The Pest

1997
PG-13
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

4.8/10

9.4K

YOUR RATING

Home Video Trailer from Columbia Tristar

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Comedy

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.

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IMDb RATING

4.8/10

9.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
John 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.

Goofs
When 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.

Quotes
Pest: So, you started a few wars. a-ite? Okay, you actually you started every war, but I mean who's counting; it's not like you ever won one, right?
[laughs and pulls Leo's pants down]
Leo: Ve kicked France's ass.
Pest: Oh please, like who hasn't?

Connections
Featured in Nostalgia Critic: The Pest (1997) (2019)

Soundtracks
The 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

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Review

Featured review

insulting to even an idiot's intelligence!

If you're like me, you like all movies as long as you can find some redeeming qualities in it. The Pest is devoid of anything resembling quality, it's the equivalent of going to Big Lots, which is a pretty good store usually, and buying their interpretation of a cardiac defibrillator! Lenguizamo, who can be good at times, doesn't even deserve to spelled correctly with his performance in this Razzie winner! Trashy, tacky and tasteless all describe this movie, however if you're drunk or stoned or something, it'll probably help purge the contaminants in your stomach or bowels and then provide either the DVD leaflet/VHS box to help clean up afterward, but the ultimate irony will be that that would symbolize the money you wasted on it!