John Requa

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1967-01-01 (57 years old)

Place of Birth Burien, Seattle, Washington, USA

John Requa

Biography

John Requa (born January 1, 1967) is an American screenwriter (with Glenn Ficarra) of Cats & Dogs, Bad Santa and the 2005 remake Bad News Bears. Requa and Ficarra directed Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor in their screenplay I Love You Phillip Morris. For their writing on this film, Requa and Ficarra received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Known For

Writer

Guys and Dolls

as Screenplay

16 States

as Screenplay

2023
Rabbit Hole

as Writer

2021
Jungle Cruise

as Screenplay

2021
Jungle Cruise

as Screenstory

2018
Smallfoot

as Story

2016
Bad Santa 2

as Characters

2015
Focus

as Writer

2005
Bad News Bears

as Screenplay

2003
Bad Santa

as Writer

2001
Cats & Dogs

as Screenplay

1998
1997

Director

King of the Jungle

as Director

Misadventure

as Director

2023
Rabbit Hole

as Director

2022
WeCrashed

as Director

2020
NEXT

as Director

2016
2016
This Is Us

as Director

2015
Focus

as Director

2011

Producer

16 States

as Producer

2025
Paradise

as Executive Producer

2023
Rabbit Hole

as Executive Producer

2022
DC League of Super-Pets

as Executive Producer

2022
WeCrashed

as Executive Producer

2020
NEXT

as Executive Producer

2018
Smallfoot

as Producer

2016
Storks

as Executive Producer

2016
This Is Us

as Executive Producer

2013
Back in the Game

as Executive Producer

Crew

2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

as Creative Consultant

2017
The Lego Batman Movie

as Creative Consultant

Creator

2023
Rabbit Hole

as Creator