Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr., who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor and Louisiana attorney and parish prosecutor. His primary crime was check fraud; he became so skillful that the FBI eventually turned to him for help in catching other check forgers. Steven Spielberg directed the film, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Abagnale and Tom Hanks as Hanratty as well as Christopher Walken, Amy Adams, Martin Sheen, and Nathalie Baye.
Development for the film started as far back as 1980, but development did not progress until 1997, when the film rights to Abagnale's book were purchased by Spielberg's DreamWorks. Filmmakers such as David Fincher, Gore Verbinski, Lasse Hallström, Miloš Forman and Cameron Crowe had all been involved in the director's position before Spielberg, originally involved as producer, decided to become the film's director. He dropped out of Big Fish and Memoirs of a Geisha due to his commitment to Catch Me If You Can, and filming took place from February to May 2002. The film received financial and critical success, and the real Abagnale greeted the film positively.
Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Abagnale, Jr. Before his 19th birthday, Frank successfully conned millions of dollars worth of cheques as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and Louisiana parish prosecutor.
- Tom Hanks as Carl Hanratty, an FBI agent who pursues Frank for most of the film. Hanratty is often mocked by other agents, who do not take cheque fraud seriously. Hanratty is divorced, and his daughter and wife live in Chicago. In the end, Carl and Frank become great friends.
- Christopher Walken as Frank Abagnale, Sr., Frank's father, and a World War II veteran. Frank, Sr. loses his wife Paula and most of his wealth after he committed IRS 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. Six weeks later the couple marries. They divorce when Frank is 16, leaving Paula to marry Jack Barnes. Towards the end of the film, they have a daughter.
- Amy Adams as Brenda Strong. Before becoming a nurse in Georgia, Brenda has an abortion. Her strict Lutheran parents disown her, until they meet Frank, Jr.
- Martin Sheen as Roger Strong, Brenda's father, and Carol's husband. Roger is a well-recognized district attorney in Louisiana, and is not easily convinced that Frank, Jr. graduated from law school. His alma mater is University of California, Berkeley Law School Boalt Hall.
- James Brolin as Jack Barnes, an associate of Frank, Sr. at the New Rochelle, New York Rotary Club. Barnes 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. is a doctor, lawyer and Lutheran, she is highly ecstatic for her daughter's marriage.
Negative and positive features robber
Negative:
- Burglars have all my life hiding from the law.
- Burglars can not have a happy and normal life with her a family.
- Burglars often die in prison unhappy.
- Do not need a husband or father is a former robber or criminal.
Positive:
- If you're lucky, you remained rich and you do not condemn. But thou shalt renew the burden of his life.
As we have noted that negative traits to be a criminal more than positive.
So do not budbte criminals keep their future and its a family!
So do not budbte criminals keep their future and its a family!
