The best Terence Stamp movie of all time is streaming for free, but you need to be quick
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Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:10:52 +0000
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I wont hear any arguments against Terence Stamps best movie being Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, so go and stream it for free while you can.
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Superman and Star Wars actor Terence Stamp died aged 87 on August 17, 2025, leaving an illustrious legacy of a lifetime of movies behind him. If youre asking me, the jewel in his crown is undoubtedly The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (known as the latter name for short), following two drag queens and a transgender woman traveling across the Australian desert in a tour bus to take their cabaret show to a remote town. Over 30 years after its release, it still holds a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 94%, and theres a good reason why.
As Guy Pearce, Stamps co-star in Priscilla Queen of Desert, put it in his X/Twitter tribute following the news: "Farewell dear Tel. You were a true inspiration, both in and out of heels. Well always have Kings Canyon, Kings Road and Fing ABBA. Wishing you well on your way Ralph! Stamp indeed changed the game with his character Bernadette, still highly regarded as one of the most positive representations of transgender women in LGBTQ+ cinema.
We talked long and hard about why hed initially said no. It was fear,
director Stephan Elliot told The Guardian about the casting of the iconic movie. And fair enough you have got to remember we were coming out of the HIV/Aids mess. It was a taboo subject. I looked at the work that hed done all the way through, like the Italian years when he worked with Fellini and Pasolini, and thought: this was a man who took chances. And I think he was at absolutely the right moment in his life where he was ready for another
chance.
But were only just scratching the surface of greatness here. You need to experience Priscilla Queen of the Desert in full to truly understand the
magic behind what makes it so special, and luckily, its currently available
to stream for $0 in the US. Not-so-luckily, its only free for the next two weeks, so this is your sign to run to Plex while you have the chance. Why I recommend you watch Terence Stamps Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Its sad that death often makes us appreciate what we had after its gone, but frankly, I dont think theres any better way to honor Stamps sheer level of versatility as an actor than to watch Priscilla, Queen of the Desert . As Elliot revealed, Bernadette is a role many actors (including Stamp himself, briefly) would have passed up at the time, because any actor aligning themselves publicly with the LGBTQ+ community immediately risked their
career.
While Elliot also stated Stamp complained Priscilla, Queen of the Desert was one of only two movies people wanted to talk to him about (the other being Superman ), and would much rather have looked back on movies like 1967s Far From the Madding Crowd , its easy to see why we couldnt let this musical adventure go. It marks such a fundamental shift of the cultural dial while offering viewers an unfiltered dose of pure happiness and joy in something seldom celebrated (drag, that is). The movie also slotted perfectly into the 1990s wave of cool musical movies, with oddities like The Wedding Singer , Little Voice and Cats bravely following in the footsteps of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert . Being different was finally something to not be ashamed of, and weve got people like Stamp to thank for that.
Full to the brim with zingers, effortless chemistry between Stamp, Pearce and Hugo Weaving, and triumph in the face of adversity, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert packs a punch from the moment you start watching. While everything
that happens is completely out of the ordinary, it only ever feels natural, and that speaks to the quality of whats happening in front of and behind the camera. Proud of its own flamboyance, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert strikes an impressive balance between confronting tense social situations and simply having fun, meaning you can just sit back, relax, and trust that youre about to watch something special. If you dont want to perform Finally along with
the penultimate scene, I dont know what to say to you.
If you miss Priscilla, Queen of the Desert on Plex, you'll also be able to catch it on Prime Video , Hoopla, The Roku Channel and MGM+ in the US. Those in the UK and Australia can also stream it on Prime Video. You might also
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