After compiling a list of the most essential LGBT movies, The Advocate is pitting the top 32 entries against one another in a series of one-on-one face-offs. In this Sweet 16 round, Trick, a modern classic about one-night stands in the late 1990s, is up against The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the camp classic about drag queens amid the dunes. Which film is more essential? Vote below, and check out our full list of the top 175 most essential LGBT movies at Advocate.com/top175.
Trick, 1999 (28 seed)
A quintessential film for a generation of gay men, 1999's Trick took a lighthearted look at the pleasures and pitfalls of one-night stands as Gabriel (Christian Campbell) and Mark (John Paul Pitoc) discover that hooking up in Manhattan isn't as easy as it looks and romance can blossom at the most unexpected times. --Jase Peeples
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, 1994 (Seed 12)
Director Stephan Elliott's Australian film about the adventures of two drag queens and a trans woman who travel across the desert in a rickety old bus to perform a drag show found box office success around the world and a place in the hearts of many LGBT viewers as well. Starring Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, and Terence Stamp, the film garnered many awards, including an Oscar for Best Costume Design. Today, the film is considered by many to be an LGBT kitsch comedy classic, loved as much for its over-the-top characters as its unflinching look at life through a queer lens. --Jase Peeples
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