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The Pest (1996)
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Synopsis
A man discovers the lighter side of being hunted down like an animal in this manic comedy. Pestario "Pest" Vargas (
John Leguizamo
) is a low-rent con man from Miami's South Beach who has fallen deeply in debt to ill-tempered members of the Scottish mafia (complete with kilts). Desperate to raise $50,000 to stave off having his legs broken (and possibly turned into haggis), Vargas takes an offer for a very high paying one day job from Gustav Shank (
Jeffrey Jones
), a German businessman visiting Florida. However, it's not until later that Vargas finds out what Shank has in mind. The lunatic white supremacist Shank transports Vargas to his island compound, Little Germany, and announces that he will hunt him as wild game. If Vargas can survive for 24 hours, he gets the cash; otherwise, his head will join the others stuffed and mounted on Shank's wall. Can Vargas' speed, agility, and gift for cheesy impersonations save him now?
John Leguizamo
co-wrote The Pest's original story, loosely based on the classic adventure tale
The Most Dangerous Game
. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Jeffrey Jones
Gustav Shank
John Leguizamo
Pestario (Pest) Vargas
Freddy Rodriguez
Ninja
Edoardo Ballerini
Himmel Shank
Aries Spears
Chubby
Tammy Townsend
Xantha Kent
Production Crew
Suzette Ervin
Art Director
Wendy Kutzman
Casting
Roy H. Wagner
Cinematographer
David Bar Katz
Co-producer
John Leguizamo
Co-producer
Tom McKinley
Costume Designer
Paul Miller
Director
David Rawlins
Editor
Ross Albert
Editor
Robert A. Papazian
Executive Producer
Bradley M. Gross
First Assistant Director
Bill Sheinberg
Producer
Jonathan Sheinberg
Producer
Sid Jon
Producer
Sid Sheinberg
Producer
Rodger Maus
Production Designer
David Bar Katz
Screen Story
John Leguizamo
Screen Story
David Bar Katz
Screenwriter
John Leguizamo
Screenwriter
Carole L. Cole
Set Designer
Jim Duffy
Set Designer
Ray Markham
Set Designer
Kevin Kiner
Songwriter
Mark Ulano
Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1996
Runtime: 82
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
for crude sexual, scatalogical and ethnic humor
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Color type
DeLuxe Color
Sound
Dolby
Produced by
Bubble Factory
Sheinberg
TriStar
© 2008 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.