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The Shrimp on the Barbie

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

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Release Journey

Announced

In Production

Trailers

Released

Aug 31, 1990

Release date

August 31, 1990

Creator / Director / Author

Michael Gottlieb

Runtime

90 min

Rating

5.7 / 10

Genres

Comedy Romance

Cast

Cheech Marin

Carlos

Emma Samms

Alex

Vernon Wells

Bruce

Bruce Spence

Wayne

Carole Davis

Dominique

Terence Cooper

Sir Ian Hobart

Jeanette Cronin

Maggie

Gary McCormick

Gary Williams

Overview

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.

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