Catch Me If You Can An introduction

Basic information Based on the true story of Frank Abagnale, Jr.’s life “The true story of a real fake.” Most of the characters in the movie are real Set in the 1960’s and 1970’s mostly in the US Directed by Stephen Spielberg Stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks Genre: historical, non-fiction (true story), thriller

Historical (historical drama) “Bridge of Spies,” “Titanic” – also a romance Set in a past time Many times, it is a true story but not always Can focus on both relationships and significance of past events War or historical events People and past cultural perspectives Flashbacks give information on main storyline and life of characters

Thriller “Inception,” “The Sixth Sense” Similar to action but with deep plotlines and less action Sometimes makes the audience think – not always happy ending Not necessarily scary, but intense Suspenseful

Character Frank Abagnale, Jr. – main character, teenager, con-man, very intelligent Frank Abagnale, Sr. – father of Frank, Jr., dishonest, doesn’t trust government Paula Abagnale – mother of Frank, Jr., sweet yet cheats on Frank’s father Carl Hanratty – FBI agent chasing Frank, Jr., chases Frank everywhere Brenda Strong – girlfriend of Frank, Jr., daughter of Louisiana lawyer Pan American Airlines – used to be a popular airline company in America, the company doesn’t exist anymore because they ran out of money

Vocabulary Con-man – stands for “confidence man,” someone who lies and tricks people to get money or get access to somewhere they don’t belong Check – like a money transfer but on paper; in America, people write how much money they want to send, to who, and sign it, and give it to someone else to deposit Bounced check – when someone gives a check to someone else for an amount of money, but the person who wrote the check doesn’t actually have that much money Overdrawn account – a bank account that had more money spent than saved Fraud – wrongful or criminal lie so you can get money or personal gain Fraudster – someone how commits or does fraud Forgery – creating a fake object or document that looks like the real one (fake money, fake diploma, etc.) FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Government’s crime fighting organization