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Frank Abagnale, Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) worked as a doctor, a lawyer, and a co-pilot for a major airline -- all before his 18th birthday. A master of deception, he was also a brilliant forger, whose skill gave him his first real claim to fame: At the age of 17, Frank Abagnale, Jr. became the most successful bank robber in the history of the U.S. FBI Agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks) makes it his prime mission to capture Frank and bring him to justice, but Frank is always one step ahead of him. This stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams, and James Brolin in supporting roles.
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This was such a fun film. What was your reaction? What did we miss?
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Loved it!
Would love it if you guys checked out Atomic Blonde or Prisoners, Both are really good
Most of the stories Frank Abagnale told about these con jobs were fake. He successfully conned people into believing his fake success as a con man.
@@michaelferreira6906🤔 I concur 😏 💯 Charlize Theron's work (including stunts) in Atomic Blonde is a must see, the soundtrack alone is awesome. Red Sparrow with Jennifer Lawrence is also a great watch.
Determining what is true or not is difficult. Frank never saw his father once he ran away. He didn't see his mother until after he was caught. The father wasn't a conman.
The TV Show White Collar starts following a similar premise, but with art, not checks. The first few seasons are excellent.
Cast Away (2000) with Tom Hanks please
When Mason said "security is a little different for checks now" lol it's actually because of frank! 😂 too funny
Yeah, the text at the end of the film explains that, and they mentioned it in their discussion. But you're right that the irony is palpable.
Well, sadly the guy this movie is based one has been found out to be a fraud. But the movie is still amazing
And not like, a con man fraud, but like none of the claims he's made can be confirmed and many have been proven false
44:18
Oh snap for real? So he never got a job helping the fbi? @@djdyn050
The guy who arrested Leo in Paris at the end of the movie, is the real Frank Abagnale
Abignale also made most of this stuff up. Which is kind of funny in a way... a con movie about a con man.
There are so many movies Leo deserved an award for before he won one. He should he one of the most decorated actors of all time
Very true. The first one should've been from Gilbert Grape.
Truthfully, there aren’t many actors in film history who have had more commercial and critical success than DiCaprio. I think he’s happy with his career.😄
Seriously!!
@@user-mw3dd6ys1upretty sure they meant Oscar’s. He only has 1, been nominated 6 other times. And astoundingly shutter island wasn’t one
He is one of the most decorated actor of all time.
The game show was real. It was called "To Tell the Truth." I was a kid when I watched the episode with Frank Abignale Jr. I remember wondering why he was on the show and not in prison, but he had already served his time. By the way, the panel didn't guess which one was telling the truth! 😅
Yes, only problem is 99% of this story is literally made up by Frank
The best thing about this movie is Frank Abagnale didn't do half the things he claimed he did. So a meta movie of sorts xD;
He didn't do anything he claims he did, he cashed false checks for a few hundred dollars and stalked a girl, that's it.
What I found Interesting:
Prison Psychologist Noted He had No Criminal Intensions,
❤He's Just a KID!
@@jonttul so he's even bigger fraud then he claims in a way lol
A modern day Baron Münchhausen, with the difference that everybody knew that Münchhausen was spinning tall tales just for some fun. Abagnale suffers from a huge image neurosis it seems.
"The Terminal" with Tom Hanks is a really good movie that's also based on "true events". Definitely worth a watch.
It’s so darn cute! I’d love to see them do The Terminal, what a fantastic Tom Hanks movie!
Another Vote for The Terminal! Loved that one and re-watch it every year :D
So in terms of how much of it is real, it is based on a book that an actual guy called Frank Abagnale wrote and claimed was true, but it later emerged that much of it was an exaggeration. He did forge cheques and he did pose as a pilot, but there’s no evidence he posed as a doctor, lawyer or any of that stuff. Plus the amount of the cheques he forged was not that large - when he was arrested and charged it was actually somewhere just under $2000. That was still a lot of money for the time, like $20,000 today, but definitely not as much as he or this movie claimed!
I am an investigator in exam security at a testing company and you all are correct in what you were saying about how we're always playing catch-up. The "bad guys" in the world of Catch Me If You Can and in my world are out there dreaming up new ways to be bad. It's our job to figure out what they're doing and how to mitigate it. But while we're doing that, they or some other bad guy is already dreaming up a new way to be bad. It can be a frustrating job, but the tests I protect are in the medical field, so what keeps me going is not wanting the bad guys/girls to help people care for people without earning that right.
