The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)
1h 30m
Running Time
August 31, 1990Release Date
The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)
1h 30m
Running Time
August 31, 1990Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Cheech Marin
Carlos
Emma Samms
Alex
Vernon Wells
Bruce
Bruce Spence
Wayne
Carole Davis
Dominique
Terence Cooper
Sir Ian Hobart
Jeanette Cronin
Maggie Ridley
Gary McCormick
Gary Williams
Frank Whitten
Blue
David Argue
Kevin
June Bishop
Lady Irene Hobart
Bruce Allpress
Mr. Ridley
Michael Gottlieb
Director
Val Lamond
Mrs. Ridley
Alan Smithee
Director
Claire Glenister
TV Anchorwoman
Grant Morris
Writer
Ronald E. House
Writer
Jonathan Coleman
Postman
Alan Shearman
Writer
Suzanne Chamberlain
Maid
Richard Hanna
Nigel
R. Ben Efraim
Producer
Noel Appleby
Slim
Eric Liddy
Edison The Butler
James Bartle
Cinematographer
Doug Aston
Old Man
Andrew Lesnie
Cinematographer
Fred A. Chulack
Editor
Leticia Bridges
Teenage Girl
Ron Highfield
ProductionDesigner
Wendy Petrie
Teenage Girl
Daryl Maguire
Spa Clerk
Dennis O'Keefe
Spa Bellman
Brian Gidley
Spa Bartender
Neill Gladwin
Spa Guest
Stephen Kearney
Spa Guest
Hattie St. John
BBQ Singer
Alan Farquhar
Travel Agent
Kim Buchanan
Eve
Tracey Allen
Rugby Bikini Girl
Joel Tobeck
Lance
Kurt De Koster
Bar Guy
Mike Finlayson
Bar Guy
Ken George
Collins / Still Photographer
Michael Morrissey
Airport Ticket Agent
Clancy T. Troutman
Supervising Sound Editor
Zane D. Bruce
Foley Artist
Peter Bell
Stunt Coordinator
Murray Francis
Production Manager
Jerry Offsay
Executive Producer
Gail Clark Burch
ADR Editor
Michael Lynch
Casting
Robert L. Harman
Sound Mixer
Gavin McLean
Wardrobe Master
Stephen Jones
Production Manager
Caroline Bonham
Production Coordinator
Sue Gandy
Costume Designer
Neil Cervin
Focus Puller
Casey Troutman
Foley Artist
Jenny Quigley
Continuity
John Mahaffie
Steadicam Operator
Angela Conte
Makeup Artist
James G. Williams
Sound Mixer
Peter D. Kaye
Original Music Composer
Dick Reade
Sound
Allen L. Stone
Sound Mixer
Guy Campbell
Second Assistant Director
Myk Farmer
Boom Operator
John Pryce-Jones
Art Direction
Bob Howard
First Assistant Director
Chris Short
First Assistant Director
James G. White
Assistant Editor
Lois Trent-Bring
Negative Cutter
Paige Livingston
Third Assistant Director
Victoria Hardy
Second Assistant Director
Alison Goodwin De Araujo
Continuity
Francia Smeets
Makeup & Hair
Phil Taratoa
Art Direction
Godfrey Hall
Location Manager
Joselyn Morton
Casting
Chris McKenzie
Gaffer
Justin Topzand
Clapper Loader
Amanda Butler
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Naomi Joseph
Production Coordinator
Tracey Barnett
Production Coordinator
Tamai Sinclair
Unit Manager
Phillip Keros
Sound
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Details.
Release DateAugust 31, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$5,500,000
Genres
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Wiki.
The Shrimp on the Barbie, released in Australia as The Boyfriend from Hell, is a 1990 comedy film directed by Michael Gottlieb (under the pseudonym Alan Smithee) and starring Cheech Marin. The title is derived from a line in a 1980s series of popular ads starring Paul Hogan promoting tourism to Australia: "I'll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you".
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