The Shrimp on the Barbie

Name: The Shrimp on the Barbie
Director: Michael Gottlieb
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1990-08-31
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 5.69
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!”

1990

1h 30m

Comedy Romance

Director: Michael Gottlieb

Writers: Grant Morris, Ronald E. House

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.