Film
The Shrimp on the Barbie
1990· PG-13· 1h 30m· Comedy· Romance
“She's an ice-cool heiress. He's hot-to-trot. It's Desire Down Under!”
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.
1990-08-31
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Key Crew
DirectorAlan Smithee
WriterAlan Shearman
ProducerR. Ben Efraim
Director of PhotographyAndrew Lesnie
Original Music ComposerPeter D. Kaye
EditorFred A. Chulack
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1990-08-31
Runtime1h 30m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosSofa Home Entertainment
Budget$6M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesAustralia · United States of America
Rating5.7/10 · 41 votes
Original languageen
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