catch me if you can
Catch Me if You Can is a 2002 black comedy - drama film loosely based on Frank Abagnale Jr.’ s autobiography.
Catch Me if You Can received financial and critical success, and the real Abagnale greeted the film positively.
Catch Me if You Can is the second highest Christmas day-opener , and was the eleventh highest grossing film of 2002.
Development for the film started as far back as 1980. With the beginning of the 21st century, filmmakers such as David Fincher, Gore Verbinski, Lasse Hallstr”m, Milo” Forman and Cameron Crowe were at one point involved with Catch Me if You Can.
Elements of the film were later parodied in The Simpsons episode Catch ‘Em if You Can.
The premiere took place at Westwood, Los Angeles, California on December 18, 2002. Catch Me if You Can was released on December 25, 2002, earning slightly above $30 million in 3,225 theaters during its opening weekend.
Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed Abagnale in the 2002 Steven Spielberg film Catch Me if You Can. Abagnale had a bit part in Catch Me if You Can as one of the French police officers taking his character into custody.
Steven Spielberg will direct “Catch Me If You Can,” from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson, based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Frank Abagnale, Jr. Celebrity Interview - Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks and filmmaker Steven Spielberg talk about collaborating on Catch Me If You Can based on the true adventures of one of history’s most successful con men.
Movie Synopsis: “Catch Me if You Can” tells the true story of Frank Abagnale, Jr.
There was an agent who was Frank’s main contact, but a lot of FBI agents helped catch Abagnale.
