of Austin O’Brien told his story Live in Living Color in their whirlwind production of Catch Me If You Can. Originally written as an autobiography and later popularized by the 2002 film, Catch Me If You Can follows the quick-witted Frank Abagnale Jr. After running away from an unhappy home, Frank takes off in an across the world adventure, assuming multiple identities on the way. Doctor, Lawyer, Pilot; you name it, he tried it, all while forging cheques, wooing the ladies, and staying one step ahead
The movie I chose for this assignment was Catch Me If You Can. Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American crime drama film based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr., who, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor. The crime he committed was check fraud. He had become so experienced that the FBI turned to him to help with catching other check forgers. Frank Abagnale’s role was played by actor
Catch Me if You Can is musical telling the life of Frank Abagnale Jr. Frank Abagnale Jr. in the beginning is seen as a troublemaker but living a happy life with his mom, Paula, and his dad, Frank Sr. His happy life went downhill though when he discovered his mom cheating on his dad, thus running away from home as the divorce between his parents took place. Living the life on the run, he poses a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer- even winning the girl of his dreams- while supplying himself with fake
In Catch Me if You Can, Frank Abagnale Jr., a sixteen-year-old, witnesses his parent’s divorce, something that caused him a great deal of stress. Soon after finding out about it, he leaves his house and makes the irrational decision to run away. Realizing that he will need a source of income, Frank resorts to attempting to cash fraudulent checks. At first, he is unsuccessful, but after continually tweaking his methods of doing so, he masters the art of check fraud. This plays a crucial part throughout
Page to Stage- Catch Me If You Can “An honest man has nothing to fear and I am trying not to be afraid of anything,” (Abagnale 96). Does this mean Steven Spielberg has something to fear for changing the story in Catch Me If You Can?The main character Frank Abagnale was portrayed on the big screen by Leonardo DiCaprio. Other famous actors included Tom Hanks, as FBI agent Hanratty, and Amy Adams, as Frank’s girlfriend. The book Catch Me If You Can was written by Frank Abagnale and Stan Redding. The
Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale A biography of a man, a criminal, a mastermind. Catch me if you can is a book about a criminal mastermind turned FBI agent. Frank Abagnale Started young when he was about 15 years old. This was the start of many frauds and millions of dollars stolen. Frank Abagnale in this autobiography recounts his exciting on the run life. It all started by writing fraudulent checks when he ran out of money. Frank also ends up posing as an airline pilot, a doctor, a lawyer
This past March, the Holy Angels auditorium transformed into a home, an airport, a hospital, and more, all in one sensational show! Catch Me If You Can is a story about a precocious teenager named Frank Abagnale (played by UCHS senior, Christian Rivera) who runs away from home after hearing the news of his parent’s divorce. Impressed by their chic uniforms, Frank first takes on the identity of a pilot and succeeds in visiting dozens of different countries and flying millions of miles. He relies
If you had the opportunity and brains to con all the money you want, travel the world, all before you turn eighteen, would you take the risk? Frank Abagnale Jr. will take the chance as portrayed in the biography “Catch Me If You Can”. Abagnale worked as a doctor, a lawyer, and as a co-pilot for a major airline, all before his 18th birthday. A master of deception and a brilliant forger, whose skill gave him anything he wanted. At the age of 17, Frank Abagnale, Jr. became the most successful bank robber
The movie “Catch Me If You Can” does a fantastic job of attracting the audience attention to the real life story of Frank William Abaganale Jr., who became one of the greatest con-artist that managed to falsely pose as a co-pilot, a doctor & a prosecutor, after turning to a life of crime. In order, to survive on his own, he became an expert check forger who succeeds to rob millions from the U.S. banks. FBI agent, Carl Hanratty specializes in bank fraud, becomes in charge of capturing Frank Abaganale
In the novel Catch Me If You Can by Frank William Abagnale, Frank is a well defined static character. Even though he faces different challenges throughout the novel, he remains the same a the end of the story as he was in the beginning. Being said this, he still continued to run away from his problems and did cons. He is a confident individual who ran away from home at a young age to find a life for himself. Frank is a smart, young and charismatic boy. During his early teen years, his parents started