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Glenn Ficarra (born May 27, 1969) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He has frequently collaborated with John Requa. Ficarra is the son of Marianne and Robert F. Ficarra, grandchild of Theresa (née Filippone) and Frank Ficarra, and brother of Chris Ficarra. Ficarra attended St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel Township, New Jersey. Ficarra met John Requa at Pratt Institute, where both were studying film. After college, Requa and Ficarra went to work in animation for the Nickelodeon TV channel. As writers, they wrote the comedy films Cats & Dogs (directed by Lawrence Guterman), Bad Santa (directed by Terry Zwigoff), and Bad News Bears (directed by Richard Linklater). In 2009, they made their directorial debut with their self-penned I Love You Phillip Morris, based on the life of con man Steven Jay Russell. For their writing on this film, Ficarra and Requa received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Their subsequent release was the comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love, starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Julianne Moore, again directed by Requa, released in July 2011. With Requa and Charlie Gogolak, he has formed the production company Zaftig Films. The pair also directed Focus, starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie, and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, starring Tina Fey and Robbie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glenn Ficarra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
In 1994 Antonio Inoki, a Japanese politician and former wrestler, facing allegations of involvement in organized crime, came up with a shocking plan to boost his approval ratings. Host a major wrestling event with Japanese and American talent in the isolated hermit kingdom of North Korea. He contacted WCW head Eric Bischoff who immediately jumped at the opportunity and enlisted his top wrestler Ric Flair to headline the event along with Inoki. The North Korean regime also accepted the opportunity as after the death of the nation's founder Kim Il-Sung his son and new leader Kim Jong-Il wanted to make a big splash on the international stage. All involved immediately headed to North Korea along with legendary boxer Muhammad Ali who was the guest of honor and what followed was one of the craziest and greatest events in wrestling history? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ZkqfSpbg4
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