John Requa
Writing · Writer · Screenplay · Director
Born Jan 1, 1967 · Burien, Seattle, Washington, USA
Active 1997–present
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.
Filmography
Guys and Dolls — ScreenplayCrazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) — DirectorJungle Cruise (2021) — Screenplay · ScreenstoryThe Lego Batman Movie (2017) — Creative ConsultantFocus (2015) — Director · WriterThis Is Us (2016) — Executive Producer · DirectorDC League of Super-Pets (2022) — Executive ProducerStorks (2016) — Executive ProducerThe Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) — Creative ConsultantBad Santa (2003) — WriterSmallfoot (2018) — Producer · StoryI Love You Phillip Morris (2010) — Director · WriterParadise (2025) — Executive Producer · DirectorWhiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) — DirectorCats & Dogs (2001) — ScreenplayPatriot (2015) — Executive ProducerThe Wild Thornberrys (1998) — WriterWeCrashed (2022) — Executive Producer · DirectorRabbit Hole (2023) — Executive Producer · Director · Writer · CreatorThe Angry Beavers (1997) — WriterNEXT (2020) — Director · Executive ProducerBad Santa 2 (2016) — CharactersCats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) — CharactersBad News Bears (2005) — Screenplay