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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.
Aug 31, 1990 · With Cheech Marin, Emma Samms, Vernon Wells, Bruce Spence. 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.
A down-on-his-luck waiter from a Mexican restaurant in Australia is hired by a wealthy heiress to pose as an obnoxious new boyfriend in an attempt to make he...
Currently you are able to watch "The Shrimp on the Barbie" streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock, Cultpix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Troma NOW or for free with ads on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Popcornflix, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
Shrimp on the barbie" is a phrase that originated in a series of television advertisements by the Australian Tourism Commission broadcast in the US and UK starring Paul Hogan from 1984 through to 1990. The full quote spoken by Hogan is "I'll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you", and the actual slogan of the ad was "Come and say G'day".
An Australian heiress (Emma Samms) picks up a wacky American (Cheech Marin) after her father vetoes her burly boyfriend (Vernon Wells).
- Comedy
Shrimp on the Barbie. 1990 · 1 hr 27 min. PG-13. Comedy · Romance. An American tourist, cash poor in Australia, is hired by an heiress to pose as a new obnoxious boyfriend so that her Dad will accept her true one.
