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Focus (2015 Film)
''Focus'' is a 2015 American crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie. The plot follows a career con artist who takes an aspiring femme fatale under his wing. The film was released on February 27, 2015. It received mixed reviews from critics but was a success at the box office, grossing $158 million against its $50 million budget. Plot Seasoned con-man Nicky Spurgeon (Will Smith) meets an inexperienced grifter, Jess Barrett (Margot Robbie), who tries to seduce and con him, pretending they've been caught by her jealous husband. When they fail, Nicky advises them never to lose focus when faced with unexpected situations. Nicky follows Jess and convinces her to have drinks, he tells her how his father shot his grandfather in a stand-off, explaining the "Toledo Panic Button" tactic, in which you shoot your partner to show your loyalty. Jess follows him to New Orleans, successfully persuading Nicky to take her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Ficarra
Glenn Ficarra (born May 27, 1969) is an American filmmaker and actor. He frequently collaborated with John Requa. Life and career Ficarra met John Requa at Pratt Institute, where both were studying film. After college they went to work in animation for the TV channel Nickelodeon (TV channel), Nickelodeon. 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 with Requa, released in July 2011. With Requa and Charlie Gogola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grifter
A grifter may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Grifters (band), a 1990s American indie rock band * ''The Grifters'' (novel), a 1963 American novel by Jim Thompson * ''The Grifters'' (film), a 1990 American adaptation of the novel * Grifter (character), a fictional comic book superhero Other uses * Grifter, a practitioner of confidence tricks * No. 84 Squadron RAF (call sign: GRIFTER), a British search and rescue air squadron * Raleigh Grifter, an English children's bicycle made by Raleigh 1976–1983 See also * ''The Grifter's Hymnal'', a 2012 album by American Ray Wylie Hubbard * '' Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters'', a 2006 Japanese film directed by Mamoru Oshii * Grift (other) * Hustle (other) Hustle or The Hustle may refer to: Film * Hustle (1975 film), ''Hustle'' (1975 film), an American crime film starring Burt Reynolds * Hustle (2004 film), ''Hustle'' (2004 film), an American television film about Pete Rose * Hustle (2008 film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Minujin
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |