Catch Me If You Can (2002)

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Wikidata Q208108, film, IMDb tt0264464, TMDB 640: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Leonardo DiCaprio as actor (The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 11 - 'The Wolf of Wall Street’); 5 more episodes agree.

What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.

The Rewatchables' awards

From ‘Catch Me If You Can’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey (2023-02-28):

Double feature

  1. pick The Fabelmans: A film about a boy who looks up to his father while rejecting him, a natural pairing for this one's broken-family psychology.
    “The Fabelmans.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:41:51
  2. pick Gangs of New York: It opened about five days apart from this one and also stars DiCaprio.
    “I have gangs of New York because it's same about 5 days apart.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:41:53
  3. pick The Aviator: It follows DiCaprio's move into a later phase of his career; the speaker is inferred as the host remaining after Sean and Bill.
    “I think the aviator would be interesting pairing it.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:42:04

Most rewatchable scene

  1. pick Frank pretends to be a substitute teacher
    “I mean, there's a bunch of scenes that I really like, but I had, uh, when Frank pretends to be the substitute teacher when we really get going.”
    unknown · 0:35:12
  2. pick Frank becomes a Pan Am pilot, slowly figuring it out
    “I just wrote that and Frank becomes a PNM pilot, which is longer than one scene, but it's just awesome as he's slowly figuring out.”
    unknown · 0:35:41
  3. pick Frank gives his dad a Cadillac
    “Frank gives his dad a Cadillac.”
    unknown · 0:36:10
  4. floated Frank's dad and the chauffeur scene, trying to get money from the banker
    “I didn't have it as a rewatchable scene because it's short, but when he has Leo pretends to be the cat, the, the chauffeur, and he goes in, he's trying to get money from that guy.”
    unknown · 0:38:02
  5. pick Hanratty almost catches Frank in the Hollywood Tropicana hotel room, the wallet reveal
    “Next one is, uh, I mean, Frank almost getting caught by Caro in Hollywood.”
    unknown · 0:38:35
  6. floated Frank cons the escort (the Jennifer Garner scene)
    “Would you put the Jennifer Gardner scene in as a rewatchable?”
    unknown · 0:39:43
  7. pick The FBI crashes Frank's engagement party and he confesses to Brenda
    “The FBI crashes frank engagement party for a rewatchable scene.”
    unknown · 0:41:30
  8. pick The eight-stewardess trick to get out of the airport
    “I really like the 8 stewardess trick to get off out of the airport.”
    unknown · 0:42:34
  9. floated The check exploding out of the check printer
    “The check's exploding out of the check printer is amazing movie making.”
    unknown · 0:42:45
  10. pick The Hollywood Tropicana hotel scene
    “I got the Hollywood Chopcana Hotel.”
    unknown · 0:43:06
  11. pick The eight-stewardess scam, from the high school tryouts to exiting the car
    “I love the whole scam, having the girls try out at the high school, interviewing the girls, choosing the girls like it's the Price is Right, and then them exiting the car together, and then that being tied to the scam where he has to go first in the front seat.”
    unknown · 0:43:38
  12. pick Frank at the airport realizes he is about to be busted
    “I love when people figure out that they're about to be busted before they get busted, always works for me.”
    unknown · 0:45:39
  13. floated Frank Sr. tells the story of the two mice when he accepts the award
    “Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream.”
    unknown · 0:46:07
  14. floated Champagne for everybody on the plane
    “One more scene.”
    unknown · 0:53:11

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

  1. pick Catch Me If You Can: Three stars; not a major Spielberg film but an effortlessly watchable one, with DiCaprio breezy and charming.
    “Our guy Raj, 3 stars.”
    unknown · 0:33:38

Best That Guy · The best 'that guy' performance in the film.

  1. winner Nathalie Baye as Frank's mother: Offered by a host as the pick, with praise for the scene where Hanratty visits her.
    “Best that guy word.”
    unknown · 0:20:20

Dion Waiters Award · Small role, big impact.

