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The Pest

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

4.7/ 10 160 votes 1997-02-07 1h 22m 1 popularity

Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas 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, 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?

Director: Paul Miller

Budget

$17M

Revenue

$4M

Cast

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John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

Pest

Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey Jones

Gustav

Edoardo Ballerini

Edoardo Ballerini

Himmel

Freddy Rodríguez

Freddy Rodríguez

Ninja

Tammy Townsend

Tammy Townsend

Xantha Kent

Aries Spears

Aries Spears

Chubby

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