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Who Does Jennifer Garner Play In Catch Me If You Can?

Who Does Jennifer Garner Play In Catch Me If You Can?
Several now famous actors had brief appearances in the 2002 drama Catch Me If You Can, including Jennifer Garner in a notable scene with Frank Abagnale (Leonardo DiCaprio). The film follows Frank's con artist lifestyle as he pretends to have various careers, and he encounters people along his journey, including Garner's character. The Catch Me If You Can cast features many future stars, including Amy Adams as Frank's fiance Brenda Strong, Elizabeth Banks as Marcy, and Ellen Pompeo as Marci, among others. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the movie's cast is rounded out by Tom Hanks, James Brolin, Martin Sheen, and Christopher Walken.

While this wasn't her first movie role, as she played Wanda in Dude, Where's My Car in 2000 and Nurse Sandra in Pearl Harbor in 2001, Garner's casting came before her breakout character Jenna Rink in 2004's 13 Going On 30. Garner's recent movies include a great 2022 sci-fi movie The Adam Project,
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What Has Amy Adams Been Up To Since Catch Me If You Can?

What Has Amy Adams Been Up To Since Catch Me If You Can?
Amy Adams had a small appearance in the 2002 biopic Catch Me If You Can as lawyer Roger Strong's (Martin Sheen) daughter Brenda, and the actor's career has become more successful each year since, spanning comedies, musicals, and Oscar-nominated films. Brenda works at a hospital and is a sweet girl who gets engaged to the movie's protagonist, which is con artist Frank Abagnale (Leonardo DiCaprio). The film is known for its famous cast, including Tom Hanks, James Brolin, and Christopher Walken. The movie also stands out because it contains minor roles played by the likes of Adams, Ellen Pompeo, and Jennifer Garner.

While Catch Me If You Can is known as a movie Leonardo DiCaprio starred in rather than an Amy Adams vehicle, the actor has become more famous in the decades since. After her first movie role in 1999's Drop Dead Gorgeous, she had several one-episode appearances on Charmed
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Leonardo DiCaprio Caught On To ‘Catch Me’s’ Con Man

Leonardo DiCaprio Caught On To ‘Catch Me’s’ Con Man
Twenty years ago, one of the Christmas Day movie offerings was a new Steven Spielberg movie, a biographical crime movie called Catch Me If You Can. Based on the memoir by notorious con man Frank Abagnale Jr., it featured Leonardo DiCaprio in the starring role and Tom Hanks as the FBI agent trying to track him down. To prepare for the role, DiCaprio got to know the real Abagnale, and in meeting with him several times, he said he started to understand that Abagnale was a terrific actor himself and that, to play him, he needed to rely more on his own instinct.(Click on the media bar below to hear Leonardo DiCaprio) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Leonardo_DiCaprio_Catch_Me_If_you_Can_.mp3

Catch Me If You Can is currently streaming on Paramount+ and available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and most digital platforms.

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Catch Me If You Can Review: DiCaprio and Hanks Shine in Spielberg Gem

Catch Me If You Can Review: DiCaprio and Hanks Shine in Spielberg Gem
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" It's the question many a child is asked by their teachers, parents, and other authority figures in their lives as they grow older. A large part of adolescence is making the decisions that will shape the course of your life. Some kids go to college. Others decide to pursue their passions. And in the case of Frank Abagnale Jr., the protagonist of Steven Spielberg's crime caper Catch Me If You Can, sometimes they embark on a jet-setting life of crime. Abagnale, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, managed to impersonate a pilot, a lawyer, and a doctor while forging millions of dollars worth in travelers' checks - and he pulled it off all before his 19th birthday.
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The Real Frank Abagnale Jr. Was Speechless After Steven Spielberg Showed Him Catch Me If You Can

The Real Frank Abagnale Jr. Was Speechless After Steven Spielberg Showed Him Catch Me If You Can
"Catch Me If You Can" is one of those low-key Steven Spielberg classics that, had it been made by a lesser-known director, might've well been heralded as their masterpiece. Released in 2002, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank William Abagnale Jr., a real-life con artist who spent his teen years masquerading as an airline pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer in the 1960s, all while forging checks to bankroll his escapades. The movie actually leaves out some of the wilder details in Abagnale's 1980 autobiographical book of the same name, like how he posed as a professor of sociology at Brigham Young University. And to think we were this close to getting a scene where DiCaprio's playboy swindler infiltrates the ranks of that primarily Mormon institution.

