The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)
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In this comedy, Carlos Munoz (Cheech Marin) travels from America to Australia to find work, and gets a job at a Mexican restaurant. While there, he meets up with poor little rich girl Alex Hobart (Emma Samms) who hires him to pose as her fiance to scare her father into approving of her marriage with her unappealing boyfriend, Bruce Woodley (Vernon Wells). ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi
- Starring:
- Cheech Marin, Emma Samms, (more)
- Director(s):
- Michael Gottlieb
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Shrimp on the Barbie
In this comedy, Carlos Munoz (Cheech Marin) travels from America to Australia to find work, and gets a job at a Mexican restaurant. While there, he meets up with poor little rich girl Alex Hobart (Emma Samms) who hires him to pose as her fiance to scare her father into approving of her marriage with her unappealing boyfriend, Bruce Woodley (Vernon Wells). ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 90 mins
Complete Cast of The Shrimp on the Barbie
- Cheech Marin - Carlos
- Vernon Wells - Bruce Woodley
- Carole R. Davis - Dominique
- Jeanette Cronin - Maggie
- Michael Lynch
- Stephen Kearney - Spa Guest
- Bruce Allpress - Mr. Ridley
- Joel Tobeck - Lance
- Emma Samms - Alex Hobart
- Bruce Spence - Wayne
- Terence Cooper - Ian Hobart
- Noel Appleby - Slim
- Michael Morrissey - Airport Ticket Agent
- Frank Whitten - Blue
- Kim Buchanan - Eve
- David Argue - Kevin
- Director(s):
- Michael Gottlieb
- Writer(s):
- Alan Shearman, Ron House, Grant Morris
- Producer(s):
- R. Ben Efraim, Jerry Offsay
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Questionable for Children, Profanity, Adult Language, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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