The Pest (1997)

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

84 min★ 4.9 · 9,963 votes

• Comedy

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?

Release date

February 7, 1997

Country of origin

United States

Budget

$17,000,000

Box office

$3,600,000