  1. winner Nathalie Baye as Frank's mother
    “I have Frank's mom for Dion Waiters.”
    unknown · 0:21:27
  2. pick Elizabeth Banks: Praised as pretty good and important in her short scene.
    “I really like Banks in this movie.”
    unknown · 0:20:52
  3. nominee Jennifer Garner: Argued against her as a little too much.
    “Garner's trying too hard.”
    unknown · 0:21:33
  4. pick James Brolin
    “I like Brolin.”
    unknown · 0:21:42

Vincent Hanna / Saul Rubinek / Teddy KGB Award · Overacting, and an actor doing their own thing.

  1. winner Amy Adams as Brenda Strong: Both awards go to Amy Adams; Bill says he still doesn't understand what she is doing in the movie.
    “Ruffalo, Hannah, Rubinck, Partridge, overacting a word.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:19:44

Vincent Chase Award · Are we sure this character was actually good at his job?

  1. winner Tom Hanks as Carl Hanratty: Chasing Frank for nine years while his bosses seem to shine him on.
    “Couldn't catch this fucking guy for 9 years.”
    unknown · 0:52:44

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner Tom Hanks as Carl Hanratty: The accent is bad and hammy; the 'dragnet' homage may not work.
    “The Hanks accent.”
    unknown · 0:51:16

Hottest Take · The hosts' hottest takes on the film and its cast.

  1. pick Amy Adams: Amy Adams is overrated and her character doesn't work; Chris disagrees.
    “I think Amy Adams is bad in this movie.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:57:27
  2. pick Tom Hanks: The Hanks goat argument: he is not the goat; the group goes on to debate Hanks versus Tom Cruise.
    “Hanks and Denzel or Piers for that generation.”
    unknown · 1:05:30

Aged Best · What has aged best.

  1. pick The cavalcade of young actresses who became famous (Garner, Banks, Adams, Pompeo)
    “I mean, the star of the biggest network drama of the last 20 years is in this movie.”
    unknown · 0:47:59
  2. pick The con-man process stuff: toy planes in the bathtub for Pan Am seals, the checks
    “I love all like con man process stuff.”
    unknown · 0:48:24

Aged Worst · What has aged worst.

  1. pick Writing personal checks for groceries
    “Uh, I am from what's age the worst, writing checks.”
    unknown · 0:53:22
  2. pick Los Angeles motel inns like the Tropicana
    “My only other what's age the worst is, um, Los Angeles Motel Inns.”
    unknown · 0:54:59

Best Needle Drop · Best use of a song.

  1. pick The Christmas song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
    “The Christmas song, chess.”
    unknown · 0:48:52
  2. pick Come Fly With Me
    “I would have said come fly with me.”
    unknown · 0:48:56

Big Kahuna Burger Award · Best use of food and drink.

  1. winner The airplane eclair: Called the perfect example of the category.
    “The airplane eclair.”
    unknown · 0:49:34

Den of Thieves / Benihana Award · Best scene-stealing location.

  1. winner Frank arrested in France and walking out: Given for both location and shot.
    “Giving both to Frank when he gets arrested in France and then come out.”
    unknown · 0:50:12
  2. pick The TWA building at JFK and the Waldorf Astoria
    “Big fan of the TWA building at JFK.”
    unknown · 0:50:36

Great Shot Award · Most cinematic shot.

  1. winner Frank arrested in France and walking out
    “Giving both to Frank when he gets arrested in France and then come out.”
    unknown · 0:50:12
  2. pick Hanratty taking the Christmas Eve phone call, blue and gray blinds with one warm lamp
    “And then my great shot, Gordo, is Hank's, when the 1st time he gets the Christmas Eve phone call, and there's this shot.”
    unknown · 0:50:41

Best Quote · The best line of the movie.

