Movie·1990·90 min

The Shrimp on the Barbie

Name: The Shrimp on the Barbie
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1990-08-31
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Cheech Marin, Emma Samms, Vernon Wells, Bruce Spence, Carole Davis

The Shrimp on the Barbie streams in the US on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Eternal Family, Cultpix and 11 more apps, as of October 5, 2026.

She's an ice-cool heiress. He's hot-to-trot. It's Desire Down Under!

5.7 / 10 · TMDB

Comedy Romance

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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