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The Pest

"What kind of freakazoid would let someone hunt him just to collect $50,000?...Next question."

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?

Top Cast

  • John Leguizamo

    John Leguizamo

    Pest

  • Jeffrey Jones

    Jeffrey Jones

    Gustav

  • Edoardo Ballerini

    Edoardo Ballerini

    Himmel

  • Freddy Rodríguez

    Freddy Rodríguez

    Ninja

  • Tammy Townsend

    Tammy Townsend

    Xantha Kent

  • Aries Spears

    Aries Spears

    Chubby

  • Joe Morton

    Joe Morton

    Mr. Kent

  • Charles Hallahan

    Charles Hallahan

    Angus

  • Tom McCleister

    Tom McCleister

    Leo

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?

Rating

4.7 / 10
162 Reviews
1 Popular

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