The Pest is a 1997 English-language Comedy movie written by David Bar Katz and John Leguizamo. The movie is directed by Paul Miller and produced by Bill Sheinberg, Jonathan Sheinberg and Sid Sheinberg under the banner of TriStar Pictures in collaboration with The Bubble Factory. A Miami con man agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter, in order to collect $50,000 if he survives. The pest stars John Leguizamo in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Jeffrey Jones, Freddy Rodriguez, Pat Skipper, Edoardo Ballerini, Joe Morton and Tammy Townsend. The screenplay is written by David Bar Katz. The music was composed by Kevin Kiner. Cinematography was done by Roy H. Wagner and editing by Ross Albert and David Rawlins. The movie has a running time of 85 minutes. It was released on 7th February 1997 in English and Chinese languages. The Pest was made on a budget of $17 million and at the box office it grossed only $3 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Sony Pictures Releasing.