Catch Me If You Can (2002)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers (WGA):

Jeff Nathanson (screenplay)
Frank Abagnale Jr. (book) ...
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Release Date:

25 December 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The true story of a real fake.

Plot:

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor.

Plot Keywords:

Animated Title Sequence | New York Yankees | Runaway | Nostalgic | Half Sister

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 18 nominations

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 (as Jonathan Danker)
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	...	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 (as Patrick T. O'Brien)
Jaime Ray Newman	...	Monica
Deborah Kellner	...	Debra Jo
Mercedes Cornett	...	Heather
Amy Acker	...	Miggy
Robert Peters	...	FBI Agent
James DuMont	...	FBI Agent (as James Dumont)
Thomas Crawford	...	FBI Agent
Sarah Rush	...	Secretary
Malachi Throne	...	Abe Penner
Alfred Dennis	...	Ira Penner
Max Kerstein	...	Penner Brother (as Max J. Kerstein)
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 (as Gerald Molen)
Celine du Tertre	...	Little Girl on Street (as Celine Du Tertre)
Stan Bly	...	Blind Man
Jamie Moss	...	Young Man
Jessica Collins	...	Peggy
Frank Abagnale Jr.	...	French Policeman (as Frank W. Abagnale)
Roger Léger	...	Prison Guard
Jean-François Blanchard	...	French Police Captain
Mathieu Gaudreault	...	French Police
Guy-Daniel Tremblay	...	French Police (as Guy Daniel Tremblay)
Alexander Bisping	...	French Police (as Alexandre Bisping)
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 (as Kitty Carlisle Hart)
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 Pépin	...	Choir (as Alexandre Pepin)
Nicolas Radeschi	...	Choir
Jonathan René	...	Choir
Samuel St. Amour	...	Choir (as Samuel St-Amour)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicole Andrews	...	Hot Blonde (uncredited)
David Austin	...	Party Guy (uncredited)
Jessica Bassman	...	Nurse Bassman (uncredited)
Joe Beaudin	...	Bank Manager (uncredited)
Barry Blueian	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Phil Bowers	...	Head Waiter (uncredited)
G. Larry Butler	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Gary Castro Churchwell	...	Medical Intern (uncredited)
Jillian Clare	...	Little Girl (voice) (uncredited)
Carrie 'CeCe' Cline	...	Missy (uncredited)
Mark Correy	...	Funny Doctor (uncredited)
Cameron Deaver	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Pierre Ebert	...	Extra (uncredited)
Fabrizio Fante	...	Businessman (uncredited)
Tiffany Glass	...	Miss Mason (uncredited)
Jason Grutter	...	Pool Party Guy (uncredited)
Jesse Heiman	...	(uncredited)
Elina Jaiden	...	Student (uncredited)
Casey Kern	...	Bank teller (uncredited)
Cyrus King	...	FBI Agent #3 (uncredited)
Joshua Michael Kwiat	...	Dr. Connelly (uncredited)
Charlotte Kyle	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Pablo Lewin	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Michael Lightsey	...	Student (uncredited)
Cari Lucas	...	Student Stewardess (uncredited)
Karrie MacLaine	...	Pan Am Stewardess (uncredited)
Pete Macnamara	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Charles McClelland	...	TWA Commuter (uncredited)
Ric McCloud	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Summer Moore	...	Swimmer (uncredited)
Reed O'Garvin	...	Bar Patron #1 (uncredited)
Alden Olmsted	...	Undercover FBI Agent - Airport (uncredited)
Veronique Ory	...	Girl (uncredited)
Nick Pellegrino	...	Used Car Lot Owner (uncredited)
Marylee Picciano	...	Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Jeffrey Pritz	...	Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Cali Ross	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Lidia Sabljic	...	Pan Am Stewardess (uncredited)
Andy Signore	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Kim Sky	...	Mother of little girl (uncredited)
Max Spielberg	...	Kid in Plane (uncredited)
Jeffrey Squire	...	Johnny (uncredited)
Jacki Tenerelli	...	Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Clyde Tull	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Larry Vigus	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Camille Wainwright	...	Mary (uncredited)
Jamie Wax	...	Bellhop (uncredited)
Sean Welch	...	Pilot #5 (uncredited)
Hilary Rose Zalman	...	Pan Am Girl (uncredited)
Nick Zano	...	James (uncredited)

