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Catch Me If You Can

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Produced bySteven Spielberg

Walter F. Parkes

Screenplay by Jeff Nathanson

Based on Catch M e If You Can

1980 book

by Frank Abagnale

and Stan Redding

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio

Tom Hanks

Christopher Walken

Martin SheenNathalie Baye

Music by John Williams

Cinematography Janusz Kamiński

Edited by Michael Kahn

Production

company

Amblin Entertainment

Parkes/MacDonald

Productions

Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures

Catch M e If You CanFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Catch Me If Y ou Can is a 2002 American biographicalcrime drama film, based on the life of Frank Abagnale,who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed

cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a PanAmerican World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor, and aLouisiana parish prosecutor. His primary crime wascheck fraud; he became so experienced that the FBIeventually turned to him to help in catching other checkforgers. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg and

stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, withChristopher Walken, Martin Sheen, and Nathalie Bayein supporting roles.

Development for the film started in 1980 but did notprogress until 1997 when the film rights to Abagnale’sbook were sold to Spielberg's DreamWorks. DavidFincher, Gore Verbinski, Lasse Hallström, MilošForman, and Cameron Crowe had all been possiblecandidates for director before Spielberg decided todirect. Filming took place from February to May 2002.The film was a financial and critical success, and the realAbagnale reacted positively to it.

Contents

1 Plot

2 Cast

3 Production

3.1 Development

3.2 Casting

3.3 Filming

4 Music

5 Fictions

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Release dates December 25, 2002

Running time 141 minutes[1]

Country United States

Language English

Budget $52 million

Box office $352.1 million

6 Themes

7 Release

7.1 Box office

7.2 Critical response

7.3 Home media

8 Musical adaptation

9 See also

10 References

11 External links

Plot

In 1963, teen-aged Frank Abagnale (Leonardo DiCaprio) lives in New Rochelle, New York with his fatherFrank Abagnale, Sr. (Christopher Walken), and French mother Paula (Nathalie Baye). When Frank Sr. isdenied a business loan at Chase Manhattan Bank due to unknown difficulties with the IRS, the family isforced to move from their large home to a small apartment. Paula carries on an affair with Jack (JamesBrolin), a friend of her husband. Meanwhile, Frank poses as a substitute teacher in his French class. Frank’parents file for divorce, and Frank runs away. When he runs out of money, he begins relying on confidencescams to get by. Soon, Frank’s cons increase and he even impersonates an airline pilot. He forges Pan Am

payroll checks and succeeds in stealing over $2.8 million.

Meanwhile, Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks), an FBI bank fraud agent, begins tracking Frank. Carl and Frankmeet at a hotel, where Frank convinces Carl his name is Barry Allen of the Secret Service. Frank leaves,

Carl angrily realizing a minute too late that he has been fooled. Later, at Christmas, Carl is still at workwhen Frank calls him, attempting to apologize for duping Carl. Carl rejects his apology and tells him he wisoon be caught, but laughs when he realizes Frank actually called him because he has no one else to talk toFrank hangs up, and Carl continues to investigate, suddenly realizing (thanks to a waiter) that the name“Barry Allen” is from the Flash comic books and that Frank is actually a teenager.

Frank, meanwhile, has expanded his con to include the identities of a doctor and lawyer, but has fallen inlove with Brenda (Amy Adams), to whom he eventually admits the truth about himself and asks her to runaway with him. Carl tracks him to his engagement party where Frank has left Brenda, asking her to meethim two days later so they can elope. Frank sees her waiting for him two days later, but also noticesplainclothes agents waiting to arrest him, realizing he has been set up and escapes on a flight to Europe.

Seven months later, Carl shows his boss that Frank has been forging checks all over western Europe andasks permission to go to Europe to look for him. When his boss refuses, Carl brings Frank’s checks toprinting professionals who claim that the checks were printed in France. From an interview with Frank’smother, Carl remembers that she was actually born in Montrichard, France. He goes there and locates Fran

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Leonardo DiCaprio and the real

Frank Abagnale.

and tells him that the French police will kill him if he does not go with Carl quietly. Frank assumes he is

lying at first, but Carl promises Frank he would never lie to him, and Carl takes him outside, where theFrench police escort him to prison.

