The Pest

Feb 7, 1997

1h 22m

★ 4.7

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

Overview

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?

Genres

Action

Comedy

Production Companies

The Bubble Factory

TriStar Pictures

The Pest Trailers

Cast

Pest

John Leguizamo

Gustav

Jeffrey Jones

Himmel

Edoardo Ballerini

Ninja

Freddy Rodríguez

Xantha Kent

Tammy Townsend

Chubby

Aries Spears

Mr. Kent

Joe Morton

Angus

Charles Hallahan

Leo

Tom McCleister

Gladyz

Ivonne Coll

Glen Livitt

Pat Skipper

Piercer

Jorge Luis Abreu

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