子宣言) January 25, 1995 October 10, 2002
Goten and Trunks successfully fuse as Super Saiyans, but once again, their ego takes over. Gotenks spends all of his time flying around the earth at full speed, and by the time he decides to attack Buu, his 30 minutes are up. Back at Buu's house, Hercule is doing his best to please the monster. He even cooks him dinner. While away murdering people, Buu finds an injured dog and heals him. Buu discovers the joys of friendship with this dog, and when Hercule tells Buu that killing is bad, Buu vows never to kill again. But while Buu and his pet are playing fetch, two crazed gunmen shoot the dog.

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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
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For the stage musical of the same name, see Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical).
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Stephan Elliott
Produced by
Al Clark
Michael Hamlyn
Written by
Stephan Elliott
Starring
Terence Stamp
Hugo Weaving
Guy Pearce
Bill Hunter
Music by
Guy Gross
Cinematography
Brian J. Breheny
Edited by
Sue Blainey
Production
companies
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Specific Films
Distributed by
Gramercy Pictures
Release date
10 August 1994 (1994-08-10) (In United States)
8 September 1994 (1994-09-08) (In Australia)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
Country
Australia
Language
English
Budget
A$1,884,200
(US$2 million)
Box office
$29.7 million
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot follows two drag queens played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce and a transgender woman, played by Terence Stamp, as they journey across the Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named "Priscilla", along the way encountering various groups and individuals. The film's title references the slang term "queen" for a drag queen or female impersonator.
The film was a surprise worldwide hit and its positive portrayal of LGBT individuals helped to introduce LGBT themes to a mainstream audience.[2] It received predominantly positive reviews and won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design at the 67th Academy Awards. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and became a cult classic in both Australia and abroad.[3] Priscilla subsequently provided the basis for a musical, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, which opened in 2006 in Sydney before travelling to New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and Broadway.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Development
3.2 Casting
3.3 Filming
3.4 Post-production
4 Release
4.1 Box office
4.2 Critical reaction
4.3 Accolades
4.4 Cultural impact and legacy
4.5 Racism and sexism controversy
5 Soundtrack
6 Home media
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Plot[edit]
Anthony "Tick" Belrose (Hugo Weaving), using the drag pseudonym of Mitzi Del Bra, is a Sydney-based drag queen who accepts an offer to perform his drag act at Lasseters Hotel Casino Resort managed by his estranged wife Marion in Alice Springs, a remote town in central Australia. After persuading his friends and fellow performers, Bernadette Bassenger (Terence Stamp), a recently bereaved transgender woman, and Adam Whitely (Guy Pearce), a flamboyant and obnoxious younger drag queen who goes under the drag name Felicia Jollygoodfellow, to join him, the three set out for a four-week run at the casino in a large tour bus, which Adam christens "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert".
While on the long journey through remote lands bordering the Simpson Desert, they meet a variety of characters, including a group of friendly Aboriginal Australians for whom they perform, the less accepting attitudes of rural Australia in such towns as Coober Pedy, and are subjected to homophobic abuse, violence, including having their tour bus vandalized with homophobic graffiti.
When the tour bus breaks down in the middle of the desert, Adam spends the whole day repainting it lavender to cover up the vandalism. The trio later meet Bob, a middle-aged mechanic from a small outback town who joins them on their journey. Before they arrive at Alice Springs, Tick reveals that Marion is actually his wife, as they never divorced, and that they are actually going there as a favour to her. Continuing their journey, Adam is almost mutilated by a homophobic gang before he is saved by Bob and Bernadette. Adam is shaken and Bernadette comforts him, allowing them to reach an understanding. Likewise, the others come to terms with the secret of Tick's marriage and resolve their differences. Together, they fulfill a long-held dream of Adam's, which, in the original plan, is to climb Kings Canyon in full drag regalia.
Upon arrival at the hotel, it is revealed that Tick and Marion also have an eight-year-old son, Benjamin, whom Tick has not seen for many years. Tick is nervous about exposing his son to his drag profession and anxious about revealing his homosexuality, though he is surprised to discover that Benjamin already knows and is fully supportive of his father's sexuality and career. By the time their contract at the resort is over, Tick and Adam head back to Sydney, taking Benjamin back with them, so that Tick can get to know his son. However, Bernadette decides to remain at the resort for a while with Bob, who has decided to work at the hotel after the two of them had become close.
