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?
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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?
Release Date
1997-02-07
Language:
EN
Budget:
$17,000,000.00
Revenue:
$3,600,000.00
Duration:
82 mins
Status:
Released
Genres:
ActionComedy
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John Leguizamo ( Pest )
Jeffrey Jones ( Gustav )
Edoardo Ballerini ( Himmel )
Freddy Rodríguez ( Ninja )
Tammy Townsend ( Xantha Kent )
Aries Spears ( Chubby )
Joe Morton ( Mr. Kent )
Charles Hallahan ( Angus )
Tom McCleister ( Leo )
Ivonne Coll ( Gladyz )
Pat Skipper ( Glen Livitt )
Jorge Luis Abreu ( Piercer )
Jennifer Broughton ( Bank Employee )
Yau-Gene Chan ( Cook )
Judyann Elder ( Mrs. Kent )
Paul Harris ( Karaoke Singer )
Joe Jokubeit ( Laphroig )
David Bar Katz ( White Guy )
Will Potter ( White Guy )
Les Lannom ( Bagpipe Player )
Jim Lau ( Mr. Cheung )
Barry Mizerski ( Host )
Hugh Murphy ( Emcee )
Kristin Norton ( Trixy )
Yelba Osorio ( Malaria )
Tony Perez ( Felix )
Aviva Rosenbloom ( Cantor )
Julian Scott Urena ( Sergio )
Eddie Driscoll ( Extra (uncredited) )
Maria Felipe ( Bikini Girl (uncredited) )
Roger Ferreira ( Church Goer (uncredited) )
Ray Garaza ( Puerto Rican Boy (uncredited) )
Sheila Korsi ( Carnival Dancer (uncredited) )
Kristian de la Osa ( The Kid (uncredited) )
Gloria Laino ( Carnival Dancer (uncredited) )
D. Danny Warhol ( Third White Guy (uncredited) )
John Wilkie ( Bank Manager / Street Dancer (uncredited) )