Revealing mistake: When Gustav starts shooting Pest and he jumps into the river, you see that it is not Pest who jumps in.
Revealing mistake: The snake that Pest fights with is made of rubber.
The Pest (1997)
2 revealing mistakes
Directed by: Paul Miller
Starring: John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones, Freddy Rodriguez, Pat Skipper
Genres: Comedy
Continuity mistake: When Pest leaves the bathroom at the beginning of the movie, you can see a towel wrapped around his waist. The shot goes to a full body shot and you see him whip the towel off. The next shot is of his knees down and the towel is back.
Pest: Love, peace and chicken grease.
Question: When the police show up to arrest Gustav, why did he say that he doesn't recognize their authority? He knows who they are and what they're going to do so why does he say he doesn't?
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Answer: He's a rich man who believes he is above the law. They have no authority to arrest him.