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{{Infobox film
| name = Catch Me If You Can
| image = Catch Me If You Can 2002 movie.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Steven Spielberg]]
| producer = Steven Spielberg<br>[[Walter F. Parkes]]
| screenplay = [[Jeff Nathanson]]
| based on = {{Based on|''[[Catch Me if You Can (book)|Catch Me If You Can]]''<br>1980 book|[[Frank Abagnale]]<br />and Stan Redding}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|<!-- per poster billing block -->
* [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]
* [[Tom Hanks]]
}}
| music = [[John Williams (composer)|John Williams]]
| cinematography = [[Janusz Kamiński]]
| editing = [[Michael Kahn (film editor)|Michael Kahn]]
| studio = [[Amblin Entertainment]]<br>Parkes/MacDonald Productions
| distributor = [[DreamWorks Pictures]]
| release = December 25, 2002
| time = 141 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 141:05--><ref>{{cite web | url=http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/catch-me-if-you-can-2003-3 | title=''CATCH ME IF YOU CAN'' (12A) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=December 13, 2002 | accessdate=February 13, 2016}}</ref>
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $52 million
| gross = $352.1 million
}}
'''''Catch Me If You Can''''' is a 2002 American [[biographical film|biographical]] [[crime film]]<!-- Please provide sources if modifying the listed genres --> 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 (administrative division)|parish]] prosecutor. His primary crime was check fraud; he became so experienced that the FBI eventually turned to him for help in catching other check forgers. The film was directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and stars [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] and [[Tom Hanks]], with [[Christopher Walken]], [[Martin Sheen]], and [[Nathalie Baye]] in supporting roles.
Development for the film started in 1980 but did not progress until 1997 when the film rights to Abagnale's book were sold to Spielberg's [[DreamWorks]]. [[David Fincher]], [[Gore Verbinski]], [[Lasse Hallström]], [[Miloš Forman]], and [[Cameron Crowe]] had all been possible candidates for director before Spielberg decided to direct. Filming took place from February to May 2002. The film was a financial and critical success, and the real Abagnale reacted positively to it.
==Plot==
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In 1963, teen-aged [[Frank Abagnale]] ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) lives in [[New Rochelle, New York]] with his father Frank Abagnale, Sr. ([[Christopher Walken]]), and French mother Paula ([[Nathalie Baye]]). When Frank Sr. is denied a business loan at [[Chase Manhattan Bank]] due to unknown difficulties with the [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]], the family is forced to move from their large home to a small apartment. Paula carries on an affair with Jack ([[James Brolin]]), a friend of her husband. Meanwhile, Frank poses as a substitute teacher in his French class. Frank's parents file for divorce, and Frank runs away. When he runs out of money, he begins relying on confidence scams to get by. Soon, Frank's cons increase and he even impersonates an airline pilot. He forges [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am]] payroll checks and succeeds in stealing over $2.8 million.
Meanwhile, Carl Hanratty ([[Tom Hanks]]), an [[FBI]] bank fraud agent, begins tracking Frank. Carl and Frank meet at a hotel, where Frank convinces Carl his name is Barry Allen of the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]], and that he was also after the fraud. Frank leaves, Carl angrily realizing a minute too late that he has been fooled. Later, at Christmas, Carl is still at work when Frank calls him, attempting to apologize for duping Carl. Carl rejects his apology and tells him he will soon be caught, but laughs when he realizes Frank actually called him because he has no one else to talk to. Frank hangs up, and Carl continues to investigate, suddenly realizing (thanks to a waiter) that the name "[[Flash (Barry Allen)|Barry Allen]]" is from the [[Flash (comics)|Flash]] comic books and that Frank is actually a teenager.
Frank, meanwhile, has expanded his con to include the identities of a doctor and lawyer. While playing Dr. Frank Conners, he falls in love with Brenda ([[Amy Adams]]). While asking her father's permission to marry her, he admits the truth about himself and asks for help with the Louisiana State Bar exam. Carl tracks him to his engagement party and Frank is able to sneak out a bedroom window minutes before Carl bursts in. Before leaving, Frank makes Brenda promise to meet him in Miami two days later so they can elope. Frank sees her waiting for him two days later, but also notices plainclothes agents waiting to arrest him; realizing he has been set up, he escapes on a flight to Europe.