Cast[edit]
Terence Stamp as Bernadette Bassenger
Daniel Kellie as young Bernadette
Hugo Weaving as Anthony "Tick" Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra
Guy Pearce as Adam Whitely/Felicia Jollygoodfellow
Leighton Picken as young Adam
Bill Hunter as Robert "Bob" Spart
Sarah Chadwick as Marion Barber
Mark Holmes as Benjamin Barber
Julia Cortez as Cynthia Campos
Ken Radley as Frank
Margaret Pomeranz (uncredited) as Adam's mother
Stephan Elliott (uncredited) as Doorman
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert had originally been conceived by filmmakers Stephan Elliott and Andrena Finlay, who were at the time in production of a film called Frauds. They initially tried to pitch Priscilla to various financiers at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, but were unsuccessful,[4] and so instead took the film's concept to PolyGram and, with the backing of the Australian Film Finance Corporation, were able to begin production of the film on a relatively low budget of 2.7 million Australian dollars.
Elliott and the film's producers, Michael Hamlyn and Al Clark, the latter of whom was the husband of Finlay, all agreed to work for $50,000 each, a relatively low fee for filmmakers at the time, while the lack of funding meant that the crew agreed to receive takings of the film's eventual profits in compensation for their low salaries.[5] Due to the involvement of the Australian FFC, only one non-Australian actor was allowed to appear in the film, and Clark initially considered David Bowie, whom he had known back in the 1980s, and later briefly thought of John Hurt, although neither was available.[6]
Casting[edit]
In May 1993, after travelling around the Australian Outback searching for appropriate sites to film in, Priscilla's creators attended the Cannes to advertise their project, despite the fact that they had not yet confirmed any actors for the roles. Their primary choice for the role of Bernadette was Tony Curtis, who read and approved of the script, but eventually became unavailable. They then approached John Cleese, who was not interested.
For the part of Tick, they had initially wanted Rupert Everett and for Adam they wanted Jason Donovan.[7] However, at a pre-production casting meeting held at Cannes, Everett and Donovan did not get on well with one another and were found to be openly hostile toward the production staff. In light of this, it was readily agreed that they would not be suitable for the parts[8] and the search for their three leading men would resume. However, Donovan would go on to play Tick in the West End musical adaptation of the film.
After unsuccessfully lobbying Colin Firth to play the role, producers eventually awarded the part to Hugo Weaving. Initially considering Tim Curry for the part of Bernadette, they cast Terence Stamp, who was initially anxious about the role because it was unlike anything that he had performed previously, although he eventually came on board with the concept.[9] Stamp himself suggested Bill Hunter for the role of Bob, who accepted the role without even reading the script or being told anything about the greater concept of the film other than the basic character description, while Australian actor Guy Pearce was hired at the eleventh hour direct from the Australian soap opera Snowy River to portray the sassy but sprite Adam.[10]
Filming[edit]
It is striking what an effect the disguise of drag is having on [the actors'] personalities. It makes Guy [Pearce] flirtatious, combative and loud. It makes Terence [Stamp] withdrawn and watchful ("Hello sailor," he greets me warily with his back to the wall, looking like a fallen woman in a '50s melodrama.) It makes Hugo extraordinarily trashy.
Al Clark[11]
Many scenes, including one where Bernadette encounters a butch, bigoted, Australian woman named Shirley, were filmed at the Outback town of Broken Hill in New South Wales, largely in a hotel known as Mario's Palace, also small scenes filmed in the All Nations Hotel, which Al Clark believed was "drag queen heaven".[12] They also decided to film at Coober Pedy, a rough-and-tumble mining town in Central Australia featured prominently in the film.[13]
Initially, they tried to get permission to film upon the geological formation formerly known as Ayers Rock or "the Rock" (Uluru), but this was rejected by organizations responsible for the monument, such as the Uluru Board of Management, as it would have been in violation of Indigenous Australian religious beliefs.[14] Instead, the scene was filmed in King's Canyon.[15] Dialogue from the scene was rewritten slightly to accommodate the new location.
