Where to watch Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Catch Me If You Can is available to stream in ES on Movistar+, HBO Max and SkyShowtime. 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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