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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!
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.
Where to watch The Shrimp on the Barbie
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Cast
- Cheech Marin as Carlos
- Emma Samms as Alex
- Vernon Wells as Bruce
- Bruce Spence as Wayne
- Carole Davis as Dominique
- Terence Cooper as Sir Ian Hobart
- Jeanette Cronin as Maggie
- Gary McCormick as Gary Williams
- Frank Whitten as Blue
- June Bishop as Lady Irene
- David Argue as Kevin
- Bruce Allpress as Mr. Ridley
Details
- Director
- Michael Gottlieb and Alan Smithee
- Released
- August 31, 1990
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Studio
- Sofa Home Entertainment
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.7 / 10 from 43 votes
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