In truth, of course, the veracity of Abagnale's claims about teaching at Byu and his other activities has come under heavy scrutiny over the decades.
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Val Kilmer Had A Secret Weapon Working On Tombstone

Val Kilmer Had A Secret Weapon Working On Tombstone
One trade secret that actors often use to prepare for biography pictures is to spend time with the person they are portraying. Leonardo DiCaprio secretly spent several days with Frank Abagnale to prepare for "Catch Me If You Can," and Tony Mendez took Ben Affleck to some old CIA hangout spots during his preparation for "Argo."

But what if the character you're playing died 140 years ago in the Wild West? That was a question Val Kilmer had to answer when he played Doc Holliday in the 1993 Western "Tombstone." In the beloved Western that helped immortalize the line "I'm your Huckleberry," Kilmer plays an ornery but well-meaning gunfighter. We called it the best performance of Val Kilmer's career.

There was plenty of literature about Doc Holliday at Kilmer's disposal but bringing a long-dead Western folk hero to life on the big screen was still a challenge. Thankfully, Kilmer had a secret
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10 Best Leonardo Dicpario Performances, According To Reddit

10 Best Leonardo Dicpario Performances, According To Reddit
The article contains discussions of mental health and substance abuse.

Leonardo DiCaprio was in the news after Titanic director James Cameron revealed he nearly lost his famous role during the audition process, but luckily, things had gone the other way. Since then, the actor has gone on to become an Oscar winner among a large number of box office successes and memorable performances.

As a result, fans on Reddit have come up with reasons for certain roles they feel are the best to feature the actor. These range from iconic epics such as Titanic to incredible, but despicable parts in films like Django Unchained. With DiCaprio set to return in Killers of the Flower Moon, he is also not quite done yet with showing the most versatile performances on-screen.

Catch Me If You Can Shows DiCaprio's Range

Redditor chambergambit really enjoyed Leonardo DiCaprio in Catch Me If You Can, writing
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Every Tom Hanks & Steven Spielberg Collaboration, Ranked According To IMDb

Every Tom Hanks & Steven Spielberg Collaboration, Ranked According To IMDb
Tom Hanks is busy promoting his second movie of the year following Elvis, as Pinocchio has just been released, and the actor recently revealed that he only thinks four of his movies are "pretty good." While he might have been making a cheeky joke, fans have been debating which of his movies they could be, which is a tough task considering he has been in 80 movies.

Five of those movies were collaborations with one of the greatest filmmakers ever, Steven Spielberg, and together they have made some all-time classics. Between an epic cat-and-mouse thriller, a bombastic war thriller, and a heartwarming comedy, it's hard to believe that Hanks thinks at least one of these isn't "pretty good."

The Post (2017) - 7.2

The Post is the most recent collaboration between the actor and director, but it hopefully won't be the last, as it was their worst received film by general audiences. However,
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Michael Mann: Leonardo DiCaprio Had ‘Amazing’ Screen Test for Scrapped James Dean Biopic

Michael Mann: Leonardo DiCaprio Had ‘Amazing’ Screen Test for Scrapped James Dean Biopic
Leonardo DiCaprio’s eternal youth and boyish looks may have helped his timeless stardom in Hollywood, but it only hurt his chances of starring in a James Dean biopic.

Director Michael Mann revealed he scrapped a “brilliant screenplay” about late “Rebel Without a Cause” actor Dean due to his dream lead, DiCaprio, looking too young for the part.

“That was so weird about James Dean,” Mann told Deadline. “It’s, ‘Who the hell could play James Dean?’ And I found a chap who could play James Dean, but he was too young. It was Leo. We did a screen test that’s quite amazing. I think he must’ve been 19 at the time.”

Screen legend Dean died at age 24 after a car accident in 1955 after starring in three major films.

