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.
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| Cheech Marin | ... | Carlos | |
| Emma Samms | ... | Alex | |
| Vernon Wells | ... | Bruce | |
| Bruce Spence | ... | Wayne | |
| Carole Davis | ... | Dominique | |
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Terence Cooper | ... | Sir Ian Hobart |
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Gary McCormick | ... | Gary Williams |
| Frank Whitten | ... | Blue | |
| June Bishop | ... | Lady Irene Hobart | |
| David Argue | ... | Kevin | |
| Bruce Allpress | ... | Mr. Ridley | |
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Carlos (Cheech Marin) failed in the show-biz and currently works as waiter in a Mexican restaurant. There he meets Alex (Emma Samms) and dumb footballer Bruce (Vernon Wells), who celebrate their engagement with her parents. Alex' father (Terence Cooper)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. But her father sees through the game... Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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woman in bra and skirt | sexist joke | pretending to be someone else | ethnic stereotype | blackface |Taglines:
She's an ice-cool heiress. He's hot-to-trot. It's Desire Down Under!Genres:
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31 August 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Simon Sheward & Hattie St John
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A sex scene between Dominique and Bruce in Bruce's hotel room was cut for time. See more »Goofs
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Originally released at 86 minutes with a PG-13 rating. Video version features a minute of additional footage (including nudity) and is rated R. See more »Soundtracks
Still Crazy For YouWritten by Simon Sheward & Hattie St John
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This movie is a "find" that you will always enjoy. Although set in a classic chicano v. anglo (or rather Aussie) frame, anyone that has had a rebellious family member or mismatched lovers will relate to this story, and that should be everyone. Marin is the ELA che who is hired to rub Dad the wrong way by Daddy's baby girl, played by Emma Samm. Her himbo boyfriend can't take a hint, but Marin keeps taking a dive. The Freudian equestrian cousin is the best character in the movie--you'll want to see it again just for this memorable scene.
Well, it's a chick's movie, so you know how it works out, but the comedy set-ups and Emma are so good, and Marin is so realistic, that it works for the guys.