Post-production[edit]
With filming over, the director and producers began editing the footage, repeatedly travelling to both London and to Los Angeles, which had then just been hit by the 1994 Northridge earthquake. On the advice of early viewers, the film was shortened and scenes such as Adam's flashback about his paedophilic uncle were edited.[16]
Release[edit]
Box office[edit]
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert took $18,459,245 at the box office in Australia,[17] which is equivalent to $28,529,000 in 2010. [18]
Being an Australian film, not an American-produced Hollywood blockbuster, Priscilla was released as a minor commercial product in North America and other English-speaking nations.[19]
Director Elliott noted that the audiences viewing the film in Australia, the United States, and France all reacted to it differently, going on to state that "At a screening we had for an Australian audience, they laughed at all the Aussieisms. The Americans laughed too, but at different jokes. There is a line where Tick says, 'Bernadette has left her cake out in the rain...' [The French audience] didn't get it, whereas the Americans laughed for ten minutes."[20] Tom O'Regan, a scholar of film studies, remarked that the film actually carried different meanings for members of different nationalities and subcultural groups, with LGBT Americans believing that the film was "the big one that will bring gay lifestyles into the mainstream", while Australians tended to "embrace it as just another successful Australian film".[21]
Critical reaction[edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes, Priscilla has a 95% "fresh" rating based on 43 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10; the consensus states: "While its premise is ripe for comedy — and it certainly delivers its fair share of laughs —, Priscilla is also a surprisingly tender and thoughtful road movie with some outstanding performances."[22] Metacritic reports a 68 out of 100 rating, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[23]
American film critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times felt that Bernadette was the key part of the film, stating that "the real subject of the movie is not homosexuality, not drag queens, not showbiz, but simply the life of a middle-aged person trapped in a job that has become tiresome."[24] Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote "The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert presents a defiant culture clash in generous, warmly entertaining ways."[25] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone commented "In this roaringly comic and powerfully affecting road movie, Terence Stamp gives one of the year’s best performances."[25] Kenneth Turan from the Los Angeles Times wrote "The comic pizazz and bawdy dazzle of this film’s vision of gaudy drag performers trekking across the Australian outback certainly has a boisterous, addictive way about it."[25]
Accolades[edit]
Award
Category
Subject
Result
AACTA Award
(1994 AFI Awards) Best Film Al Clark, Michael Hamlyn Nominated
Best Direction Stephan Elliott Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Best Actor Terence Stamp Nominated
Hugo Weaving Nominated
Best Cinematography Brian J. Breheny Nominated
Best Original Music Score Guy Gross Nominated
Best Production Design Owen Paterson Won
Best Costume Design Tim Chappel, Lizzy Gardiner Won
Academy Award Best Costume Design Won
BAFTA Awards Best Costume Design Won
Best Original Screenplay Stephan Elliott Nominated
Best Actor Terence Stamp Nominated
Best Production Design Colin Gibson Nominated
Owen Paterson Nominated
Best Makeup and Hair Angela Conte Won
Cassie Hanlon Won
Strykermeyer Won
Best Cinematography Brian J. Breheny Nominated
GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Film – Wide Release Won
Golden Globe Award Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Terence Stamp Nominated
Outfest Audience Award for Outstanding Narrative Feature Stephan Elliott Won
Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film Won
Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor Terence Stamp Won
Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay Stephan Elliott Nominated
The film was ranked 7th on Logo's 50 Greatest Films with an LGBT theme,[26] and #10 on AfterElton's Fifty Greatest Gay Movies list.[27]
Cultural impact and legacy[edit]
A drag queen homage to the film's costumes on Fire Island Pines.
Priscilla, along with other contemporary Australian films Young Einstein (1988), Sweetie (1989), Strictly Ballroom (1992), and Muriel's Wedding (1994), provided Australian cinema with a reputation for "quirkiness", "eccentricity" and "individuality" across the world.[2] Both Priscilla and Muriel's Wedding (which had also featured a soundtrack containing ABBA songs) in particular became cult classics, not only in their native Australia, but also in the United Kingdom, where a wave of Australian influences, such as the soap operas Neighbours and Home and Away, had made their mark in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[28]
In 1995, an American film, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, was released, featuring three drag queens who travel across the United States. According to Al Clark, the creators of Priscilla heard about the film while shooting theirs, and "for a moment [were] troubled" until they read the script of To Wong Foo, when they decided that it was sufficiently different from Priscilla to not be a commercial and critical threat.[29] To Wong Foo proved to be critically far less successful than Priscilla, only gaining a 41% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes.[30] Financially however, To Wong Foo did better at the box office making three times as much in the U.S. with over 36 million dollars.[31]
During the Closing Ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Priscilla was part of a parade of images of Australian popular culture. A 1980 Ford Denning (resembling the bus used in the film) featuring a giant steel stiletto heel which extended from and retracted into the roof — inspired by scenes from the film — paraded around the Olympic Stadium. The bus was accompanied by several stiletto heel tricycle floats and drag queens in big wigs in tribute to the film's international success and the local Sydney gay community.[32][33] The music video for Iggy Azalea's 2013 single "Work" paid homage to scenes from the film.[34]