Seven months later, Carl shows his boss that Frank has been forging checks all over western Europe and asks permission to go to Europe to look for him. When his boss refuses, Carl brings Frank's checks to printing professionals who claim that the checks were printed in France. From an interview with Frank's mother, Carl remembers that she was actually born in [[Montrichard]], France. He goes there and locates Frank, and tells him that the French police will kill him if he does not go with Carl quietly. Frank assumes he is lying at first, but Carl promises Frank he would never lie to him, and Carl takes him outside, where the French police escort him to prison.
The scene then flashes forward to a plane returning Frank home from prison, where Carl informs him that his father has died. Grief-stricken, Frank escapes from the plane and goes back to his old house, where he finds his mother with the man she left his father for, as well as a girl who Frank realizes is his half-sister. Frank gives himself up and is sentenced to 12 years in prison, getting visits from time to time from Carl. When Frank points out how one of the checks Carl is carrying as evidence is fake, Carl convinces the FBI to offer Frank a deal by which he can live out the remainder of his sentence working for the bank fraud department of the FBI, which Frank accepts. While working at the FBI, Frank misses the thrill of the chase and even attempts to fly as an airline pilot again. He is cornered by Carl, who insists that Frank will return to the FBI job since no one is chasing him. On the following Monday, Carl is nervous that Frank has not yet arrived at work. However, Frank eventually arrives and they discuss their next case.
The ending credits reveal that Frank has been happily married for 26 years, has three sons, lives in the Midwest, is still good friends with Carl, has caught some of the world's most elusive money forgers, and earns millions of dollars each year because of his work creating unforgeable checks.
==Cast==
[[File:08catchme.jpg|right|thumb|Leonardo DiCaprio and the real Frank Abagnale.]]
* [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] as [[Frank Abagnale|Frank Abagnale, Jr.]] Before his 19th birthday, Frank successfully conned millions of dollars’ worth of checks as a [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am pilot]], doctor, and Louisiana parish prosecutor.
* [[Tom Hanks]] as Carl Hanratty, an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI agent]] who pursues Frank for most of the film. Hanratty is often teased by other agents who take check fraud as a joke. Hanratty is divorced, and his daughter and ex-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 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. Five weeks later, [[War bride|the couple marries]]. They divorce when Frank Jr. is 16, leaving Paula to marry Jack Barnes, with whom she has a daughter.
* [[Amy Adams]] as Brenda Strong. Before becoming a nurse, Brenda had 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.
* [[James Brolin]] as Jack Barnes, an associate of Frank, Sr. at the [[New Rochelle, New York]] [[Rotary International|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.
[[Brian Howe (actor)|Brian Howe]], [[Frank John Hughes]] and [[Chris Ellis (actor)|Chris Ellis]] portray FBI agents. [[Jennifer Garner]] cameos as a call girl. [[Ellen Pompeo]], [[Elizabeth Banks]], and [[Kaitlin Doubleday]] have supporting roles. The real Frank Abagnale appears in a cameo as a French police officer arresting his character.<ref name=AbagnaleCameo>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/17/easter-eggs-movies_n_5985844.html |title=11 Easter Eggs You Never Noticed In Your Favorite Movies |last1=Van Luling |first1=Todd |date=October 17, 2014 |website=The Huffington Post |publisher=TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. |accessdate=January 29, 2015}}</ref>
==Production==
===Development===
[[Frank Abagnale]] sold the [[film rights]] to his autobiography in 1980.<ref name="Frank">{{cite news |author=[[Frank Abagnale]] |url=http://www.abagnale.com/comments.htm |title=Comments |work=Abagnale & Associates |date=September 3, 2002 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref> Executive Producer [[Michel Shane]] purchased the film rights in 1990,<ref name="Shane">{{cite news |author=Claude Brodesser; Dana Harris |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117851580 |title=D'Works to play 'Catch' |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=August 21, 2001 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref> for [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Charles Lyons; Dade Hayes |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117858155 |title=D'Works sets play date for pricey 'Catch' |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 8, 2002 |accessdate=June 29, 2008}}</ref> By December 1997, [[Barry Kemp (TV producer)|Barry Kemp]] purchased the film rights from Shane, bringing the project to [[DreamWorks]], with [[Jeff Nathanson]] writing the script.<ref>{{cite news |author=Dan Cox |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR111775699 |title=TV vet Kemp prepping pix at U, UA, D'Works |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 15, 1997 |accessdate=June 29, 2008}}</ref> By April 2000, David Fincher was attached to direct over the course of a few months, but dropped out in favor of ''[[Panic Room (film)|Panic Room]]''. In July 2000, [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] had entered discussions to star, with Gore Verbinski to direct.