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Worst Actor | 1997 | John
Budget 17,000,000 USD
John Leguizamo was actually bitten by the snake during one of the takes where the snake is slithering up his leg. When the snake bit him, it wouldn't let go, so the trainer had to pry it off of his leg. When it finally got off, John was rushed to the hospital to remove the fangs which were still stuck in his leg.
The song that Pest sings during the opening sequence is an adaptation of "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugar Hill Gang.
The image of the naked woman on the wall of Gustav's house in Miami bares a striking resemblance to the image of the naked woman Ferris Bueller is drawing on his computer. Both films star Jeffrey Jones as the villain.
John Leguizamo really wanted to make a movie, so he and his best friend at the time, writer David Bar Katz, came up with the idea for The Pest and wrote a treatment together. Leguizamo bet Katz $1,000 that he couldn't write the screenplay for it. Then, Katz had it written in three days. It also should be noted that Katz had never written a movie prior to this. Leguizamo wrote a lot of the gags in the film such as the opening shower sequence, the tortures, among others. Leguizamo later admitted that now he "would probably do things a little differently", like spending a month on the script instead of just three days, and that he "kinda fucked up".
The name of the Chinese restaurant that The Pest works at is Fat Wong Foo, which is a nod to one of John Leguizamo's previous films, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
"Pest: So, you started a few wars. a-ite? Okay, you actually you started every war, but I mean who's counting; it's not like you ever won one, right? [laughs and pulls Leo's pants down] Leo: Ve kicked France's ass. Pest: Oh please, like who hasn't?"
"Pest: So... uh... what was your snake's name? Himmel: Cocteau. Pest: [nervously] Coc-teau? Like the French playwright? Himmel: Nein... After my two favorite body parts."
