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.
Unfortunately the movie The Shrimp on the Barbie is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Alan Smithee | Director |
| Directing | Michael Gottlieb | Director |
| Writing | Grant Morris | Writer |
| Writing | Ronald E. House | Writer |
| Writing | Alan Shearman | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sue Gandy | Costume Designer |
| Camera | James Bartle | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Andrew Lesnie | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Fred A. Chulack | Editor |
| Production | Jerry Offsay | Executive Producer |
| Production | R. Ben Efraim | Producer |
| Production | Murray Francis | Production Manager |
| Directing | Chris Short | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Victoria Hardy | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Phil Taratoa | Art Direction |
| Art | Ron Highfield | Production Design |
| Sound | Peter D. Kaye | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Joselyn Morton | Casting |
| Production | Michael Lynch | Casting |
| Sound | Dick Reade | Sound |
| Sound | Myk Farmer | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Jenny Quigley | Continuity |
| Lighting | Chris McKenzie | Gaffer |
| Camera | Neil Cervin | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Justin Topzand | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | John Mahaffie | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gavin McLean | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francia Smeets | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amanda Butler | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Production | Godfrey Hall | Location Manager |
| Directing | Paige Livingston | Third Assistant Director |
| Production | Naomi Joseph | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Tracey Barnett | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Tamai Sinclair | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Peter Bell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Ken George | Still Photographer |
| Editing | James G. White | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Robert L. Harman | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | James G. Williams | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Allen L. Stone | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Clancy T. Troutman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gail Clark Burch | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Casey Troutman | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Zane D. Bruce | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Lois Trent-Bring | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Stephen Jones | Production Manager |
| Directing | Bob Howard | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Guy Campbell | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | John Pryce-Jones | Art Direction |
| Production | Caroline Bonham | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Alison Goodwin De Araujo | Continuity |
| Sound | Phillip Keros | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Angela Conte | Makeup Artist |