
The Pest

What kind of freakazoid would let someone hunt him just to collect $50,000?...Next question.
Overview
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?
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $3.6M worldwide against a $17M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Miami
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Setting
Set in Miami metropolitan area and Miami
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Music
Music by Kevin Kiner
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Roy H. Wagner
Details
- Director
- Writers
- John LeguizamoStory
- David Bar KatzScreenplay, Story
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 7, 1997
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $17M
- Revenue
- $3.6M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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