  1. pick People only know what you tell them
    “Best quote, people only know what you tell them.”
    unknown · 1:01:07
  2. nominee Sometimes it's easier living the lie
    “Sometimes it's easier living the lie.”
    unknown · 1:01:11

Casting What Ifs and Recasting Couch · Almost-castings and recasts.

  1. pick James Gandolfini as Carl Hanratty: Gandolfini was locked in but the window closed because of The Sopranos shooting; Chris says he would bring menace and vulnerability.
    “Yeah, so this would have been my SAS hot take, which is that this is a better movie with James Gandalfini, who was originally supposed to play hit ratty.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:16:10
  2. pick Johnny Depp as Frank Abagnale: Reported from research; the hosts think the timing would have made sense.
    “Well, this was in the research and I have no idea how true it is, but apparently Spielberg wanted Johnny Depp at one point.”
    unknown · 1:18:38
  3. pick Dustin Hoffman as Frank Abagnale
    “And then going back to 1981, there was like when they 1st started developing it, Dustin Hoffman was involved for a split second, which doesn't work for me at all.”
    unknown · 1:19:05
  4. pick Scarlett Johansson as Brenda Strong: Recast for Amy Adams; another host says she'd be too sexy.
    “If you give me 2003 Scarlet Johansson in that part.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:59:59
  5. pick Chalamet as Frank, Zendaya, and Tom Hanks if made in 2023
    “I mean, I think that the Chalamet, if you were going to do it today.”
    unknown · 1:22:12
  6. pick Leonardo DiCaprio as Carl Hanratty: A recast flip: Leo in the Hanks role.
    “What about Leo is Tom Hanks?”
    unknown · 1:22:24
  7. pick Sterling K. Brown as Carl Hanratty
    “I was thinking about our guy Sterling K. Brown as the Tom Hanks would have been.”
    unknown · 1:22:35
  8. pick Jon Bernthal as Pilot on Frank's first flight
    “But I think it would have been interesting if the 1st time Frank rides the airplane, if the pilot had been John Bernthal, and it had been like, goddamn, Frank.”
    unknown · 1:39:41

Apex Mountain · Where a star's career peak sits.

  1. winner Leonardo DiCaprio as Titanic: Not this movie; after Titanic he could work with any director he wanted.
    “Leo's Apex Mountain is Titanic?”
    unknown · 1:24:49
  2. winner Christopher Walken as 1993-94 era: True Romance and Pulp Fiction era; Deer Hunter also floated.
    “I feel like he had the most juice in like the 9394 range when he was like an unbelievable SNL host.”
    unknown · 1:25:36

Picking Nits · Nitpicks of a film they love.

  1. pick Hanratty doesn't look at Frank's wallet for five minutes in the hotel room
    “Carl's not going to look at Frank's wallet for like 5 minutes in the in the Hollywood hotel room.”
    unknown · 1:28:05
  2. pick Choppy jumps from Atlanta to New Orleans to Miami to France
    “Atlanta, New Orleans, to Miami, to France is... Maybe we would have spent a couple more minutes.”
    unknown · 1:28:45
  3. pick Frank passing as a doctor
    “I just think that there's too much stuff going on as a doctor.”
    unknown · 1:28:56

Unanswered Questions · Plot questions the movie leaves open.

  1. pick How did he cheat on the bar?
    “How did he cheat on the bar?”
    unknown · 1:40:57
  2. pick Could you really escape from an airplane through the toilet?
    “Could you really escape from an airplane through the toilet?”
    unknown · 1:41:05
  3. pick Why don't more people in the 60s forge checks?
    “Why don't more people in the 60s try to forge checks?”
    unknown · 1:41:20
  4. pick Why is Tom Hanks using that accent?
    “No, just why is Tom Hanks using that accent?”
    unknown · 1:41:44
  5. pick What is Amy Adams doing, and why does she sit on Martin Sheen's lap?
    “And why she sat on Martin Sheen's lap and there's just some unanswered questions.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:19:57

Who Won the Movie · Who won the movie.

