The Shrimp on the Barbie
| The Shrimp on the Barbie | |
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| Directed by | Michael Gottlieb (as Alan Smithee) |
| Written by | Grant Morris Ron House Alan Shearman |
| Produced by | R. Ben Efraim |
| Starring | Cheech Marin Emma Samms Vernon Wells Bruce Spence Carole Davis |
| Cinematography | James Bartle |
| Edited by | Fred A. Chulack |
| Music by | Peter D. Kaye |
| Distributed by | Unity Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Countries | New Zealand United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5.5 million |
| Box office | $458,996 (USA) |
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". The film was a box office disaster, grossing only 1/10th of its budget.