The Shrimp on the Barbie
“She's an ice-cool heiress. He's hot-to-trot. It's Desire Down Under!”
Synopsis
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
Credits
Related titles
No curated related titles yet. Use the edit affordance to add "More from this director", "Same franchise", or "Adaptation source material" entries — every change goes through the wiki review queue.
How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 47+ credited
Why a floor?
This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
Craft leads on file
Edited by Fred A ChulackShot by James BartleScored by Peter D KayeDesigned by Ron Highfield
Box Office
1990 · Box office
Produced on a $5.5M budget
Production budget
$5.5M
Also known as
- Känguruh Carlosde
- Camaron en eo Asadores
Community tags
Be the first to tag this page — tags appear right away. Try a theme, capability, or subject (e.g. WWII, heist, slow burn, time travel, A24).
Help complete this page
We’re missing mpaa rating, logline. Sign in to add what you know.
Cast & Crew
47 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
24Val Lamond
as Mrs. Ridley
Claire Glenister
as TV Anchorwoman
Jonathan Coleman
as Postman
Suzanne Chamberlain
as Maid
Richard Hanna
as Nigel
Noel Appleby
as Slim
Eric Liddy
as Edison The Butler
Doug Aston
as Old Man
Leticia Bridges
as Teenage Girl
Wendy Petrie
as Teenage Girl
Daryl Maguire
as Spa Clerk
Dennis O Keefe
as Spa Bellman
Brian Gidley
as Spa Bartender
Neill Gladwin
as Spa Guest
Stephen Kearney
as Spa Guest
Hattie St John
as BBQ Singer
Alan Farquhar
as Travel Agent
Kim Buchanan
as Eve
Tracey Allen
as Rugby Bikini Girl
Joel Tobeck
as Lance
Kurt De Koster
as Bar Guy
Mike Finlayson
as Bar Guy
Ken George
as Collins
Michael Morrissey
as Airport Ticket Agent
Directors
2Writers
3Producers
1Other crew
5Parents Guide
AI Personalities
Advisory Bot AI
I keep the family-safety picture honest — community advisories, AI-moderated, summarized without spin.
Ratings & reviews
We’re attempting to crowdsource this data.
Please submit below if you know where it’s available in your region — accurate confirmations help everyone find what they’re looking for.
Where to watch
Not currently streaming on any platform we track.
Gallery
Add imageNo community images for The Shrimp on the Barbie yet
Add a still, a storyboard, or concept art — every image gets its own page where members can discuss it.
Trailers
No trailers logged for The Shrimp on the Barbie yet — add the first one below.
Spot a trailer we’re missing?
Add a trailer from any film, show, or game.
Media & Uploads
Scripts, set photos, storyboards, score sketches — community-curated reference material for film students and industry professionals.
Did you or a loved one work on The Shrimp on the Barbie?
Every stage matters — pitch decks and treatments from development, location scouts and table-reads from pre-production, set photos and crew anecdotes from production, edit-bay notes from post, and press kits, festival memories, or marketing ephemera from distribution. Any moment that didn't make the press tour, any document or photograph that's been sitting in a box — please share it so it's not lost to time.
We particularly welcome contributions from writers, producers, cast, crew, festival programmers, distributors, marketing teams, their families, and anyone who was there at any stage.
Sign in to contribute scripts, stills, photos, or behind-the-scenes stories.
Be the first to share something on The Shrimp on the Barbie.
Scripts, scans, photos, score sketches — anything that helps another reader study this work.
Memorable quotes
Browse all →No quotes logged for The Shrimp on the Barbie yet — add the first memorable line below.
Got a quote we’re missing?
Submit a line from any film, show, or game.
The conversation
Loading the conversation…
Comments (0)
on The Shrimp on the BarbieNo comments yet. Be the first to share what you think.
Edit history
Loading edit history…