3.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Pest (1997)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.3
Overview
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?
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Judaism: Negative
Overview
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?
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film is primarily a slapstick comedy where the protagonist, a con artist, must outwit a wealthy neo-Nazi who wants to hunt him. While the villain embodies extreme right-wing bigotry, the film's focus on individual ingenuity and comedic antics against a caricatured evil prevents it from promoting a specific political ideology, making it largely apolitical.
The movie features a non-white lead actor and a visibly diverse cast, but these roles are not explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white characters. The narrative focuses on comedic elements and does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center strong DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features the protagonist, Pest, impersonating a stereotypical Jewish character for comedic effect. The narrative utilizes these stereotypes for humor without offering any counterbalancing nuance or critique of the portrayal, thereby reinforcing a negative comedic stereotype.
The film "The Pest" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the protagonist's comedic misadventures, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the story.
The film 'The Pest' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its comedic plot about a con artist. Consequently, the rubric's net impact assessment is N/A due to the complete absence of relevant depictions.
The film primarily focuses on the male protagonist's comedic escapes and interactions. There are no significant female characters depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.
The film "The Pest" (1997) is an original production and does not adapt characters from prior source material, historical figures, or reboot an existing franchise. All characters were created for this film, thus precluding any gender swaps from established canon.
The Pest is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material or a biopic. Its characters do not have established canonical or historical racial identities prior to this film's creation, thus precluding a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.8
4.7
Critic Ratings
0.4
N/A
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