The Shrimp on the Barbie

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The Shrimp on the Barbie

DVD cover.
Directed by Alan Smithee
Produced by R. Ben Efraim
Written by Grant Morris
Ron House
Alan Shearman
Starring Cheech Marin
Emma Samms
Vernon Wells
Bruce Spence
Carole Davis
Music by Peter D. Kaye
Cinematography James Bartle
Editing by Fred A. Chulack
Distributed by Unity Pictures
Release date(s) August 31, 1990
Running time 87 minutes
Country New Zealand
USA
Language English
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The Shrimp on the Barbie is a 1990 comedy film directed by Michael Gottlieb (under the infamous pseudonym Alan Smithee) and starring Cheech Marin.

[edit] Plot

An Australian heiress, Alexandra (Emma Samms), picks up a wacky American tourist, Carlos (Cheech Marin), after her father vetoes her burly boyfriend, Bruce (Vernon Wells). Carlos is a waiter working in a Mexican restaurant located in Sydney, Australia.