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186. The Pest (1997) with Alexei Toliopoulos

Ep. 186

It's hard to find a movie that our guest (comedian and avid cinephile Alexei Toliopoulos) hasn't seen... but we did it! And it's a movie that many of you have been BEGGING us to unpack.

This week, we chat about "The Pest" - a 1997 comedy written and starring our favourite character actor, John Leguizamo!

This film tells the story of Pestario - a goofy scam artist that owes money to the Scottish mob. With the hope of winning $50000, he agrees to take part in a bizarre hunting game presented to him by an insane German who plans on killing Pestario and mounting his head to add to his collection.

John plays The Pest.

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