The Pest (1997)

A Miami con man agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter, in order to collect $50,000 if he survives.

Director:

Paul Miller

Writers:

David Bar Katz (story), John Leguizamo (story)

Stars:

John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones, Freddy Rodríguez

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Leguizamo	...	Pestario 'Pest' Vargas
Jeffrey Jones	...	Gustav Shank
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Ninja (as Freddy Rodriguez)
Pat Skipper	...	Glen Livitt
Edoardo Ballerini	...	Himmel Shank
Joe Morton	...	Mr. Kent
Tammy Townsend	...	Xantha Kent
Aries Spears	...	Chubby
Charles Hallahan	...	Angus
Tom McCleister	...	Leo
Ivonne Coll	...	Gladyz
Jorge Luis Abreu	...	Piercer
Jennifer Broughton	...	Bank Employee
Yau-Gene Chan	...	Cook (as Yau Gene Chan)
Judyann Elder	...	Mrs. Kent

Storyline

Miami scam artist Pest Vargas is on the run from the Scottish mob and a German headhunter, the mob after 50,000 dollars, the German guy after his head. Pest dons many disguises in an attempt to evade their clutches.

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Plot Keywords:

human prey | manhunt | scottish mafia | scottish mob | scotsman | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude sexual, scatalogical and ethnic humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 February 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Monello flagello

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,817,278, 9 February 1997, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$3,600,616

Company Credits

Production Co:

Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment International,The Bubble Factory,TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song that Pest sings during the opening sequence is an adaptation of "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugar Hill Gang.

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Goofs

When Pest is at Gustav's for the first time, he has a cigar in his left hand. In the very next shot, it has jumped to his right.

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Quotes

Himmel: But I don't want to make the kill. I want to be a hair dresser, write musicals.

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Connections

Version of Maneater (1973)

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Soundtracks

Fantasy-Overture 'Romeo and Juliet'
(uncredited)
Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

User Reviews

Unbelievably..

...un-funny and un-entertaining, possibly the worst movie I have ever had the misfortune to watch. Think 'Ernest goes to..' humour done even worse. Myself and my girlfriend sat through it just to see if it could be as consistently dire as it seems in the opening sequence... Yes it is. Avoid at all costs.