CATCH ME IF YOU CAN PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Thalia Kalkipsakis,Ash Oswald | 92 pages | 01 Jun 2008 | St Martin's Press | 9780312346546 | English | New York, United States Catch Me If You Can: 5 Things Based On The True Story (& 5 Creative Liberties Taken) Thus he cons his way on much free air travel. He explores cities throughout the U. In the course of these adventures, he makes a number of friends and girlfriends. Eventually, Abagnale uses his profits to advance a year's worth of rent in the city of River Bend. He whimsically claims to be a Doctor on his rental application. Consequently, he is befriended by a curious neighbor who happens to be a legitimate Doctor. Frank luckily bluffs his way through conversation about their medical schooling and backgrounds. At his first opportunity, he forges physician's credentials to supplement his cover. He claims to be on a long hiatus so as not to be offered employment in this field. At first, the local medical community members respect his preference for no work. Then a position opens for head of a hospital and they insist Frank is the best temporary fit, practically begging him to accept it. Frank resists due to the dangers involved if a fake Doctor ends up treating real patients. However, hospital administration continues to believe he just wants leisure time. They promise him he will not have to do much of anything while he is on the clock. Frank decides he can scarcely refuse. He is welcomed warmly by the staff and he comes up with tricks to improve his facade as he goes. For one, he memorizes medical terms he hears, then looks them up in private. For another, he fills out forms with mere scribbles after finding that doctors do not write legibly anyway. He also gets to know one Brenda Strong and enters a relationship, seeing something special in her. But the romance is overshadowed by his fear that the FBI may be getting closer every day to tracking him down. Uncomfortable delays transpire in the search for Frank's permanent successor, and he can not entirely avoid doctor duties. On one mortifying occasion, he is relieved that a tragedy is averted no thanks to him after he did not know what " blue baby " meant. He resolves to make an excuse and resign, but notes the extraordinary good luck when a replacement is finally found, for him. After relocating, he once again forges credentials and once again attracts the attention of professionals in the field he has chosen. This time, he poses as an attorney. That necessitates the toughest bluffs yet. It turns out that a favorite topic of real graduates from his fake alma mater, Harvard Law, is Harvard itself. As if it were fate, he is again implored to fill a job opening and has the hiring conditions finagled for him. One requirement is that he pass the state bar exam. He manages that honestly on the third try thanks to his wrong answers being highlighted and sent to him. When he resumes his pilot persona, he recruits his own fake airplane crew at a flight attendant school on pretense of needing advertising stills. As his confidence increases, so do the amounts on his forged checks. Occasionally, in narrating, Frank flashes forward to intel that supposedly comes later on about exactly how and when his acts of fraud become of interest to the FBI. At first, scattered investigations get a late start because Frank chose routing numbers that would make the checks take as long as possible to bounce. Later, an agent named Sean O'Riley is assigned to coordinate the detection of his identity and give pursuit. Throughout his escapades, Frank has some close calls. Once, the pilots he is with get ominous orders by radio to inspect his license and have him taken to an office for questioning. He never drops his pilot act, and the exact reason for his detention is never communicated, so he is simply let go. There's also one point at which investigators unwittingly have a face-to-face encounter with Frank. Keeping his cool, he flashes his wallet open and shut as if showing credentials, then acts like he is another member of law enforcement until he can make an inconspicuous exit from the scene. On another occasion, police have a chance to arrest him but lack grounds to do so for his known crimes. Instead, they invent a vagrancy charge and put him in a holding cell. A bondsman who goes by "Bail-Out" Bailey is admitted later. He sees no reason not to accept a wrongfully arrested vagrant as a client. Agent O'Riley arrives after Frank has exited and angrily informs Bailey that, having been paid by check, he has just become a fraud victim. Frank later takes measures to ensure that Bailey does actually get paid. Meanwhile, Frank's wanderlust extends to international horizons. He forges a passport, then flies to France and explores other parts of Europe. He continues his criminal pattern everywhere he goes. One day while grocery shopping, Frank finds himself surrounded by law enforcers holding him at gunpoint. He has a moment of genuine mortal terror because they bark contradictory surrender commands at him. He confirms which movements will not get him fired upon, and he submits to arrest. During the prisoner processing procedure, Frank makes a characteristically cunning claim of mistaken identity. This fails because the authorities have hard evidence of who he really is. He learns an eyewitness tipoff lead to his capture, but can only guess which of his former lovers it was who spotted and reported him. He serves a long sentence at Perpignan's prison, aghast at the subhuman living conditions typical for inmates. It's incredibly dark, cramped, and unsanitary. Guards harshly forbid him to even speak. The only sympathy he gets is from an embassy liaison who regrets there are no legal grounds to get Frank better treatment and from one official when the time comes to extradite him. Frank is transferred to Sweden. He notes the contrast between the gruff Frenchmen who have come to give over custody and the petite, female official who shows up to take it. He repeatedly expects harshness from the Swedish justice system but finds it all surprisingly lenient. His sentence seems to pass swiftly enough, but he supposes his future is bleak. He is to be extradited to the many countries where he is wanted, one after another. Italy is next, and he is told prison conditions there are as severe as those of France were. His survival in such captivity is not guaranteed. But then a rare decision is made sure to spark international protest for special extradition back to North America. What starts as cat and mouse becomes something akin to father and son. On Leonardo DiCaprio's 31st birthday, I have the pleasure of praising one of the finest actors working today. I didn't realize what I was seeing when that homeless boy showed up on 'Growing Pains'--a show not exactly known for the quality of its actors. And I didn't see much to like about "Titanic" except the excitement of watching the people evacuating and the ship sinking. Also, 'Romeo and Juliet' was just corny, with year-old dialogue in a modern setting. But if he could be nominated for his 'Aviator' performance, DiCaprio must be doing something right. And here he shows us what he is capable of. Especially when Frank Jr. The strange but enjoyable chemistry between these two characters goes a long way toward making this movie work. Frank Jr. Imagine what he could have accomplished if he had stayed on the right side of the law. But his life on the run was more fun to watch. Tom Hanks, as popular as he is, can be commended for his willingness to play second banana for a change. And he did a fine job. Martin Sheen and Christopher Walken also made an impact here. I loved the old cars and the even older songs. The clip from 'To Tell the Truth' was a nice touch. The theme song still gives me a craving for vanilla ice cream after nearly 30 years I didn't feel I had time to watch the new version. This was Oscar-caliber. Too bad the Academy Awards people didn't seem to agree. Looking for some great streaming picks? Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Visit our What to Watch page. Sign In. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Full Cast and Crew. Release Dates. Official Sites. Company Credits. Technical Specs. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Alternate Versions. Rate This. Director: Steven Spielberg. Added to Watchlist. From metacritic. Halloween Movies for the Whole Family. The Leonardo DiCaprio Collection. Genre: Drama. Steven Spielberg. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Top Rated Movies Nominated for 2 Oscars. Frank Abagnale Jr. Tom Hanks Catch Me If You Can : Leonardo DiCaprio However, one agent in particular served as the main basis for the character though he preferred his real name not be included in the film. Jennifer Garner has a brief cameo in the film as a high-class escort who falls victim to one of Frank's scams. Incredibly, this is an actual transaction that happened with Frank.