Catch Me If You Can: The Real Story of Frank Abagnale Jr.
Today we are going to talk about the 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Jeff Nathanson. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, and Nathalie Baye. The movie is based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr. An American Security Consultant, who is known for his career as a conman, check forger, and imposter. He has become one of the most notorious imposters, taking on at least eight different identities. These identities included an airline pilot, a physician, a U.S. Bureau of Prisons agent, and a lawyer. He even escaped police custody twice, once from an airliner, and once from a U.S. Federal Penitentiary. The most impressive thing about it is that he did all of this before he reached the age of 22. What do we know about the actual crimes he committed? Well, Frank's first victim of fraud, was his own father. His father had given him a gasoline credit card and a truck, this was intended for ...