The Pest

The Pest

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

1997•1h 22m•4.7/10

ActionComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.7/10(161)

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?

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Production

The Bubble Factory, TriStar Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

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

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Mr. Kent

Charles Hallahan

Charles Hallahan

Angus

Tom McCleister

Tom McCleister

Leo

Ivonne Coll

Ivonne Coll

Gladyz

Pat Skipper

Pat Skipper

Glen Livitt

Jorge Luis Abreu

Jorge Luis Abreu

Piercer

Jennifer Broughton

Bank Employee

Yau-Gene Chan

Cook

Judyann Elder

Judyann Elder

Mrs. Kent

Paul Harris

Karaoke Singer

Joe Jokubeit

Laphroig

David Bar Katz

White Guy

Will Potter

White Guy

Les Lannom

Les Lannom

Bagpipe Player

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