The scene then flashes forward to a plane returning Frank home from prison, where Carl informs him thathis father has died. Grief-stricken, Frank escapes from the plane and goes back to his old house, where hefinds his mother with the man she left his father for, as well as a girl who Frank realizes is his half-sister.Frank gives himself up and is sentenced to 12 years in prison, getting visits from time to time from Carl.

When Frank points out how one of the checks Carl is carrying as evidence is fake, Carl convinces the FBI offer Frank a deal by which he can live out the remainder of his sentence working for the bank frauddepartment of the FBI, which Frank accepts. While working at the FBI, Frank misses the thrill of the chaseand even attempts to fly as an airline pilot again. He is cornered by Carl, who insists that Frank will returnto the FBI job since no one is chasing him. On the following Monday, Carl is nervous that Frank has not yearrived at work. However, Frank eventually arrives and they discuss their next case.

The ending credits reveal that Frank has been happily married for 26 years, has three sons, lives in the

Midwest, is still good friends with Carl, has caught some of the world's most elusive money forgers, andearns millions of dollars each year because of his work creating unforgeable checks.

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Abagnale, Jr. Before his 19thbirthday, Frank successfully conned millions of dollars’ worthof checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and Louisiana parishprosecutor.Tom Hanks as Carl Hanratty, an FBI agent who pursues Frankfor most of the film. Hanratty is often teased by other agentswho take check fraud as a joke. Hanratty is divorced, and his

daughter and ex-wife live in Chicago. In the end, Carl andFrank become great friends.Christopher Walken as Frank Abagnale, Sr., Frank’s father,and a World War II veteran. Frank, Sr. loses his wife Paulaand most of his wealth after he committed tax evasion. Frank,Sr. dies after falling down a staircase in a train station.Nathalie Baye as Paula Abagnale. Frank, Sr. meets her when she is 18 years old in Montrichard,France during World War II. Five weeks later, the couple marries. They divorce when Frank Jr. is 16leaving Paula to marry Jack Barnes, with whom she has a daughter.Amy Adams as Brenda Strong. Before becoming a nurse, Brenda had an abortion. Her strict Lutheraparents disown her, until they meet Frank, Jr.Martin Sheen as Roger Strong, Brenda’s father, and Carol’s husband. Roger is a well-recognizeddistrict attorney in Louisiana and is not easily convinced that Frank, Jr. graduated from law school.James Brolin as Jack Barnes, an associate of Frank, Sr. at the New Rochelle, New York Rotary ClubBarnes later carries on an affair with Paula, leading to the divorce of Frank Jr.'s parents.Nancy Lenehan as Carol Strong, Brenda’s mother and Roger’s wife. When thinking that Frank, Jr. isdoctor, lawyer and Lutheran, she is highly ecstatic for her daughter’s marriage.

Brian Howe, Frank John Hughes and Chris Ellis portray FBI agents. Jennifer Garner cameos as a call girl,and Ellen Pompeo and Elizabeth Banks have small roles. The real Frank Abagnale appears in a cameo as a

French police officer arresting his character.[2]

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Production

Development

Frank Abagnale sold the film rights to his autobiography in 1980.[3] Executive Producer Michel Shane

purchased the film rights in 1990,[4] for Paramount Pictures.[5] By December 1997, Barry Kemp purchased

the film rights from Shane, bringing the project to DreamWorks, with Jeff Nathanson writing the script.[6]

By April 2000, David Fincher was attached to direct over the course of a few months, but dropped out infavor of Panic Room. In July 2000, Leonardo DiCaprio had entered discussions to star, with Gore Verbins

to direct.[7][8] Steven Spielberg signed on as producer, and filming was set to begin in March 2001.[9][10]

Casting

Verbinski cast James Gandolfini as Carl Hanratty, Ed Harris as Frank Abagnale, Sr., and Chloë Sevigny as