<ref>{{cite news |author=Michael Fleming |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117780175 |title='Noon' strikes twice at Spyglass for 3 scribes |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=April 4, 2000 |accessdate=June 29, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Claude Brodesser; Charles Lyons |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117784383 |title=DiCaprio plays 'Catch' |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=July 31, 2000 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref> [[Steven Spielberg]] signed on as producer, and filming was set to begin in March 2001.<ref>{{cite news |author=Michael Fleming |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117785385 |title=Fox rocks with Mamas & Papas pic |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=August 22, 2000 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Green">{{cite news |author=Michael Fleming |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117850489 |title=Dish: Billionaire Reveres films |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=July 30, 2001 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref>
===Casting===
Verbinski cast [[James Gandolfini]] as Carl Hanratty, [[Ed Harris]] as Frank Abagnale, Sr., and [[Chloë Sevigny]] as Brenda Strong.<ref>{{cite news |author=Claude Brodesser; Dana Harris |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117788759 |title=Inside Move: DiCaprio misses 'Catch' |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=November 6, 2000 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Ed">{{cite news |author=Stax |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/301/301130p1.html |title=Another 'Catch' for Leo's Next Flick |work=[[IGN]] |date=July 6, 2001 |accessdate=July 1, 2008}}</ref> Verbinski dropped out because of DiCaprio's commitment on ''[[Gangs of New York]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Michael Fleming |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117793762 |title=Beresford goes home again; 'Project' pulled |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 15, 2001 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref> Lasse Hallström was in negotiations to direct by May 2001, but dropped out in July 2001. At this stage Harris and Sevigny left the film, but Gandolfini was still attached.<ref name="Ed" /><ref>{{cite news |author=Charles Lyons; Dana Harris |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117799905 |title=Hallstrom plays 'Catch' |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 22, 2001 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref> Spielberg, co-founder of DreamWorks, offered the job of director to [[Miloš Forman]], and considered hiring [[Cameron Crowe]]. During this negotiation period, Spielberg began to consider directing the film himself, eventually dropping projects such as ''[[Big Fish]]'' and ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]''.<ref name="Green" /><ref>{{cite news |author=Claude Brodesser; Cathy Dunkley |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117850751 |title=IEG, DiCaprio 'Gang' up |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=August 5, 2001 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref> Spielberg officially committed to directing in August 2001.<ref name="Shane" />
The search for Strong's portrayer lasted months but [[Amy Adams]] was eventually cast. Spielberg "loved" her tape and producer [[Walter F. Parkes]] commented that she was "as fresh and honest as anyone we’d seen," which was an important element in the role. [[Christopher Walken]] was cast as Frank Abagnale, Sr. following Parkes’ suggestion. [[Martin Sheen]] played Roger Strong as he had "intimidating presence". Spielberg wanted a French actress to portray Paula Abagnale to stay true to the facts. He asked for the help of [[Brian De Palma]], who was living in Paris and he did tests with several actresses such as [[Nathalie Baye]]. Spielberg had seen [[Jennifer Garner]] on ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' and wanted her to play a small role in the film due to her busy schedule.<ref>{{cite web|title=Catch Me If You Can : Production Notes|url=http://culture.com/articles/1758/catch-me-if-you-can-production-notes.phtml|publisher=Culture.com|accessdate=January 8, 2013}}</ref>
===Filming===
The original start date was January 2002,<ref name="Shane" /> but was pushed to February 7 in [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref>{{cite news |author=[[Army Archerd]] |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117860556 |title=Kudos to Opening Ceremonies |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 11, 2002 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref> Other locations included [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], [[Downey, California|Downey]], [[New York City]], [[LA/Ontario International Airport]] (which doubled for [[Miami International Airport]]), [[Quebec City]] and [[Montreal]].