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Catch Me If You Can (16-Dec-2002)
Director: Steven Spielberg Writer: Jeff Nathanson Based on a book: Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale with Stan Redding Music by: John Williams Producers: Steven Spielberg; Walter F. Parkes Keywords: True Crime, Biography True story of serial impersonator Frank Abagnale, Jr., who starting as a teenager in the 1960s posed as a pilot, physician, and lawyer, living off the money from forged checks. FBI agent Carl Hanratty seeks to catch him, but Abagnale is crafty. Received Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Score.
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CAST | Leonardo DiCaprio | ... Frank Abagnale, Jr. | | Tom Hanks | ... Carl Hanratty | | | Christopher Walken | ... Frank Abagnale | | Martin Sheen | ... Roger Strong | | Nathalie Baye | ... Paula Abagnale | | Amy Adams | ... Brenda Strong | | | James Brolin | ... Jack Barnes | | Brian Howe | ... Earl Amdursky | | Frank John Hughes | ... Tom Fox | | Steve Eastin | ... Paul Morgan | | Chris Ellis | ... Special Agent Witkins | | John Finn | ... Assistant Director Marsh | | | Jennifer Garner | ... Cheryl Ann | | Nancy Lenehan | ... Carol Strong | | Ellen Pompeo | ... Marci | | Elizabeth Banks | ... Lucy | | Guy Thauvette | ... Warden Garren | | Candice Azzara | ... Darcy | | Matthew Kimbrough | ... Loan Officer | | Joshua Boyd | ... Football Player | | Kaitlin Doubleday | ... Joanna | | Kelly McNair | ... Girl #1 | | Jonathan Danker | ... Student #1 | | Maggie Mellin | ... Teacher | | Thomas Kopache | ... Principal Evans | | Margaret Travolta | ... Ms. Davenport | | Jimmie F. Skaggs | ... Bartender | | Alex Hyde-White | ... Mr. Kesner | | Lilyan Chauvin | ... Mrs. Lavalier | | Eugene Fleming | ... Ticket Clerk | | Robert Ruth | ... Hotel Manager | | Jennifer Manley | ... Ashley | | James Morrison | ... Pilot | | Robert Symonds | ... Mr. Rosen | | Jennifer Kan | ... Female Bank Teller | | Robert Curtis Brown | ... Front Desk Clerk | | Kelly Hutchinson | ... Young Female Teller | | Steve Witting | ... Manager | | Wendy Worthington | ... Receptionist | | Jane Bodle | ... TWA Ticket Agent | | J. Patrick McCormack | ... Auctioneer | | Brian Goodman | ... Motel Owner | | Ray Proscia | ... Salesman | | Sarah Lancaster | ... Riverbend Woman | | Jill Matson | ... Riverbend Woman | | Mike Baldridge | ... Terry | | Joel Ewing | ... Party Guy | | Ritchie Montgomery | ... Young Doctor | | Jim Antonio | ... Victor Griffith | | Angela Sorensen | ... Party Girl | | Jonathan Brent | ... Dr. Ashland | | Benita Krista Nall | ... Emergency Nurse | | Shane Edelman | ... Dr. Harris | | Andrew Meeks | ... Young Patient | | Morgan Rusler | ... FBI Agent | | Jane Edith Wilson | ... Bar Examiner | | Dave Hager | ... Judge | | Kyle Davis | ... Kid | | Patrick T. O'Brien | ... Mr. Hendricks | | Jaime Ray Newman | ... Monica | | Deborah Kellner | ... Debra Jo | | Mercedes Cornett | ... Heather | | Amy Acker | ... Miggy | | Robert Peters | ... FBI Agent | | James Dumont | ... FBI Agent | | Thomas Crawford | ... FBI Agent | | Sarah Rush | ... Secretary | | Malachi Throne | ... Abe Penner | | Alfred Dennis | ... Ira Penner | | Max J. Kerstein | ... Penner Brother | | Donna Kimball | ... TWA Stewardess | | Jan Munroe | ... Capt. Oliver | | Stephen Dunham | ... Pilot | | Brandon Keener | ... Pilot | | Jasmine Jessica Anthony | ... Little Girl | | Anthony Powers | ... NY Savings Bank Manager | | Lauren Cohn | ... Female Teller | | Jeremy Howard | ... Teen Waiter | | Jack Knight | ... Man #3 | | Jamie Anderson | ... Ilene | | Kam Heskin | ... Candy | | Ana Maria Quintana | ... Hotel Maid | | Gerald Molen | ... FBI Agent | | Celine Du Tertre | ... Little Girl on Street | | Stan Bly | ... Blind Man | | Jamie Moss | ... Young Man | | Jessica Collins | ... Peggy | | Frank Abagnale | ... French Policeman | | Roger Léger | ... Prison Guard | | Jean-François Blanchard | ... French Police Captain | | Mathieu Gaudreault | ... French Police | | Guy Daniel Tremblay | ... French Police | | Alexandre Bisping | ... French Police | | Patrice Dussault | ... French Police | | Paul Todd | ... Maitre D' | | Jake Wagner | ... Kid | | Ashley Cohen | ... Party Twin | | Kelly Cohen | ... Party Twin | | Ellis Hall | ... Piano Player / Singer | | Steven Meizler | ... Piano Player | | Fred Datig | ... Co-Pilot | | Joe Garagiola | ... Himself | | Kitty Carlisle | ... Herself | | | Choir | | Dominic Bond | ... Choir | | Jean-François Brousseau | ... Choir | | Francis Campeau | ... Choir | | Raphaël Cardin | ... Choir | | Marc-Antoine Côté | ... Choir | | Antoine Drolet-Dumoulin | ... Choir | | Léon Dussault-Gagné | ... Choir | | Simon Houle-Gauthier | ... Choir | | Vincent Généreux | ... Choir | | Sébastien Jean | ... Choir | | Pascal Larouche | ... Choir | | William Lauzon | ... Choir | | Florent Legault | ... Choir | | Jason McNally | ... Choir | | Julien Normandeau | ... Choir | | David Parent-Laliberté | ... Choir | | Alexandre Pepin | ... Choir | | Nicolas Radeschi | ... Choir | | Jonathan René | ... Choir | | Samuel St-Amour | ... Choir |
REVIEWS Review by anonymous (posted on 4-Feb-2005) Enjoyable, if feather-light,
dramatization of the life of Frank W. Abagnale, Jr., a teenage con
artist who, for four years in the 1960's, evaded the FBI while writing
millions of dollars' worth of forged checks and posing as an airline
pilot, a doctor and a lawyer. Abagnale's story practically screamed
"This would make a great movie!" and in the end, it makes for a good
movie. It's nice to see Spielberg set aside his obsessions with
computer graphics and World War II for once and just cut loose. Both he
and his cast (Leonardo DiCaprio as Abagnale, Tom Hanks as the hapless
FBI agent on his trail) are clearly having a lot of fun. That spirited
attitude is infectious, too - you won't feel bored or insulted. But I
do wish it could have been a little deeper. Though apparently
Abagnale's autobiography is just as flippant as the movie, the real
Frank must have gone through some paranoid, lonely times. The story
only skims the surface, rather lamely suggesting that Frank's
pathological need to keep running, and keep lying, was simply a
reaction to his parents' divorce. It could have even depicted Frank's
anti-authoritarian actions as a harbinger of the national unrest that
unfolded so soon after his arrest, but no. So some missed opportunities
there. I also didn't dig the cinematography by Spielberg's frequent DP
Janusz Kaminski. He's a great talent, but this time he overlights
everything. The early 60's should have been captured as squeaky clean,
a better backdrop for Abagnale's crimes. Instead it's all hazy and
backlit. Oh well. It's still a fun little movie, one that won't mean
much in the long run, but will cleanse the palate before Spielberg's
next big epic.
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