Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781417042890
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1417042893
Label: Dreamworks Video
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Dreamworks Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 25, 2005
Running Time: 270 minutes
Sales Rank: 119863
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Theatrical Release Date: June 18, 2004
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Rating: - Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks pair up for light comedy
Director Steven Spielberg and actor Tom Hanks pair up for a these two attempts at light comedy. Now the idea that Spielberg and Hanks, who worked together on "Saving Private Ryan," would spend there time on this trifle might be too much for some fans to take. But then Leonardo DiCaprio, who had seen little sign of the critical success ("What's Eating Gilbert Grape") or box office success ("Titanic") of his earlier days was probably just happy to have had movies with Spielberg and Martin Scorsese out at the same time. Okay, so "Catch Me If You Can" is not a great film. It is a very good film and that puts all the parties concerned ahead of the game given the standard fare from Hollywood.
The story might not be about life and death, but it is certainly compelling. Young Frank W. Abagnale Jr (DiCaprio) runs away from home rather than deal with the divorce of his parents and has to live by his wits and the checkbook in his back pocket. It turns out his wits are pretty good and he is not only able to pass millions of dollars worth of bad checks, but pass himself off as an airline pilot, doctor, and lawyer. Doggedly pursuing him is F.B.I. agent Carl Hanratty (Hanks), who knows that Frank is really a beggarman and thief. Actually, we know that Frank will get his man, because that is how the film opens, and it is as Hanratty is bringing Frank back to the United States from France that the story is revealed.
"Catch Me If You Can," based on Abagnale's biography, is the story of an ... Read More
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