The Pest
What kind of freakazoid would let someone hunt him just to collect $50,000?...Next question.
1997 | 82m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Paul Miller |
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| Writer: | John Leguizamo, David Bar Katz |
| Staring: |
| 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? | |
| Release Date: | Feb 07, 1997 |
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| Director: | Paul Miller |
| Writer: | John Leguizamo, David Bar Katz |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action |
| Keywords | neo-nazism, island, scam, hispanic |
| Production Companies | TriStar Pictures, The Bubble Factory |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,600,000
Budget: $17,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Leguizamo | Pest |
| Jeffrey Jones | Gustav |
| Edoardo Ballerini | Himmel |
| Freddy Rodríguez | Ninja |
| Tammy Townsend | Xantha Kent |
| Aries Spears | Chubby |
| Joe Morton | Mr. Kent |
| Charles Hallahan | Angus |
| Tom McCleister | Leo |
| Ivonne Coll | Gladyz |
| Pat Skipper | Glen Livitt |
| Jorge Luis Abreu | Piercer |
| Jennifer Broughton | Bank Employee |
| Yau-Gene Chan | Cook |
| Judyann Elder | Mrs. Kent |
| Paul Harris | Karaoke Singer |
| Joe Jokubeit | Laphroig |
| David Bar Katz | White Guy |
| Will Potter | White Guy |
| Les Lannom | Bagpipe Player |
| Jim Lau | Mr. Cheung |
| Barry Mizerski | Host |
| Hugh Murphy | Emcee |
| Kristin Norton | Trixy |
| Yelba Osorio | Malaria |
| Tony Perez | Felix |
| Aviva Rosenbloom | Cantor |
| Julian Scott Urena | Sergio |
| Eddie Driscoll | Extra (uncredited) |
| Maria Felipe | Bikini Girl (uncredited) |
| Roger Ferreira | Church Goer (uncredited) |
| Ray Garaza | Puerto Rican Boy (uncredited) |
| Sheila Korsi | Carnival Dancer (uncredited) |
| Kristian de la Osa | The Kid (uncredited) |
| Gloria Laino | Carnival Dancer (uncredited) |
| D. Danny Warhol | Third White Guy (uncredited) |
| John Wilkie | Bank Manager / Street Dancer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ross Albert | Editor |
| Norman Howell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Fatima Robinson | Choreographer |
| John Leguizamo | Story |
| Roy H. Wagner | Director of Photography |
| Tom McKinley | Costume Design |
| John A. Keim | Property Master |
| Alan Markfield | Still Photographer |
| Joanne Small | Script Supervisor |
| Carolyn Lancet | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Ray Markham | Set Designer |
| David Bar Katz | Screenplay, Story |
| Mark Ulano | Sound Mixer |
| Ira Newborn | Music Consultant |
| David Rawlins | Editor |
| Wendy Kurtzman | Casting |
| Jim Duffy | Set Decoration |
| Charles Martin Inouye | Music Editor |
| Andree Juviler | Location Manager |
| Dennis McCarthy | Costumer |
| Carole Lee Cole | Set Designer |
| Richard Connell | Short Story |
| Rodger Maus | Production Design |
| Suzette Ervin | Art Direction |
| Sam Seig | First Assistant Editor |
| Gloria Cooper | Boom Operator |
| Phil Hetos | Color Timer |
| Tara Spurlock | Costumer |
| Paul J. Lombardi | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Laura Laird | ADR Editor |
| Paul Miller | Director |
| Kevin Kiner | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sid Sheinberg | Producer |
| Jonathan Sheinberg | Producer |
| John Leguizamo | Co-Producer |
| Bill Sheinberg | Producer |
| David Bar Katz | Co-Producer |
| Robert Papazian | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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