Senior Movie – Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

Director: Steven Spielberg

Screenplay: Jeff Nathanson

Based On: Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale

Genre: Crime, Drama, Coming Of Age

Release Date: January 2, 2003

Run Time: 141 Minutes

Rating: PG-13

Plot Summary:

Before turning 18, Frank Abagnale Jr. successfully impersonates a doctor, lawyer, and pilot while forging checks across the U.S. FBI agent Carl Hanratty relentlessly pursues him, but Frank stays one step ahead.

Main Characters:

Leonardo DiCaprio – Frank Abagnale Jr.

Tom Hanks – Carl Hanratty

Christopher Walken – Frank Abagnale Sr.

Martin Sheen – Roger Strong

Ellen Pompeo – Marci

Jennifer Gardner – Cheryl Ann

Elizabeth Banks – Lucy

Themes:

Deception and identity

Family and abandonment

Loneliness and belonging