“From one angle, he totally had it with him,” Mann said of DiCaprio. “I mean, it’s brilliance. He would
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The 7 Best New Movies on Netflix in July 2022

The 7 Best New Movies on Netflix in July 2022
We’re still in the thick of summer movie season and Netflix isn’t letting that escape them, with a robust roster of big budget, warm weather options.

This month we have original Netflix movies like Chris Williams’ animated adventure “The Sea Beast” (just as thrilling and artful as any Disney production), starry Jane Austen adaptation “Persuasion” (led by Dakota Johnson) and “The Gray Man,” an action-packed spectacular starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, that gives Marvel a run for its money.

Also headed to the service are classics from Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan and more recent fare starring Tom Holland and Sandra Oh.

In other words, if it gets too hot, you can just stay inside with these great movies.

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Think about this: Steven Spielberg released “Minority Report” and “Catch Me If You Can
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Christopher Walken's Catch Me If You Can Performance Was A Little Too Good

Christopher Walken's Catch Me If You Can Performance Was A Little Too Good
Christopher Walken had a reputation for playing villains in the first several decades of his career, but stepped out of his pigeonhole for Steven Spielberg's 2002 crime film "Catch Me If You Can." Walken starred opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, and his performance was unforgettable. His acting was so realistic that he managed to terrify his younger co-star.

The movie is based on a true story about Frank Abagnale Jr (DiCaprio), a teenager in the '60s who scammed nearly every major bank and airline in America by cashing false checks and impersonating a Pan-Am pilot. He plays a game of...

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The Studio 'Scam' That Started Steven Spielberg's Film Career

The Studio 'Scam' That Started Steven Spielberg's Film Career
Steven Spielberg's 2002 film "Catch Me If You Can" is based on the true story of con artist Frank Abagnale Jr. In the film, Abagnale (Leonardo DiCaprio) leaves home as a teenager, following in his father's footsteps as a con man. Many of his crimes involved fraud, but it was his ability to transform himself into someone else that made Abagnale so unique. He impersonated people in professions so specialized no one would have ever dreamed possible that someone was faking it, including a doctor and a pilot. The FBI eventually caught Abagnale and convinced him to help them with their fraud and forgery cases.

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Leonardo DiCaprio to Play Cult Leader Jim Jones in MGM Film

Leonardo DiCaprio to Play Cult Leader Jim Jones in MGM Film
Leonardo DiCaprio has played a number of real-life figures throughout his Oscar-winning career, from politicians (J. Edgar Hoover in J. Edgar) and criminal forgers (Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me if You Can) to legendary moguls (Howard Hughes in The Aviator) and corrupt stockbrokers (Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street), to name but a few.

The 46-year-old is poised to add one more as he’s in final talks to step into the shoes of controversial cult leader Jim Jones, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Written by Scott Rosenberg (Venom, the Jumanji franchise and the upcoming Citadel), the project was picked up ...
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Best Movies Coming to Netflix in August 2021

Best Movies Coming to Netflix in August 2021
As quickly as the summer movie season of 2021 seemed to come upon us, it’s already about to begin its long, languid slide through the dog days of August into fall. That’s not to say that theaters won’t still have plenty of interesting fare to encounter, with films like The Suicide Squad, Free Guy, Respect, Candyman and The Night House all on deck. Hopefully the other hideous sequel happening at the moment — Pandemic 2: The Delta Variant — won’t set any of these potential hits back.

In the spirit of keeping August entertaining, Netflix is rolling out a slew of new streaming additions as well, including an underrated Spielberg gem, fantastic teen comedies both old and new, a couple of stoner classics and perhaps the finest film from the canon of one of the modern era’s most revered directors. We’ve rounded up our recommendations below, and
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Wtf Really Happened to Catch Me If You Can?

  • 19 May 2021
  • by Chris Bumbray
  • JoBlo
Wtf Really Happened to Catch Me If You Can?
Wtf Really Happened To This Movie? – The JoBlo series that dives into movies based on True stories, Real people and Actual historical events to separate Fact from Fiction! As a teenager in the late 1960s, Frank Abagnale Jr. established himself as “the world’s most savvy con man” by cashing millions in fraudulent checks and impersonating a doctor, lawyer and airline pilot. In the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, director Steven Spielberg presented these various…
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Catch Me If You Can & 9 Other Biopics With A Sense Of Humor

Catch Me If You Can & 9 Other Biopics With A Sense Of Humor
Biopics don’t get a lot of respect as a genre of cinema. Quentin Tarantino has dismissed them as an excuse for actors to win an easy Oscar. Telling the story of a historical figure’s life from beginning to end can turn out pretty dry and uninteresting, which isn’t conducive to a fun night out at the movies.

