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4.8/10
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A Miami con man agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter in order to collect $50,000 if he survives.A Miami con man agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter in order to collect $50,000 if he survives.A Miami con man agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter in order to collect $50,000 if he survives.
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- 1 nomination total
Freddy Rodríguez
- Ninja
- (as Freddy Rodriguez)
Jorge Luis Abreu
- Piercer
- (as Jorge Luis Abrell)
Yau-Gene Chan
- Cook
- (as Yau Gene Chan)
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I rented this movie,,,I felt like hanging myself with the tape,but I was sure it would have been crap to,and it would have broke.This was one of the WORST movies I have ever seen,Its in my top 10 of worst movies ever.Sad to say I have seen better movies late night on HBO,You know the ones with the storyline which goes: Dancer must chace down inner city thugs,who have captured her friend who was involved in selling drugs.Those are usually the worst movies ever,but The Pest goes far beyond,,It is perhaps the most annoying movie ever made,,Sadly in 25 years it will probely be looked at as a campy,"they meant to make it bad" movie,and people will search it down and buy it up,and a special edition DVD will come out with the director saying "As I was making this film,I knew we were on to something,,John is a genious,a comedic ghandi",,There will be special deleted scense which they had "just found",which will be the worst pieces of celluloid ever shot,,What can I say ,,I mean HOW did it get as many stars as it did,,AHHHHH,,People are nuts
If nothing else... It's f###ing hilarious how many well thought out hate comments this movie has prompted. Heck, even if it truly is the WORST movie you have ever seen in your entire life, that surely makes it worth viewing to see what qualities stand out at the very bottom. It is absurd, stupid humor. You are too caught up on bashing the pest being a grating pest you prolly miss alot of this silly one liners. And yes, thebsheer level of the rediculous makes best rediculous quick bits fly by missed. But c'mon, you are watching a movie called The Pest, were you expecting a witty and intellectual gem? This is that movie where you gotta laugh because it's just so effing stupid and over the top. You want tip? Go buy honda stock. A scottish mob!?!? Go in knowing it's just for s#!ts and giggles. Don't expect FREAK or his structured one man shows. Expect MAD magazine or something.
I watched "The Pest" at a friend's sleepover and let me tell you,it was excruciatingly painful to get through the first half-an-hour.Thankfully I was tired and fell asleep through most of it. I found this movie to be disgusting,crude,obnoxious,idiotic and I wanted to gauge my eyes out. It surprised me that John Leguizamo...A man capable of better roles and a good actor...would degrade himself so much by playing the part of The Pest.
Pest is right...This movie is a pest and it should definitely be terminated.....0.00001/10
Pest is right...This movie is a pest and it should definitely be terminated.....0.00001/10
I love this movie it is my second favourite comedy movie of all time. This movie is definitely not for film snobs who would probably deny the brilliance of this film even though it follows in the comedic direction of the pink panther films. Please please see it! *****
Obviously this didn't win any awards for excellency, but it wasn't that horrible of a movie either. It showed bits and pieces of comedic genius mixed in with lowbrow and downright idiotic slapstick. Could this be a deeper and uncomfortable view into the twisted mind of Leguizamo (who must have been on a diet of sugar and caffeine throughout the filming of The Pest)? For what it's worth, about 20 minutes into the movie I wanted to kill his character, Pest. Hopefully that's what the writer intended... It was worth the $1.50 I paid for it, but it wouldn't last 1 second against true comedic genius like Pee Wee's Big Adventure.
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Did you know
- TriviaJohn Leguizamo was actually bitten by the snake during one of the takes where the snake is slithering up his leg. When the snake bit him, it wouldn't let go, so the trainer had to pry it off of his leg. When it finally got off, John was rushed to the hospital to remove the fangs which were still stuck in his leg.
- GoofsWhen Pest is at Zantha's house his tracking device placed on his person heats up and shorts out due to moisture, yet after escaping on the boat with Himmel, Pest swims to shore/the pool party and then at the pool party swims in the pool.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Nostalgia Critic: The Pest (1997) (2019)
- SoundtracksThe Pest (Voodoo Mambo)
Written by Richard Rudolph (as Richard Rudolph), Michael Sembello, John Leguizamo,
Romany Malco (as Rom Malco)
Produced by Richard Rudolph (as Richard Rudolph) and Michael Sembello
Performed by John Leguizamo
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,600,616
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,817,278
- Feb 9, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $3,600,616
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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