The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)

PG-13   |    |  Comedy

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Down on his luck and working in a Mexican restaurant in Australia, an American tourist is hired by a icy heiress to pose as an obnoxious new boyfriend in an attempt to make her father accept her current boyfriend.

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25 September 2011 | lee_eisenberg
Cheech goes to Australia
Since "The Shrimp on the Barbie" stars Cheech Marin, you can expect lots of silly stuff. He plays a Mexican-American who moves to Australia to look for a job, but ends up posing as a rich heiress's (Emma Samms) boorish boyfriend so that her stuffy father will accept her current boyfriend.

The best part is when Cheech first arrives at the heiress's house and makes a total spectacle of himself. Other hilarious scenes include the cake and the fish tank. Otherwise, it's a pretty routine fish-out-of-water story. Sort of a reverse "Crocodile Dundee". But it definitely elicits its fair share of laughs, and that's what's important.

PS: "Barbie" is short for barbecue, although in Australia they say prawn instead of shrimp.

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Did You Know?

Trivia

A sex scene between Dominique and Bruce in Bruce's hotel room was cut for time.

Quotes

Carlos: Hey, next time don't be bullshiting me with the vodka.

Goofs

When Carlos' plane leaves, a wide bodied Qantas 747 is shown. Later when they bring the plane back and get Carlos down, the plane is a two engine 737, a much smaller plane.

Alternate Versions

Originally released at 86 minutes with a PG-13 rating. Video version features a minute of additional footage (including nudity) and is rated R.

Soundtracks

Still Crazy For You
Written by Simon Sheward & Hattie St John
Performed by Hattie and the Hounds

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Plot Summary

Genres

Comedy

Details

Release Date:

31 August 1990

Language

English

Country of Origin

Australia, USA

Filming Locations

Auckland, New Zealand

Box Office

Gross USA:

$458,996

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