The Pest (1997 film)
| The Pest | |
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Promotional poster for The Pest | |
| Directed by | Paul Miller |
| Screenplay by | David Bar Katz |
| Story by | John Leguizamo |
| Produced by | Bill Sheinberg Jonathan Sheinberg Sid Sheinberg |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Roy H. Wagner |
| Edited by | Ross Albert David Rawlins |
| Music by | Kevin Kiner |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Chinese |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $3.6 million |
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 (also known as "Pest") who agrees to be the human target for a German manhunter for a $50,000 reward.
The film was released by TriStar Pictures on February 7, 1997.