Where to watch Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Catch Me If You Can is available to stream in BR on Paramount Plus. It can also be rented or bought from AppleTV and Amazon.
A teenage con artist runs away and survives by impersonating professionals, forging checks, and staying ahead of the law. An FBI agent relentlessly pursues him across the country, creating a playful cat-and-mouse story shaped by family troubles, risky schemes, and an unexpected sense of connection.
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams, James Brolin, Brian Howe, Frank John Hughes, Steve Eastin, Chris Ellis, John Finn
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Trivia & production notes
- Frank Abagnale sold the film rights to his autobiography in 1980 after Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin saw him appear on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
- The film rights changed hands multiple times across different studios including Columbia Pictures, Disney's Hollywood Pictures, and TriStar Pictures before finally landing at DreamWorks.
- David Fincher was attached to direct in April 2000 but left the project after a few months to make Panic Room instead.
- Steven Spielberg dropped other projects including Big Fish and Memoirs of a Geisha to direct the film after initially just producing it.
- James Gandolfini exited the cast due to scheduling conflicts with The Sopranos, leading to Tom Hanks being cast as his replacement.
- Amy Adams was cast as Brenda Strong after months of searching for a replacement, with producer Walter F. Parkes praising her audition tape as exceptionally fresh and honest.
- Spielberg enlisted Brian De Palma's help while De Palma was living in Paris to test French actresses for the role of Paula Abagnale to maintain historical accuracy.
- The entire film was shot across 147 locations in just 52 days, with Leonardo DiCaprio noting that scenes expected to take three days were sometimes completed in an afternoon.
- Ontario International Airport was used as a stand-in for Miami International Airport during filming.
- Quebec City locations including Place Royale and the church Notre-Dame-des-Victoires were chosen to represent settings in France due to their authentic atmosphere.
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