  1. winner Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Abagnale: Better than Walken, who was nominated.
    “I would say Leo.”
    unknown · 1:40:50
  2. nominee Christopher Walken as Frank Abagnale Sr.
    “Because, well, you could say walking since you got nominated, but I think Leo's better than walking.”
    unknown · 1:40:52

Sequel, Prequel, Prestige TV · The follow-up they would make.

  1. pick A prestige TV series, one or two seasons
    “I actually think this would be an incredible prestige TV.”
    unknown · 1:39:24

Memorabilia · A prop they would own.

  1. pick Leo's sunglasses at the Miami airport (and the Aston Martin)
    “Although I really like Leo's sunglasses that he wears at the Miami airport when he goes to pick up Brenda, but I would definitely want to ask him.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:42:45
  2. pick The suitcase of fake cash
    “I was thinking the suitcase of cash, which was obviously fake cash.”
    unknown · 1:42:50

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson.

  1. pick If you're going to be a criminal, forge checks
    “I think check forging is my favorite of all the crimes.”
    unknown · 1:42:12

Best Racehorse Name · Best name for a racehorse from the movie.

  1. pick Paper Hanger
    “Paper hanger?”
    unknown · 1:27:37
  2. winner Catch Me If You Can: Called the answer.
    “Catch me if you can is a great racehorse name.”
    unknown · 1:27:51

Zihuatanejo Award (what happened the next day) · What happened the next day.

  1. pick Frank became a guy who created checks and made lots of money
    “He ended up becoming a guy who created checks and made lots of money.”
    unknown · 1:42:29

Who talked about it

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Connected to

Steven Spielberg: 2 lines people ×1 unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (made by someone else): Catch Me If You Can → Steven Spielberg. Fincher was linked to Catch Me If You Can, which Spielberg made.
    “which Spielberg makes.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Panic Room with Eva Anderson (Ad-Free) · 0:41:24 · David Sims (0.70 sure it was them)

The Wolf of Wall Street: 2 lines verdict ×1 contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast: explained vs unexplained): Catch Me If You Can → The Wolf of Wall Street. Catch Me has the daddy-issues backstory that Wolf pointedly omits.
    “It does have some of the trappings of explaining why someone is the way that they are that we're talking about that you don't necessarily have to do.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 11 - 'The Wolf of Wall Street’ · 0:36:39 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

A Bronx Tale: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Catch Me If You Can → A Bronx Tale. Catch Me If You Can is argued to be sneakily a father-son film.
    “I think that's like the sneaky theme in that movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:02:57 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Amy Adams: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (prior role): Amy Adams → Catch Me If You Can. She had been the brief love interest in Catch Me If You Can three years earlier.
    “She did catch me if you can.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 0:41:38 · Craig Horlbeck (0.50 sure it was them)

Django Unchained: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (people): Catch Me If You Can → Django Unchained. DiCaprio fully turning on his natural charisma happens in only this and Django.
    “the only other time he's done that really outside of Catch Me if you can, is Django.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:41:33 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

Leonardo DiCaprio: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Catch Me If You Can → Leonardo DiCaprio. Catch Me If You Can is Leo at his best but falls apart in the last half hour.
    “It falls apart with about a half hour to go.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:55:49 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Lincoln: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Catch Me If You Can → Lincoln. Both movies are built around one hugely charismatic person wriggling in and out of trouble.
    “The movie is built around this one deeply charismatic person and their ability to wriggle in and out of trouble.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:42:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

This Boy's Life: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (people): Catch Me If You Can → This Boy's Life. Leo in Catch Me If You Can is the most the speaker has liked him, other than maybe This Boy's Life and Titanic.
    “other than maybe this boy's life and Titanic.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 1:01:47 · Bill Simmons (0.55 sure it was them)

