| Catch Me If You Can | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Frank Abagnale, Stan Redding |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Autobiography |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
| Publication date | 1980 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 253 |
| ISBN | 0448165384 |
Catch Me if You Can is Frank Abagnale Jr.'s autobiography, written with the help of Stan Redding.
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The book is the autobiography of Frank Abagnale Jr., who was one of the most famous con-artists in the 20th Century. It is written in the first person and describes how he cashed $2.5 million worth of bad checks. He assumed various jobs, such as pretending to be a Pan Am pilot, a doctor, a teacher, and an attorney. Abagnale was eventually caught by the FBI Agents, who had been chasing him the whole way, while living in France and then served around 5 years in prison - 6 months in France and 6 months in Sweden. The book ends with Abagnale running away from the FBI, leaving you with a cliffhanger.
The 2002 film Catch Me if You Can, directed by award-winning director Steven Spielberg, stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Abagnale and Tom Hanks as Hanratty. The film is based upon his life and the autobiography and is mainly true to the source as Abagnale was a consultant to the writers but some of the details were changed for obvious movie purposes.[1]
Frank’s life has most recently been adapted into a new musical of the same name, which arrived on Broadway (First preview: March 11; Opening night: April 10, 2011) at the Neil Simon Theatre. The show stars Aaron Tveit, Norbert Leo Butz, Tom Wopat and Kerry Butler. Butz won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical at the 2011 Tony Awards.