Racism and sexism controversy[edit]
The film has come under criticism for alleged racist and sexist elements, particularly in the portrayal of the Filipina character, Cynthia. Melba Margison of the Centre for Filipino Concerns stated that Cynthia was portrayed as "a gold-digger, a prostitute, an entertainer whose expertise is popping out ping-pong balls from her sex-organ, a manic depressive, loud and vulgar. The worst stereotype of the Filipina." She argued that, by portraying Cynthia in this manner, the filmmakers were "violently kill[ing]" the dignity of Filipina women, something that she feared would lead to "more violence against us".[35] An editor writing in The Age echoed these concerns, highlighting that "It is perhaps a pity that a film with a message of tolerance and acceptance for homosexuals should feel the need of what looks very much to us like a racist and sexist stereotype."[35] Similarly, in his study of bisexuality in cinema, Wayne M. Bryant argued that while it was "an excellent film", The Adventures of Priscilla was marred by "instances of gratuitous sexism".[36]
Producer Clark defended the film against these accusations, arguing that while Cynthia was a stereotype, it was not the purpose of filmmakers to avoid the portrayal of "vulnerable characters" from specific minority backgrounds. He stated that she was "a misfit like the three protagonists are, and just about everybody else in the film is, and her presence is no more a statement about Filipino women than having three drag queens is a statement about Australian men."[35] Tom O'Regan noted that as a result of this controversy, the film gained "an ambiguous reputation."[37]
Soundtrack[edit]
Main article: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (soundtrack)
The film featured a soundtrack made up of pre-existing "camp classics" (pop music songs that have a particular fanbase in the LGBT community). The original plan by the film's creators was to have a Kylie Minogue song in the finale, although it was later decided that an ABBA song would be more appropriate because its "tacky qualities" were "more timeless"[38] (although in the musical adaptation, the character Adam performs a medley of Kylie Minogue songs atop Uluru). The film itself featured four main songs, which were performed by two or more of the drag queens as a part of their show within the film; "I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, "Finally" by CeCe Peniston, and "Mamma Mia" by ABBA. On 23 August 1994, Fontana Island released the soundtrack on CD.[39]
Original music for the soundtrack was composed by Guy Gross, with choral arrangements by Derek Williams, and released separately on CD.[40]
Home media[edit]
On 14 November 1995, the film was released on VHS. On 7 October 1997, it was released on DVD with a collectible trivia booklet.
In 2004, a 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition was released on DVD in Australia with the following special features: a feature-length audio commentary with writer/director Stephan Elliott, three deleted scenes, two featurettes: "Behind the Bus: Priscilla with Her Pants Down" and "Ladies Please", cast and crew biographies, the original Australian theatrical trailer, US theatrical and teaser trailers, and a number of hidden features
In 2006, it was re-released on DVD in Australia with the following special features: a feature-length audio commentary with writer/director Elliott, "Birth of a Queen" (featurette), deleted scenes, tidbits from the Set, "The Bus from Blooperville" – Gag reel documentary, a photo gallery, and US theatrical and teaser trailers.
On 5 June 2007, it was re-released in the United States as the "Extra Frills Edition" DVD. This edition includes the same special features as the Australian 2006 re-release. On 7 June 2011, it was released for US Blu-ray.
In Australia, it is available on the subscription streaming platform Stan.
See also[edit]
Cinema of Australia
Transgender characters in film and television
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ Clark 1994. p. 34.
Jump up ^ The Adventures Of Priscilla: Queen Of The Desert - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Discogs
Jump up ^ The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The Priscilla Companion: Dialogue from the film & Original Music Score by Guy Gross. Discogs
Bibliography
Brophy, Philip (2008). Australian Screen Classics: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Currency Press. ISBN 978-0-86819-821-7.
Bryant, Wayne M. (1997). Bisexual Characters in Film: From Anaïs to Zee. Binghampton, New York: The Haworth Press. ISBN 978-0-7890-0142-9.
Clark, Al (1994). Making Priscilla. New York and London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-452-27484-6.
Epstein, Jan (October 1994). "Stephan Elliott". Cinema Papers (101): 04–10. ISSN 0311-3639.
Miller, Helen (1998). "Race, Nationality and Gender in The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert". In Asia Pacific Research Group. Gender in Asia: Gender, Culture and Society in the Asia Pacific Subgroup. Rockhampton, Queensland: Central Queensland University. ISBN 978-1-875902-84-2.
O'Regan, Tom (1996). Australian National Cinema. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-05730-1.
Riggs, Damien W. (2006). Priscilla, (White) Queen of the Desert: Queer Rights/Race Privilege. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 978-0-8204-8658-1.
Turner, Alwyn W. (2010). Rejoice! Rejoice! Britain in the 1980s. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-84513-525-6.
Further reading
Padva, Gilad (2000). "Priscilla Fights Back: The Politicization of Camp Subculture". Journal of Communication Inquiry. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications. 24 (2): 216–243. doi:10.1177/0196859900024002007. ISSN 1552-4612.
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