Brenda Strong.[11][12] Verbinski dropped out because of DiCaprio's commitment on Gangs of New York .[1

Lasse Hallström was in negotiations to direct by May 2001, but dropped out in July 2001. At this stageHarris and Sevigny left the film, but Gandolfini was still attached.[12][14] Spielberg, co-founder of DreamWorks, offered the job of director to Miloš Forman, and considered hiring Cameron Crowe. Duringthis negotiation period, Spielberg began to consider directing the film himself, eventually dropping project

such as Big Fish and Memoirs of a Geisha.[10][15] Spielberg officially committed to directing in August

2001.[4]

The search for Strong's portrayer lasted months but Amy Adams was eventually cast. Spielberg "loved" hetape and producer Walter F. Parkes commented that she was “as fresh and honest as anyone we’d seen,”which was an important element in the role. Christopher Walken was cast as Frank Abagnale, Sr. followin

Parkes’ suggestion. Martin Sheen played Roger Strong as he had “intimidating presence”. Spielberg wantea French actress to portray Paula Abagnale to stay true to the facts. He asked for Brian De Palma’s help whwas living in Paris and he did tests with several actresses such as Nathalie Baye. Spielberg had seen Jennif

Garner on Alias and wanted her to play a small role in the film due to her busy schedule.[16]

Filming

The original start date was January 2002,[4] but was pushed to February 7 in Los Angeles, California.[17]

Other locations included Burbank, Downey, New York, LA/Ontario International Airport (which doubled

for Miami International Airport), Quebec City and Montreal.[18] The film was shot in 147 different locatio

in only 52 days. DiCaprio reflected, "Scenes that we thought would take three days took an afternoon".[19]

Filming ran from April 25–30 in Park Avenue, just outside the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Production moved tOrange, New Jersey and returned to Brooklyn for bank and courthouse scenes. Shooting also took place at

the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport.[20] Quebec City was chosen for itsEuropean character and French feel. Place Royale, within Old Quebec, stands for Montrichard—the church

in the background of the arrest scene is Notre-Dame-des-Victoires.[21] Filming ended on May 12 in

Montreal.[22]

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Music

The film's soundtrack was released on December 10, 2002 by DreamWorks Records. The original score wcomposed by John Williams.

Fictions

Despite the various changes from real-life events, Abagnale believed Spielberg was the only filmmaker wh

"could do this film justice".[23] However, Abagnale had little involvement with the film. In November 200he had "never met nor spoken to Steven Spielberg and I have not read the script. I prefer not to. I understanthat they now portray my father in a better light, as he really was. Steven Spielberg has told the screenplaywriter (Jeff Nathanson) that he wants complete accuracy in the relationships and actual scams that Iperpetrated", Abagnale reported. "I hope in the end the movie will be entertaining, exciting, funny and brin

home an important message about family, childhood and divorce".[23]

The real Abagnale never saw his father again after he ran away from home. Spielberg "wanted to continue

to have that connection where Frank kept trying to please his father; by making him proud of him; by seeinhim in the uniform, the Pan-American uniform". However, Abagnale praised the idea. "Even though I didnsee my dad again, every night after living a brilliant day and meeting many women, and making muchmoney, I'd come back alone to a hotel room and I would just think of my mom and dad and fantasize abou

getting them back together again, and cry. It's the justification of a fantasy."[24] Carl Hanratty (portrayed byTom Hanks) is based on FBI agent Joe Shea. In the shooting script the character was referred to as Joe She

but was changed to Carl Hanratty for unknown reasons.[25]

Themes

Catch Me if You Can deals with themes of broken homes and troubled childhoods. Spielberg's parentsdivorced when he was a teenager, similar to Frank Abagnale's situation. In the film, Carl Hanratty is alsodivorced from his wife, who lives with their daughter in Chicago. "Some of my films have had to do withbroken homes and people on the run from their sad pasts", Spielberg stated. "But there are those strands thgot me to say: you know, there's something also about me that I can say through the telling of this kind of

lighthearted story".[24]

