EPISODE · May 8, 2024 · 40 MIN
186. The Pest (1997) with Alexei Toliopoulos
from The Mish and Zach Podcast
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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