
The Shrimp on the Barbie
A featherweight, silly culture-clash romp that coasts on broad gags and easy charm, forgettable but harmless.
- Directed by
- Alan Smithee, Michael Gottlieb
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Starring
- Cheech Marin, Emma Samms, Vernon Wells
- Tagline
- She's an ice-cool heiress. He's hot-to-trot. It's Desire Down Under!
- 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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- Directed by
- Alan Smithee, Michael Gottlieb
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Starring
- Cheech Marin, Emma Samms, Vernon Wells












