The Pest
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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?
The Pest is a 1997 action-comedy film starring a fast-talking con artist who agrees to an outrageous survival game on a remote island to escape his debts. Released in February 1997, the movie combines comedy with high-stakes hunting action as the protagonist must outwit a dangerous pursuer for $50,000.
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John LeguizamoPest
Jeffrey JonesGustav
Edoardo BalleriniHimmel
Freddy RodríguezNinja
Tammy TownsendXantha Kent
Aries SpearsChubby
Joe MortonMr. Kent
Charles HallahanAngus
Tom McCleisterLeo
Ivonne CollGladyz
Pat SkipperGlen Livitt
Jorge Luis AbreuPiercer- Jennifer BroughtonBank Employee
- Yau-Gene ChanCook
Judyann ElderMrs. Kent
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When was The Pest released?
The Pest was released on February 7, 1997.
What is The Pest about?
The film follows Pestario Vargas, a con artist who owes money to mobsters and agrees to be hunted on a remote island for 24 hours. If he survives the hunt against a dangerous executive, he wins $50,000 and his freedom.
What genre is The Pest?
The Pest is an action-comedy film that blends humor with survival-thriller elements.
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