Frank Abagnale did a Ted talk, and it was mostly on the trauma kids suffer from divorce, and how healthy families are crucial for kids mental health.
A conman so good at his craft he got a movie made about his life in which a fraction of events are true. Gotta give em credit for that one.
So good at his craft that they made a movie AND fixed security around checks lol
The film was also adapted into a musical in 2009 and hit Broadway in 2011. The show was nominated for 10 Tony Awards, winning 2 of them.
Only too bad that most of this story is made up by Frank
A long con, indeed, lol!
@@worlddd7777 Still a damn good story, even if it was made up.
Mason Quinn and Answer laughing exactly the same way at 18:00 is hilarious XD
In sync!
He was absolutely on the game show To Tell the Truth in 1977, the whole show is available on RUclips!!!
@@Dave-hb7lx they are specifying the specific episode Frank was in was from 1977, not that it began in 1977.
I thought so! 😊👍🏻
i love this movie! in my forensics class in my senior year we had a unit over frank and how he got away with it and how he’s impacted checks now. he’s an awesome guy!
That’s awesome
Fun fact, the real scam is actually the fact that this guy convinced people any of this happened 😂. When questioned about "Frank" the FBI fully went "Who dis?????"
Christopher Walken killed it in that role. Figured I'd mention it since Mason didn't.
White Collar is a great TV show influenced by this story.
Fuck man now I feel like i gotta re-watch that 😅😅 Matt Bomer is absolutely phenomenal in that he fit his character so damn well
@kuivia I've binge watched the entire series at least 3 or 4 times on Prime. Love the music box storyline. Every episode is so much fun!.
I came into the comments here to say the same thing.
I forgot how stacked the cast was in this movie outside of Leo and Hanks LOL Elizabeth Banks, Amy Adams, Christopher Walken, Jennifer Garner, Martin Sheen, Ellen Pompeo... lmao granted some of them weren't famous then but I remember watching this less than a decade ago so the actors I mentioned I knew about already lol
Oooh, If I see Leo, I immediately remember one of his most iconic roles for me: "The Man in the Iron Mask" (1998). Such a great cast and such a great story (which I don't want to spoil). I can just highly recommend it!
Fun fun fun, and the best part is exactly what Mason said about "if you're the first to think it up and pull off" you've got it made.....until you get caught of course.
Sara Lee was THE dessert back then! Brand new, very trendy.
My 8th grade Catholic school class watched the first moon landing all day at school in 1969. ALL the commercials were Sara Lee!!!!!! Over and over and over and over again. Same jingle! 😫 🍰
I remember hearing somewhere on drug dealers. Something along the lines of people living on the streets aren't dumb, the drug dealers are the ones doing high end calculus and chemistry with no mistakes. Just because we see movies and shows depicting how criminals are dumb, doesn't mean all are. Many are highly intelligent. And either their lives started off rough so they got into criminal life easily, or they discovered a thrill and fell into it. In the first case it makes a lot of sense, since many end up on the streets and needing to survive.
Just a heads-up, there's a bit more controversy around this movie than there used to be but that shouldn't stop anyone from enjoying the film on its own merits.
Basically it came to light the real Frank Abagnale at least exaggerated some of his claims. Some of what he did is verifiable, but most of it is lacking evidence -
which considering the fantastical scale which he claims his crimes occurred at would seem to be telling.
Bigger crimes tend to evoke greater accountability and evidence in proportion to those crimes. Additionally the book that was written about him (and what is used as the primary source for the movie) is not autobiographical, it's a story told for the purposes of entertainment.
So all I'm saying is - take the "true story" element of the movie with a grain of salt, just like you should with most true stories adapted to hollywood.
That being said, still a huge fan of the movie.
I think this is one of Spielberg's most underrated movies. Very rarely is it listed among his "masterpieces". If you consider Spielberg the father of the pop culture blockbuster, this movie didn't have the box office success for it, but it certainly fits in spirit and charm with Spielberg's best work. I've never met anyone who doesn't have a good time with this movie.
I was going to say it isn't, because I've only ever heard the highest praise of this film, but that's interesting to know it doesn't make those lists. I agree it's a brilliant film that should be recognized as one of the best, it's basically the perfect "cat and mouse" film, with a lot of unique style to boot.
