I liked the opening and closing credits because my husband sang along. I didn't like anything else.
The Pest
What kind of freakazoid would let someone hunt him just to collect $50,000?...Next question.
Rating
1.5 (1)
Release Date
2/7/1997Runtime
82 minsOverview
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?
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$17,000,000Revenue
$3,600,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A high-octane comedy romp where a fast-talking con artist must survive being hunted on an island, think scrappy underdog energy meets cartoonish action, all delivered with rapid-fire quips and over-the-top chaos.
Mood
PlayfulExhilaratingAbsurd
Themes
SurvivalRaceIdentity
Tone
Comedic
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Stylized genre
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Racial violence
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