The Pest
1997 · 82 min · Director: Paul Miller
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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?
Emotional fingerprint
The Pest (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Excitement25%
- Anxiety20%
- Surprise10%
- Relief10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Action. AI estimate.
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Cast
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Details
- Directed by
- Paul Miller
- Written by
- John Leguizamo, David Bar Katz
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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