---
title: 'The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Gottlieb'
released: '1990-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'New Zealand'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-shrimp-on-the-barbie-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100608/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)

1990 · Comedy · New Zealand, United States


## Synopsis

The Shrimp on the Barbie, released in Australia as The Boyfriend from Hell, is a 1990 comedy film directed by Michael Gottlieb 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". The film was a box office disaster, grossing only 1/10th of its budget.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Gottlieb](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gottlieb)

## Cast

- [Carole Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/carole-davis)
- [Bruce Spence](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-spence)
- [Vernon Wells](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-wells)
- [Cheech Marin](https://cinepixo.com/people/cheech-marin)
- [Emma Samms](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-samms)

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