The Shrimp on the Barbie

Name: The Shrimp on the Barbie
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1990-08-31
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Cheech Marin, Emma Samms, Vernon Wells, Bruce Spence, Carole Davis

She's an ice-cool heiress. He's hot-to-trot. It's Desire Down Under!

The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)

Timing: 1:30 (90 min)

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Release date

1990-08-31

Country

Australia, United States

Production

Sofa Home Entertainment

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Budget

$5 500 000

Revenue

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Director

Michael Gottlieb, Alan Smithee

Actors

Cheech Marin, Emma Samms, Vernon Wells, Bruce Spence, Carole Davis, Terence Cooper, Jeanette Cronin, Gary McCormick, Frank Whitten, June Bishop
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Scenario

Ronald E. House, Alan Shearman

Producer

R. Ben Efraim, Jerry Offsay

Operator

Andrew Lesnie

Composer

Peter D. Kaye

Artist

Ron Highfield

Audition

Joselyn Morton, Michael Lynch

Editing

Fred A. Chulack
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Short description

Carlos has failed in show-biz and currently works as a waiter in a Mexican restaurant. There he meets Alex and dumb footballer Bruce celebrating their engagement with her parents. Alex' father is less than thrilled of her fiancée and says he'd rather accept anybody else. Eventually Alex hires Carlos to present him as her new fiancée.