The Pest is a 1997 American black comedy film inspired by the classic 1924 Richard Connell short story "The Most Dangerous Game". Comedian John Leguizamo plays a Puerto Rican con artist in Miami, Florida named Pestario Vargas who agrees to be the human target for a German manhunter for a $50,000 reward.
The Pest (1997)
Directed by Paul Miller / R. Paul Miller
Genres - Action-Adventure, Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy Film |
Release Date - Feb 5, 1997 |
Run Time - 84 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG-13
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$8,000,000
Box Office
$3,600,616
Tags
Florida, Hispanic, Island, Miami, Pest, Scam
Attributes
Filming Location: Miami
Narrative Location: Miami, Miami metropolitan area
Subject: about con artists
Narrative Location: Miami, Miami metropolitan area
Subject: about con artists
Alternate Titles
Jagd auf das Chamäleon
DE
Kíméletlen kaméleon
HU
Kiusanhenki
FI
La peste
CA
Monello flagello
, IT
Napast
RS
O Peste
BR
O Super-Melga
PT
Plageånden
NO
Szkodnik
PL
The Pest
CA, PH, GB, US
The Pest - Jagd auf das Chamäleon
DE
To frikio
GR
Un tío llamado Peste
ES
Вредитель
RU