Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Coming Out at 25 December 2002 in theaters.
Biography, Crime, Drama
Catch Me If You Can is biographical crime film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, with Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen and Nathalie Baye in supporting roles. The film is based on the life of Frank Abagnale, who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor and a Louisiana parish prosecutor. His foremost crime was check fraud; he became so highly skilled that the FBI later turned to him for help catching other check forgers.
Development for the film began in 1980 but dragged on until 1997, when Spielberg’s DreamWorks bought the film rights to Abagnale’s book. David Fincher, Gore Verbinski, Lasse Hallström, Miloš Forman and Cameron Crowe were all considered to direct the film before Spielberg decided to direct it himself. Filming took place from February to May 2002.
The film opened on December 25, 2002 to critical and commercial success. At the 75th Academy Awards, Christopher Walken and John Williams were nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Score.
In 1963, teenager Frank Abagnale lives in New Rochelle, New York with his father Frank Abagnale, Sr., and French mother, Paula. When Frank Sr. encounters tax problems with the IRS, his family is forced to move from their large home to a small apartment. Paula carries on an affair with Jack Barnes, her husband’s friend. Meanwhile, Frank has to transfer to public school and gets into trouble when he begins posing as a substitute French teacher on his first day there. Frank runs away when his parents divorce. Needing money, he turns to confidence scams to survive, and his cons grow bolder. He impersonates an airline pilot and forges Pan Am payroll checks. Soon, his forgeries are worth millions of dollars.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Jeff Nathanson, Frank Abagnale Jr. (book), Stan Redding (book)
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams, James Brolin
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 Dankner | ► | 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-Sachoff | ► | 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 | ► | Doctor Harris |
| Andrew Meeks | ► | Young Patient |
| Morgan Rusler | ► | FBI Agent |
| Jane Edith Wilson | ► | Bar Examiner |
| Dave Hager | ► | Judge |
| Kyle Davis | ► | Kid |
| Patrick Thomas 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 Kerstein | ► | Penner Brother |
| Donna Kimball | ► | TWA Stewardess |
| Jan Munroe | ► | Captain 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 R. Molen | ► | FBI Agent |
| Celine du Tertre | ► | Little Girl on Street |
| Stan Bly | ► | Blind Man |
| Jamie Moss | ► | Young Man |
| Jessica Collins | ► | Peggy |
| Frank Abagnale Jr. | ► | French Policeman |
| Roger Léger | ► | Prison Guard |
| Jean-François Blanchard | ► | French Police Captain |
| Mathieu Gaudreault | ► | French Police |
| Guy-Daniel Tremblay | ► | French Police |
| Alex 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 |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia