IMDb RATING
4.8/10
9.2K
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A Miami con man agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter in order to collect $50,000 if he survives.A Miami con man agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter in order to collect $50,000 if he survives.A Miami con man agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter in order to collect $50,000 if he survives.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Freddy Rodríguez
- Ninja
- (as Freddy Rodriguez)
Jorge Luis Abreu
- Piercer
- (as Jorge Luis Abrell)
Yau-Gene Chan
- Cook
- (as Yau Gene Chan)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohn Leguizamo was actually bitten by the snake during one of the takes where the snake is slithering up his leg. When the snake bit him, it wouldn't let go, so the trainer had to pry it off of his leg. When it finally got off, John was rushed to the hospital to remove the fangs which were still stuck in his leg.
- GoofsWhen Pest is at Zantha's house his tracking device placed on his person heats up and shorts out due to moisture, yet after escaping on the boat with Himmel, Pest swims to shore/the pool party and then at the pool party swims in the pool.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Nostalgia Critic: The Pest (1997) (2019)
- SoundtracksThe Pest (Voodoo Mambo)
Written by Richard Rudolph (as Richard Rudolph), Michael Sembello, John Leguizamo,
Romany Malco (as Rom Malco)
Produced by Richard Rudolph (as Richard Rudolph) and Michael Sembello
Performed by John Leguizamo
Featured review
Fast Paced Comedy
I found this movie Very enjoyable. I was laughing out loud and I really enjoyed the humor of it. If you are familiar with John Leguizamo's comedy and you are a fan of it this movie is a must see. It is a take on the novel "The Most Dangerous Game" and it focuses on the event's Pestario (Leguizamo) must overcome such as the fact the Scottish mob is after him, a crazy German nazi, Gustav, (Jeffrey Jones) is hunting him, and Gustav's homosexual son ,Himmel (Edoardo Ballerini), who is obsessed with "snakes", is obsessed with him too! This comedy moves fast yet is highly enjoyable!
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,600,616
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,817,278
- Feb 9, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $3,600,616
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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