Titanic: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career stage): Catch Me If You Can → Titanic. Catch Me is the springboard where Leo learned to give a more mature performance, after the Titanic generation.
    “I feel like it's the movie where he learns how to give a more mature performance.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 11 - 'The Wolf of Wall Street’ · 0:36:30 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Tom Hanks: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (casting): Catch Me If You Can → Tom Hanks. The daddy issues pay off in scenes with Hanks, 'America's dad', and Christopher Walken.
    “a lot more daddy issue, Christopher Walken stuff, which, you know, pays off in the scenes with Tom Hanks, America's dad.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 11 - 'The Wolf of Wall Street’ · 0:36:08 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career stage): Catch Me If You Can → Titanic. Catch Me is the springboard where Leo learned to give a more mature performance, after the Titanic generation.
    “I feel like it's the movie where he learns how to give a more mature performance.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 11 - 'The Wolf of Wall Street’ · 0:36:30 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast: explained vs unexplained): Catch Me If You Can → The Wolf of Wall Street. Catch Me has the daddy-issues backstory that Wolf pointedly omits.
    “It does have some of the trappings of explaining why someone is the way that they are that we're talking about that you don't necessarily have to do.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 11 - 'The Wolf of Wall Street’ · 0:36:39 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

people (5)

  1. people (prior role): Amy Adams → Catch Me If You Can. She had been the brief love interest in Catch Me If You Can three years earlier.
    “She did catch me if you can.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 0:41:38 · Craig Horlbeck (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. people (casting): Catch Me If You Can → Tom Hanks. The daddy issues pay off in scenes with Hanks, 'America's dad', and Christopher Walken.
    “a lot more daddy issue, Christopher Walken stuff, which, you know, pays off in the scenes with Tom Hanks, America's dad.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 11 - 'The Wolf of Wall Street’ · 0:36:08 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. people (director tendency): Catch Me If You Can → Steven Spielberg. Spielberg is prone to daddy-issues movies, which explains Catch Me's backstory.
    “Spielberg is obviously prone to daddy issues movies.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 11 - 'The Wolf of Wall Street’ · 0:36:51 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. people (people): Catch Me If You Can → Django Unchained. DiCaprio fully turning on his natural charisma happens in only this and Django.
    “the only other time he's done that really outside of Catch Me if you can, is Django.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:41:33 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)
  5. people (people): Catch Me If You Can → This Boy's Life. Leo in Catch Me If You Can is the most the speaker has liked him, other than maybe This Boy's Life and Titanic.
    “other than maybe this boy's life and Titanic.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 1:01:47 · Bill Simmons (0.55 sure it was them)

theme (2)

  1. theme (theme): Catch Me If You Can → A Bronx Tale. Catch Me If You Can is argued to be sneakily a father-son film.
    “I think that's like the sneaky theme in that movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:02:57 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. theme (theme): Catch Me If You Can → Lincoln. Both movies are built around one hugely charismatic person wriggling in and out of trouble.
    “The movie is built around this one deeply charismatic person and their ability to wriggle in and out of trouble.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:42:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (made by someone else): Catch Me If You Can → Steven Spielberg. Fincher was linked to Catch Me If You Can, which Spielberg made.
    “which Spielberg makes.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Panic Room with Eva Anderson (Ad-Free) · 0:41:24 · David Sims (0.70 sure it was them)

verdict (2)

  1. verdict (performance ranking): Catch Me If You Can → The Wolf of Wall Street. Catch Me If You Can is offered as runner-up to Wolf for best Leo performance of the century.
    “I wanted to come back to it as like, to me, this is maybe the runner-up to Wolf of Wall Street.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 11 - 'The Wolf of Wall Street’ · 0:36:03 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (verdict): Catch Me If You Can → Leonardo DiCaprio. Catch Me If You Can is Leo at his best but falls apart in the last half hour.
    “It falls apart with about a half hour to go.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:55:49 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

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