Related: Uncut Gems & 9 Other Tense Crime Thrillers

One way to make biopics less boring is to imbue them with humor. Steven Spielberg’s biopic of con man Frank Abagnale Jr., Catch Me If You Can, is one of many great examples of a biographical movie with a sharp sense of humor.
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One Of Tom Hanks’ Best Movies Is Finding Lots Of Love On Netflix

One Of Tom Hanks’ Best Movies Is Finding Lots Of Love On Netflix
America’s Dad is no doubt going to be feeling very disappointed in some of his children right now after yesterday’s events, but many of Tom Hanks’ other ceremonial offspring have been putting their time to much better use by watching one of his best movies after it was recently added to the Netflix library.

The beloved actor doesn’t play the villain very often, and while it would admittedly be a stretch to describe Catch Me If You Can‘s Carl Hanratty as such, he’s most definitely the antagonist of the crime caper. The dogged veteran FBI agent tries his best to stop Leonardo DiCaprio’s Frank Abagnale Jr. in his tracks, but as is the case in a lot of similarly themed films, a sense of mutual respect eventually develops between them.

Hanks and DiCaprio are two of very few actors in Hollywood that rarely put
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Netflix Just Added One Of Tom Hanks’ Best Films

Netflix Just Added One Of Tom Hanks’ Best Films
Steven Spielberg is the only director in history to have seen his filmography rake in a cumulative total of over $10 billion at the box office, which is almost $4 billion ahead of his closest competition, and he’s managed to do it by frequently switching up genres. To put his success into perspective, out of the five names behind him on the all-time moneymaking list, James Cameron is the only other that hasn’t relied primarily on a single franchise.

The Russo brothers, Peter Jackson and Michael Bay trail far behind the bearded legend, and they’ve leaned heavily on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Middle-earth and Transformers to power their commercial success. Indeed, you name it and Spielberg can do it, from reinventing cinema with Jaws to delivering a gut-punching emotional drama in Schindler’s List, via the rollicking adventures of Indiana Jones and the awe-inspiring spectacle of Jurassic Park.

One
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One Of Tom Hanks’ Best Movies Hits Netflix This Week

One Of Tom Hanks’ Best Movies Hits Netflix This Week
When Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg team up on a project, you can guarantee that something special is on the way, with the notable exception of fluffy and forgettable dramatic comedy The Terminal, which is still one of the most overlooked entries in either man’s filmography. Ignoring the airport dramedy, they’ve collaborated on four critically acclaimed movies and two of the greatest TV shows of the modern era, which is pretty good going.

Of course, World War II has proved very fertile ground for Hanks and Spielberg, who were two of the main creative driving forces behind Band of Brothers and The Pacific, while Saving Private Ryan raked in over $480 million at the box office and saw the bearded one scoop his second Academy Award for Best Director, while their two most recent period pieces Bridge of Spies and The Post were both nominated for Best Picture.

However,
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White Collar: Neal’s 10 Best Cons, Ranked

White Collar: Neal’s 10 Best Cons, Ranked
Neal Caffrey is White Collar’s great conman, second to no one, except possibly his best friend and partner Mozzie. He also befriends FBI agent Peter Burke and becomes a valuable asset to the White Collar crime division. His many cons and forgeries in the high-end art world over the years make him the perfect candidate to mete out cons and get a chance to stay out of prison for the remainder of his sentence.

Related: 10 Best White-Collar Crime Movies, Ranked According To Rotten Tomatoes (Including Bad Education)

The story in this series is actually loosely based on the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., a forger and con man who also worked for the FBI to avoid staying in jail during his sentence. Neal’s story diverges largely from Frank’s but the mysticism of the artwork he deals with and the explosive twist at the end make these cons worth watching!
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