C'mon, don't spoil the surprise by actually reading the episode description for once. This is where I need to type the metadata so five people will download this episode and keep me from the creeping inevitability of financial destitution. 
This week we are reviewing The Pest (1997), starring John Leguizamo (Spawn, Land of the Dead, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar). We rank this film amongst Leguizamo's other works , such as Super Mario Bros. We also go into his acting development and the method he used in voicing Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise. Leguizamo's character unwittingly signs up to be in a manhunt over $50,000. He is in dire need of quick cash to pay off the Scottish Mafia after a failed scam. 
He is hunted by co-star, Jeffrey Jones (Beetlejuice, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sleepy Hollow). We talk about him and all of his criminal woes. In short, he is not the coolest guy ever. 
We also talk the differences between MadTV, which Aries Spears, who plays Chubby was on, to Saturday Night Live, which director, Paul Miller, worked on for several seasons.  Miller and writer, David Bar Katz, both have cameos in the film. Can you spot them?
This film is a retelling of Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game. The film has remarkably poor reviews online, in print, and is probably the sole reason that we have not been contacted by alien beings. The film has some heavy-handed racial humor, which is not for the faint of heart. For those seeking highbrow entertainment, fear not-- there are plenty of fart and vomit jokes too. 
The short story has been adapted many times for the silver screen and we compare this film to its contemporaries: The Most Dangerous Game (1932), A Game of Death (1945), Run for the Sun (1956), Bloodlust! (1961), The Suckers (1972), The Woman Hunt (1972), Maneater (1973), Turkey Shoot (1982), Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (1987), Deadly Prey (1987), Lethal Woman (1988), Deadly Game (1991), Hard Target (1993), Surviving the Game (1994), Mindhunters (2004), Red: Werewolf Hunter (2010), Hounds of Zaroff (2016) The Purge (2013), and The Hunt (2020). We also briefly touch on the new film adaptation coming out featuring Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz. 
We also talk about true crime parallels with Robert Hansen and The Zodiac Killer. 
Jake does a partial spoken word rendition of Voodoo Mambo, possibly the most shockingly terrible song I've ever heard. 
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Theme song is I wanna Die by Mini Meltdowns. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZAk6lUDsaJj8EAhrhzZnh ; https://minimeltdowns.bandcamp.com/

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