Catch Me If You Can Page #12

Synopsis: New Rochelle, the 1960s. High schooler Frank Abagnale Jr. idolizes his father, who's in trouble with the IRS. When his parents separate, Frank runs away to Manhattan with $25 in his checking account, vowing to regain dad's losses and get his parents back together. Just a few years later, the FBI tracks him down in France; he's extradited, tried, and jailed for passing more than $4,000,000 in bad checks. Along the way, he's posed as a Pan Am pilot, a pediatrician, and an attorney. And, from nearly the beginning of this life of crime, he's been pursued by a dour FBI agent, Carl Hanratty. What starts as cat and mouse becomes something akin to father and son.
Director(s): Steven Spielberg
Production: DreamWorks SKG
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 41 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.1
Metacritic:
75
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
PG-13
Year:
2002
141 min
$164,400,000
Website
8,001 Views


You're just a kid.

I'm not your kid.

You said you were

going to Chicago.

My daughter can't see me

this weekend.

she's going skiing.

You said she was four years old.

You're lying.

she was four when I left.

Now she's 15.

My wife's been remarried

for 11 years.

I see Grace every now and again.

I don't understand.

sure you do.

sometimes it's easier

living the lie.

I'm going to let you

fly tonight, Frank.

I'm not even going

to try to stop you.

That's 'cause I know

you'll be back on Monday.

Yeah? How do you know

I'll come back?

Look.

Frank...

nobody's chasing you.

American Airlines flight 131

to Pittsburgh

is now ready for boarding.

Passengers with boarding passes,

please proceed to Gate 23A.

Okay.

Alice, has he still not called?

No, he hasn't.

Good morning.

I've, uh, called this meeting

to discuss

a new type of check fraud

and counterfeiting

which the unsub is washing

and altering checks

then passing them

throughout Arizona.

This unsub is a big dog

passing checks

as large as five figures.

sorry I'm late.

sorry.

We have a recovered check

on Agent Reiter's desk.

Why don't we step out

to the bullpen?

There's impressions

on every line.

Looks like the original amount

was for $60.

Mind if I take a look?

Cashed in Flagstaff a week ago.

Cost the bank $16,000.

It's a real check.

Yeah.

Yeah. It's been washed.

The only thing original

is the signature.

But it's perfect, Carl.

I mean...

I mean, this isn't hydrochloride

or bleach.

No.

something new.

Maybe a nail polish remover

where the acetone

removes the ink

that's not been printed?

How did you do it, Frank?

How did you cheat

on the bar exam in Louisiana?

I didn't cheat.

I studied for two weeks

and I passed.

Is that the truth, Frank?

Is that the truth?

I'll bet this guy steals checks

out of mailboxes.

He washes off their names

and he puts on his own.

You're saying that he's a local?

Well, if it were me, you know

I'd call the bank first,

I'd check out the balance...

Make sure there's enough money

in there

to make it worth your while.

Exactly.

You know, Carl, I think

this guy's pretty smart.

I guess all we have to do now

is catch him.

We'll start first thing

in the morning.

We'll run the name

Eric Anthony Feeders.

In Nevada, Arizona, California.

Both names, right?

Chris Frank, too?

Yeah...

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Jeff Nathanson

Jeff Nathanson was born on October 12, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for his work on Catch Me If You Can (2002), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and The Terminal (2004). more…

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