The Pest

The Pest

1997 · 82 min · EN · PG-13 · 4.7 (123 votes)
Dir. Paul Miller · Starring John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones, Edoardo Ballerini, Freddy Rodríguez, Tammy Townsend, Aries Spears · Music Kevin Kiner

What kind of freakazoid would let someone hunt him just for $50.000… Next question.

ActionComedy

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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Pure, unadulterated 90s chaos. This is a wild, over-the-top ride filled with cartoonish violence and a relentless pace. Expect absurdity, questionable taste, and a surprisingly resilient protagonist dodging bullets and bad guys.

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islandneo-nazismhunting human beingsscamhispanic
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