<ref>{{cite news |author=[[Army Archerd]] |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117864812 |title='Tonight Show' employees get anni bonus |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=April 2, 2002 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref> The film was shot in 147 different locations in only 52 days. DiCaprio reflected, "Scenes that we thought would take three days took an afternoon".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://telepixtvcgi.warnerbros.com/dailynews/extra/12_02/12_12b.html |title=Catch Me If You Can |work=[[Extra (TV series)|Extra]] |date=December 12, 2002 |accessdate=July 3, 2008}}</ref> Filming ran from April 25–30 in [[Park Avenue (Manhattan)|Park Avenue]], just outside [[the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]]. Production moved to [[Orange, New Jersey]] and returned to [[Brooklyn]] for bank and courthouse scenes. Shooting also took place at the [[TWA Flight Center]] at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |author=[[Army Archerd]] |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117866260 |title=Who will fill Frank Sinatra's shoes? |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=April 30, 2002 |accessdate=July 1, 2008}}</ref> [[Quebec City]] was chosen for its European character and French feel. Place Royale, within [[Old Quebec]], stands for [[Montrichard]]—the church in the background of the arrest scene is [[Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, Quebec City|Notre-Dame-des-Victoires]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Brian Linder |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/358/358398p1.html |title=Spielly Update: 'Report', 'Catch Me' |work=[[IGN]] |date=May 2, 2002 |accessdate=July 1, 2008}}</ref> Filming ended on May 12 in Montreal.<ref>{{cite news |author=[[Army Archerd]] |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117866934 |title='Sierra Madre' inspires 'Spider-Man' helmer |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 14, 2002 |accessdate=July 1, 2008}}</ref>
==Music==
{{Main article|Catch Me If You Can (soundtrack)}}
The film's soundtrack was released on December 10, 2002 by [[DreamWorks Records]]. The original score was composed by [[John Williams]].
==Fictions==
Despite the various changes from real-life events, Abagnale believed Spielberg was the only filmmaker who "could do this film justice".<ref name="Man">{{cite news |author=Stax |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/316/316167p1.html |title=The Man Behind 'Catch Me If You Can' |work=[[IGN]] |date=November 15, 2001 |accessdate=July 1, 2008}}</ref> However, Abagnale had little involvement with the film. In November 2001, he had "never met nor spoken to Steven Spielberg and I have not read the script. I prefer not to. I understand that they now portray my father in a better light, as he really was. Steven Spielberg has told the screenplay writer (Jeff Nathanson) that he wants complete accuracy in the relationships and actual scams that I perpetrated", Abagnale reported. "I hope in the end the movie will be entertaining, exciting, funny and bring home an important message about family, childhood and divorce".<ref name="Man" />
The real Abagnale never saw his father again after he ran away from home. Spielberg "wanted to continue to have that connection where Frank kept trying to please his father; by making him proud of him; by seeing him in the uniform, the Pan-American uniform". However, Abagnale praised the idea. "Even though I didn't see my dad again, every night after living a brilliant day and meeting many women, and making much money, I'd come back alone to a hotel room and I would just think of my mom and dad and fantasize about getting them back together again, and cry. It's the justification of a fantasy."<ref name="Sold">{{cite news |author=Steve Head |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/380/380514p1.html |title=An Interview with Steven Spielberg |work=[[IGN]] |date=December 17, 2002 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref> Carl Hanratty (portrayed by Tom Hanks) is based on FBI agent Joseph Shea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/catchmeifyoucan.php|title=Real Frank Abagnale Jr. - Catch Me if You Can True Story|work=HistoryvsHollywood.com}}</ref> In the [[shooting script]] the character was referred to as Joseph Shea, but was changed to Carl Hanratty for unknown reasons.<ref>{{cite news|author=Claude Brodesser |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117851972 |title=D'Works tracking top cop for ''Catch'' |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=August 28, 2001 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref>
==Themes==
''Catch Me if You Can'' deals with themes of broken homes and troubled childhoods. Spielberg's parents divorced when he was a teenager, similar to Frank Abagnale's situation. In the film, Carl Hanratty is also divorced from his wife, who lives with their daughter in Chicago. "Some of my films have had to do with broken homes and people on the run from their sad pasts", Spielberg stated. "But there are those strands that got me to say: you know, there's something also about me that I can say through the telling of this kind of lighthearted story".<ref name="Sold" />
Spielberg also wanted to create a film that sympathized with a crook. He explained, "Frank was a 21st century genius working within the innocence of the mid '60s, when people were more trusting than they are now. I don't think this is the kind of movie where somebody could say, 'I have a career plan.{{' "}}<ref name="Sold" />
