Pest, The

Pest, The

1997

Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas (John Leguizamo) is the target of Scottish mobsters to whom he owes a considerable debt. Willing to do anything to raise money and avoid severe injury or death, Vargas agrees to a very unusual job -- he will be transported to a remote island and hunted by Gustav Shank (Jeffrey Jones), a racist German executive. If he can survive a full day and night, Vargas gets $50,000 and will be set free. Is he wily enough to elude Shank?

What kind of freakazoid would let someone hunt him just to collect $50,000? Next question.

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Film Detail

Genre
Comedy
Length
1 hr. 24 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 7, 1997
US Box Office
$3,600,616 (#5131 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Crude Sexual Humor, Ethnic Humor, Scatalogical Humor

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Sony Pictures
Released
June 13, 2000
Acquired Date
June 4, 2024
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

John Leguizamo
John Leguizamo
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones
Edoardo Ballerini
Edoardo Ballerini
Freddy Rodríguez
Freddy Rodríguez
Tammy Townsend
Tammy Townsend
Aries Spears
Aries Spears
Joe Morton
Joe Morton
Charles Hallahan
Charles Hallahan
Tom McCleister
Tom McCleister
Ivonne Coll
Ivonne Coll
Pat Skipper
Pat Skipper
Judyann Elder
Judyann Elder
David Bar Katz
David Bar Katz

Directors

Paul Miller
Paul Miller

Producers

Bill Sheinberg
Bill Sheinberg
Jonathan Sheinberg
Jonathan Sheinberg
Sid Sheinberg
Sid Sheinberg

Writers

David Bar Katz
David Bar Katz

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Rotten
4%
Tomatometer
25 votes
RT Hot
67%
Popcornmeter
1,030 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
4.8/10
9,436 votes

Additional Info

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