Episode 11: Catch Me If You Can

In Episode 11, Bolton and Grace recap the 2002 film, Catch Me If You Can, and discuss the facts of the true crime story that the movie is based on. 

The movie was written by Jeff Nathanson and directed by Steven Spielberg and is based on the autobiography of the same name written by Frank Abagnale Jr. with Stan Redding . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Abagnale Jr., a self-proclaimed con man who contends that he successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a doctor, and a prosecutor - all before his 19th birthday. Tom Hanks plays Carl Hanratty, an FBI agent who chases and eventually apprehends Frank Abagnale Jr. Christopher Walken plays Frank Abagnale Sr. and Nathalie Baye plays Frank Jr.’s mother. There are cameos from various other famous actors and actresses and viewers will enjoy seeing who pops up next. The film is fast-paced and entertaining, but after reading the book “The Greatest Hoax on Earth: Catching Truth While We Still Can” by Alan C. Logan, viewers may be disappointed to compare investigative research to Frank Abagnale Jr. 's story. This is definitely our most meta episode yet!

Also, be sure to check out Watching Netflix Without You and the Vaginance podcast wherever you get your podcasts!

Sources: 

• Catch Me If You Can (2002)
• Abagnale, Frank Jr. with Stan Redding. Catch Me If You Can. Grosset & Dunlap, 1980.
• *RECOMMEND: Logan, Alan C., et al. The Greatest Hoax on Earth: Catching Truth, While We Can.  Alan C. Logan, 2020. 
• *RECOMMEND - “Catch Me If You Can’s Frank Abagnale - Perpetrator of the Ultimate Hoax? w/ Alan C. Logan,” Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast, Blue Ewe Media, Released May 19, 2021. 
• *RECOMMEND: Catch Me If You Can | Frank Abagnale | Talks at Google, posted on November 27, 2017. 
• Lopez, Xavier. Could this famous con man be lying about his story? A new book suggests he is. “What We Believe”, The Pulse (podcast), WHYY, Released Apr 23, 2021.
• “Frank Abagnale | Scam Me If You Can,” The Jordan Harbinger Show (podcast), PodcastOne.com, Released on February 6, 2018. 
• Malesevic, Dusica Sue. “New Book Claims Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale's Cons Are Fake.” Daily Mail Online, Associated Newspapers, 28 May 2021. 
• Johnston, Harriet. Was Catch Me If You Can Based on a Complete Lie?, Mailonline, May 11, 2021.  
• "74th Academy Awards". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008.

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