==Release==
{{Quote box|width=40%|align=right|quote="I know that Hollywood has made a number of changes to the story, but I am honored that Steven Spielberg, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks participated in the making of the movie inspired by my life. It is important to understand that it is just a movie, not a biographical documentary."|source=—[[Frank Abagnale]]'s reaction to the film<ref name="Frank" />}}
[[Game Show Network]] aired the 1977 episode of the television game show ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'' that featured Frank Abagnale. Segments were shown on December 29, 2002 and January 1, 2003 as promotion.<ref>{{cite news |author=Josef Adalian |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117877261 |title=Inside Move: Net game for movie link |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 10, 2002 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref> The marketing department was careful to market the film as "inspired by a true story" in order to avoid controversy similar to that surrounding ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'' (2001) and ''[[The Hurricane (1999 film)|The Hurricane]]'' (1999), both of which deviated from history.<ref name="Sold" /> The [[premiere]] took place at [[Westwood, Los Angeles, California]] on December 18, 2002.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.variety.com/vstory/VR1117877691.html?categoryid=38&cs=1 |title=H'w'd plays 'Catch' |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 18, 2002 |accessdate=June 30, 2008}}</ref>
===Box office===
''Catch Me If You Can'' was released on December 25, 2002, earning slightly above $30 million in 3,225 theaters during its opening weekend. The film went on to gross $164.6 million in North America and $187.5 million in foreign countries, coming at a worldwide total of $352.1 million. The film was a financial success, recouping the $52 million budget six times over.<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=catchmeifyoucan.htm |title=Catch Me If You Can (2002) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=June 29, 2008}}</ref> ''Catch Me If You Can'' was the eleventh highest-grossing film of 2002. ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' (also directed by Spielberg) was tenth highest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2002&p=.htm |title=2002 Yearly Box Office Results |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=June 29, 2008}}</ref>
===Critical response===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has a rating of 96%, based on 195 reviews, with the site's critical consensus reading, "With help from a strong performance by Leonardo DiCaprio as real-life wunderkind con artist Frank Abagnale, Steven Spielberg crafts a film that's stylish, breezily entertaining, and surprisingly sweet."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/catch_me_if_you_can |title=Catch Me If You Can |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Flixter]] |accessdate=June 29, 2008}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] the film has a score of 76 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
[[Roger Ebert]] heavily praised DiCaprio's performance, and concluded "This is not a major Spielberg film, although it is an effortlessly watchable one".<ref>{{cite web |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |author=Ebert, Roger |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20021225/REVIEWS/212250301/1023 |title=Catch Me If You Can |accessdate=July 3, 2008}}</ref> [[Mick LaSalle]] said it was "not Spielberg's best movie, but one of his smoothest and maybe his friendliest. The colorful cinematography, smart performances and brisk tempo suggest a filmmaker subordinating every other impulse to the task of manufacturing pleasure."<ref>{{cite news |author=[[Mick LaSalle]] |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/12/25/DD157158.DTL |title=Holiday Movies |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=December 25, 2002 |accessdate=July 3, 2008}}</ref> [[Stephen Hunter]] believed DiCaprio shows "the range and ease and cleverness that [[Martin Scorsese]] so underutilized in ''[[Gangs of New York]]''".<ref>{{cite news |author=[[Stephen Hunter]] |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A35249-2002Dec24 |title=A Merry Chase |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 25, 2002 |accessdate=July 3, 2008}}</ref>
[[James Berardinelli]] observed, "''Catch Me if You Can'' never takes itself or its subjects too seriously, and contains more genuinely funny material than about 90% of the so-called 'comedies' found in multiplexes these days". In addition Berardinelli praised [[John Williams]]' [[film score]], which he felt was "more intimate and jazzy than his usual material, evoking (intentionally) [[Henry Mancini]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reelviews.net/movies/c/catch_me.html |author=Berardinelli, James |publisher=ReelViews.net |title=Catch Me If You Can |accessdate=July 3, 2008}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] was one of few who gave the film a negative review. Travers considered ''Catch Me if You Can'' to be "bogged down over 140 minutes. A film that took off like a hare on speed ends like a winded tortoise."<ref>{{cite news |author=Travers, Peter |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5947725/review/5947726/catch_me_if_you_can |work=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]] |title=Catch Me If You Can |date=January 2, 2003 |accessdate=July 3, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419081523/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5947725/review/5947726/catch_me_if_you_can |archivedate=April 19, 2008 |deadurl=yes}}</ref>