Directed by
Steven Spielberg

Writing credits (WGA)
Jeff Nathanson		(screenplay)
Frank Abagnale Jr.		(book "Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing True Story of the Youngest and Most Daring Con Man in the History of Fun and Profit") (as Frank W. Abagnale) and
Stan Redding		(book "Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing True Story of the Youngest and Most Daring Con Man in the History of Fun and Profit")

Produced by
Barry Kemp	....	executive producer
Daniel Lupi	....	co-executive producer
Laurie MacDonald	....	executive producer
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	....	associate producer
Devorah Moos-Hankin	....	co-producer
Walter F. Parkes	....	producer
Anthony Romano	....	executive producer (as Tony Romano)
Michel Shane	....	executive producer
Steven Spielberg	....	producer

Original Music by
John Williams

Cinematography by
Janusz Kaminski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Kahn

Casting by
Debra Zane

Production Design by
Jeannine Claudia Oppewall		(as Jeannine Oppewall)

Art Direction by
Sarah Knowles

Set Decoration by
Claudette Didul		(as Claudette Didul Mann)
Leslie A. Pope

Costume Design by
Mary Zophres

Makeup Department
Luisa Abel	....	makeup artist
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist
Kathryn Blondell	....	department head hair stylist (as Kathryn L. Blondell)
Milton Buras	....	key hair stylist: New York
Lois Burwell	....	department head makeup
Deborah La Mia Denaver	....	makeup artist (as Deborah Lamia Denaver)
Carolyn Elias	....	hair stylist (as Caroline Elias)
Maggie Elliott	....	makeup artist (as Maggie E. Elliott)
Dorothy D. Fox	....	hair stylist
Johanne Gravel	....	key makeup: Canada
Sian Grigg	....	makeup artist: Mr. DiCaprio
Linda Grimes	....	key makeup: New York (as Linda A. Grimes)
Johanne Paiement	....	key hair stylist: Canada
Kim Santantonio	....	key hair stylist
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup artist: Mr. Hanks
Nanci Cascio	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Donna Cicatelli-Lewis	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig designer: Leonardo DiCaprio (uncredited)
Tracey L. Miller	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Michele Payne	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Tegan Taylor	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Daniel P. Collins	....	unit supervisor (as Dan Collins)
Jean-Yves Dolbec	....	unit manager: Canada
Erica Frauman	....	post-production supervisor
Pierre Lapointe	....	assistant unit manager: Canada
Irene Litinsky	....	production supervisor: Canada
Ric Nish	....	unit production manager: Canada
Cristen Carr Strubbe	....	unit production manager
Will Weiske	....	production supervisor
Mari-Jo Winkler	....	unit production manager: New York (as Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda)
Lila Yacoub	....	production supervisor: Canada

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	....	first assistant director
Christo Morse	....	second assistant director: New York
Bethan Mowat	....	second assistant director: Canada
Jeffrey Schwartz	....	second second assistant director
David H. Venghaus Jr.	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Renee Lee Alito	....	construction accountant (as Reneé Lee Alito)
Curtis Allen	....	swing gang
Russell R. Anderson	....	lead man (as Russ Anderson)
Paige Augustine	....	buyer
Réal Baril	....	property master: Canada
Melissa Bartley	....	art department production assistant
Greg Benge	....	swing gang
Tim Bowen	....	swing gang
Michel Brochu	....	construction coordinator: Canada
Rick Broderman	....	paint foreman
Roland Brooks	....	charge scenic: New York
Francine Byrne	....	art department coordinator
John Campana	....	buyer
Philip Canfield	....	leadman: New York
Javier Carrillo	....	general foreman
Michael Casey	....	swing gang
Martin Charles	....	graphic designer (as Martin T. Charles)
Charles A. Cobos	....	construction foreman (as Chuck Cobos)
Brad Curry	....	drapery foreman
Max Daly	....	art department researcher
Dave DeGaetano	....	construction coordinator (as Dave Degaetano)
Victor Espinoza	....	construction foreman
David Falconer	....	plasterer foreman (as David L. Falconer)
Ralph Fierro	....	construction foreman (as Ralph J. Fierro)
Chela Fiorini	....	assistant props
Rod Garvin	....	paint foreman
Rickie Gee	....	labor foreman
Martine Giguère-Kazemirchuk	....	decorator: Canada (as Martine Kazemirchuk)
Rick Glenn	....	swing gang (as Rick B. Glenn)
Brenner Hugh Harris	....	swing gang
Brett Hernandez	....	construction foreman
John K. Hill	....	labor foreman
John Hinkle	....	stand-by p