Spielberg also wanted to create a film that sympathized with a crook. He explained, "Frank was a 21stcentury genius working within the innocence of the mid '60s, when people were more trusting than they ar

now. I don't think this is the kind of movie where somebody could say, 'I have a career plan.' "[24]

Release

Game Show Network aired the 1977 episode of thetelevision game show To Tell the Truth that featured FrankAbagnale. Segments were shown on December 29, 2002

and January 1, 2003 as promotion.[26] The marketingdepartment was careful to market the film as "inspired by a

"I know that Hollywood has made a number of changes to the story, but I am honored that

Steven Spielberg, Leonardo DiCaprio and TomHanks participated in the making of the movie

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—Frank Abagnale's reaction to the film[3]

true story" in order to avoid controversy similar to that

surrounding A Beautiful Mind (2001) and The Hurricane

(1999), both of which deviated from history.[24] The

premiere took place at Westwood, Los Angeles, California

on December 18, 2002.[27]

Box office

Catch Me If You Can was released on December 25, 2002, earning slightly above $30 million in 3,225theaters during its opening weekend. The film went on to gross $164.6 million in North America and $187million in foreign countries, coming at a worldwide total of $352.1 million. The film was a financial

success, recouping the $52 million budget six times over.[28] Catch Me If You Can was the eleventh highes

grossing film of 2002. Minority Report (also directed by Spielberg) was tenth highest.[29]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 96%, based on 195 reviews, with the site's critical consensusreading, "With help from a strong performance by Leonardo DiCaprio as real-life wunderkind con artistFrank Abagnale, Steven Spielberg crafts a film that's stylish, breezily entertaining, and surprisingly

sweet."[30] On Metacritic the film has a score of 76 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally

favorable reviews".[31]

Roger Ebert heavily praised DiCaprio's performance, and concluded "This is not a major Spielberg film,

although it is an effortlessly watchable one".[32] Mick LaSalle said it was "not Spielberg's best movie, butone of his smoothest and maybe his friendliest. The colorful cinematography, smart performances and bris

tempo suggest a filmmaker subordinating every other impulse to the task of manufacturing pleasure."[33]

Stephen Hunter believed DiCaprio shows "the range and ease and cleverness that Martin Scorsese so

underutilized in Gangs of New York ".[34]

James Berardinelli observed, "Catch Me if You Can never takes itself or its subjects too seriously, and

contains more genuinely funny material than about 90% of the so-called 'comedies' found in multiplexesthese days". In addition Berardinelli praised John Williams' film score, which he felt was "more intimate

and jazzy than his usual material, evoking (intentionally) Henry Mancini".[35] Peter Travers was one of fewwho gave the film a negative review. Travers considered Catch Me if You Can to be "bogged down over 14

minutes. A film that took off like a hare on speed ends like a winded tortoise."[36]

At the 75th Academy Awards, Christopher Walken and John Williams were nominated for Best Supportin

Actor and Best Original Score.[37] Walken won the same category at the 56th British Academy FilmAwards, while Williams, costume designer Mary Zophres and screenwriter Jeff Nathanson received

nominations.[38] DiCaprio was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture

Drama.[39] Williams also earned a Grammy Award nomination.[40] Elements of the film were later parodie

in The Simpsons episode "Catch 'Em If You Can".[41]

inspired by my life. It is important to understand

that it is just a movie, not a biographical

documentary."

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Home media

Catch Me If You Can was released on DVD on May 6, 2003[42] and on Blu-ray on December 4, 2012.[43]

Musical adaptation

A musical adaptation of the same name premiered at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington in July

2009, starring Aaron Tveit and Norbert Leo Butz.[44] It began previews on Broadway at the Neil Simon

Theatre on March 11, 2011 and officially opened April 10, 2011.[45][46] The musical was nominated for fo

Tony Awards, including Best Musical.[47]

See also

The Great Impostor, a 1961 film based on the story of an impostor named Ferdinand Waldo DemaraThe Pretender, a TV series

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