At the [[75th Academy Awards]], Christopher Walken and John Williams were nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/2003 |title=74th Academy Awards |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=July 3, 2008}}</ref> Walken won the same category at the [[56th British Academy Film Awards]], while Williams, [[costume designer]] [[Mary Zophres]] and screenwriter Jeff Nathanson received nominations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/BAFTA_Awards/2003 |title=56th BAFTA Awards |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=July 3, 2008}}</ref> DiCaprio was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Golden_Globes_USA/2003 |title=Golden Globes: 2003 |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=July 3, 2008}}</ref> Williams also earned a [[Grammy Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Grammy_Awards/2004 |title=Grammy Awards: 2003 |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=July 3, 2008}}</ref> Elements of the film were later parodied in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Catch 'Em If You Can]]".<ref>{{cite episode |title=Catch 'Em if You Can |episodelink=Catch 'Em If You Can |series=The Simpsons |serieslink=The Simpsons |credits=[[Matthew Nastuk]], [[Ian Maxtone-Graham]] |station=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]] |airdate=2004-04-25 |season=15 |number=331}}</ref>
===Home media===
''Catch Me If You Can'' was released on [[DVD]] on May 6, 2003<ref>{{cite web|title=Catch Me If You Can — Box Office Data, DVD Sales, Movie News, Cast Information|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2002/CATCH.php|work=The Numbers|accessdate=January 8, 2013}}</ref> and on [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] on December 4, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Perkis|first=Ed|title=Catch Me If You Can [Blu-ray] DVD Review|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Catch-Me-If-You-Can-Blu-ray-6196.html|publisher=CinemaBlend.com|accessdate=January 8, 2013|date=December 4, 2012}}</ref>
==Musical adaptation==
{{Main article|Catch Me If You Can (musical)}}
A [[Catch Me If You Can (musical)|musical adaptation of the same name]] premiered at the [[5th Avenue Theatre]] in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]] in July 2009, starring [[Aaron Tveit]] and [[Norbert Leo Butz]].<ref>Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131984-Broadway-Aimed_Catch_Me_If_You_Can_Ends_Seattle_Premiere_Run_Aug._16 Broadway-Aimed "Catch Me If You Can Ends Seattle Premiere Run Aug. 16"]. ''Playbill''. August 16, 2009. Retrieved 2011-11-17.</ref> It began previews on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Neil Simon Theatre]] on March 11, 2011 and officially opened April 10, 2011.<ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CATCH_ME_IF_YOU_CAN_to_Open_on_Broadway_April_10_Previews_March_7_2011_20010101 "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN to Open on Broadway April 10; Previews March 7, 2011"]. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved October 17, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/143453-Catch-Me-If-You-Can-Books-Broadways-Neil-Simon-Theatre "Catch Me If You Can Books Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre"]. ''Playbill''. Retrieved October 17, 2011.</ref> The musical was nominated for four [[Tony Awards]], including [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]].<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150437-2011-Tony-Nominations-Announced-Book-of-Mormon-Earns-14-Nominations "2011 Tony Nominations Announced; Book of Mormon Earns 14 Nominations"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914233343/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150437-2011-Tony-Nominations-Announced-Book-of-Mormon-Earns-14-Nominations |date=September 14, 2011 }}. ''Playbill''. Retrieved October 17, 2011.</ref>
==See also==
* ''[[The Great Impostor]]'', a 1961 film based on the story of an impostor named [[Ferdinand Waldo Demara]].
* ''[[The Pretender (TV series)|The Pretender]]'', a TV series
==References==
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* [[Frank Abagnale]], Jr. and Stan Redding. ''Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing True Story of the Youngest and Most Daring Con Man in the History of Fun and Profit''. (ISBN 0-06-052971-7).
==External links==
{{Wikiquote|Catch Me If You Can}}
* {{IMDb title|0264464|Catch Me If You Can}}
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* {{AFI film|id=67201|title=Catch Me If You Can}}
* {{Mojo title|catchmeifyoucan|Catch Me If You Can}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|catch_me_if_you_can|Catch Me If You Can}}
* {{Metacritic film|catch-me-if-you-can|Catch Me If You Can}}
* [http://movies.ign.com/articles/380/380907p1.html An Interview with Leonardo DiCaprio - Movies Feature at IGN]
* [http://www.catchmethemusical.com Official website for ''Catch Me If You Can'' the musical]
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