This movie was a HUGE box office success wdym?
il hear and see this movie in every list so calling it underrated is just wrong.
People use this word nowdays for everything they like
But in fact this movie isnt underrated.
It appears in a lot of lists with almost no con only pro and high ratings.
Making it good rating and not underrated.
its a good solid movie that worked well appreciate as that if you call it underrated its a disrespect for that good solid movie.
I saw you were reacting to this. So I went and watched it. Then, I came back to see your reaction. Good movie..love your channel. Hope you all don't mind having this old lady as a fan . ❤
You are so awesome for watching the actual movie first before watching a reaction! not a lot of people do that
I've only done that with Hereditary. No way was I subjecting myselfn to that whole movie. 😆@@Crappy9922
You guys should watch "the beach" with DiCaprio. It's a little goofy, but it's as 2000s as you can get. (The book is way better, though.)
I also recommend watching Platoon if you haven't.
The only con frank abagnale ever pulled was convincing anyone that this was a true story.
This is one of my favorite movies! I actually have this on DVD and you might be interested that the actual guy is featured in the bonus features. They interviewed him and I believe he might have been involved in the actual movie process as well. They show pictures from him when he was a doctor, lawyer, pilot Etc and he talks about the stuff that actually happened. You also wrote a book as well so that's what the movie is actually based on.
Idk how he looks like or if this is true..(Probably is if he is saying it). But I saw someone say in a couple of comments up that the person who arrested frank at the end in paris was the actual Frank Abagnale..
It's been proven time and time again, that almost none of the story Frank Abagnale wrote was true. He stalked a woman and forged checks for about the total of 20k of today's dollars. He's never worked at the FBI and they have stated as such publicly. And his security company went under after being investigated for fraud years back. He's just a conman. It sucks, cuz I bought the story too.
I knew you guys would enjoy this. Such a fun film! Leo and Tom were absolutely amazing, both are on my fav actors list.
As many have said before, the dad vibes are strong with you guys, which is why it's so comforting and fun to tune in! This one I remember specifically watching with my dad when I was about 7, didn't really get why my dad was so into the movie, but I stayed there cause it was a rare opportunity to be close to him for an hour or so :) which makes this reaction a little extra special and comforting for me this time, which is just what i needed. Thank you for your content fellas, I'm sure you didn't expect this impact when you first started it, but it makes me happy and you earned it!
Leonardo DiCaprio worked with almost every who's who in the business , Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, martin Scorsese , Clint Eastwood, Ridley Scott and Tarantino, what a career this guy has
I used to try to get to rooftops in NYC. You have no idea how many doorman will let you go up if you’re dressed in a suit or walk in with a beautiful girl and just look like you belong.
Hi guys! Would you consider covering 'Ocean's Eleven' (2001) with George Clooney and Brad Pitt, among others? Thanks. 🧡
I love that series....well except for Ocean Eight.
I wonder if they've already seen it, but yeah, that's a fantastic film that they would love. It has such an amazing pace, energy, and sense of style, and the cast is killer.
A con-man movie phase at Badd Medicine would be awesome. 'Ocean's Eleven', 'The Usual Suspects', 'Matchstick Men', 'The Sting', 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels', 'The Hustler', 'Snatch', 'The Spanish Prisoner'. All excellent movies.
@@JukkaliMx I would be SO happy if they reacted to Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! I think I’ve only found one channel that’s reacted to it and it’s one of my all time favorites.
@teddypeony185 why don't you like Ocean's Eight?
The Knock Knock joke that Tom Hanks tells always (and I mean ALWAYS) makes me laugh hard!
I love that you all watch movies I've seen a few times and loved, but haven't seen in years. As a parent, I just don't have time much anymore. I love listening/watching your reviews while I'm working or to relax before bed. I loved this movie!! First time I saw it was around 2010 probably. I didn't realize it was 2002!
"See, the first rule of a con is you cant cheat a honest man, its never been done. The only way this to work is if they want something for nothing. So we give them nothing for something."
Look up "the barefoot bandit" he was the popular modern day Catch me if you Can.
He stole airplanes, boats, cars and was Americans most wanted on the run from the FBI for 2 years. He was 17-19 yrs old or something
I always keep hearing almost nothing in the movie is true, but if that's the fact, then Frank's biggest con was making people think this was his life at that age 😂
And he got one of the greatest directors of all time to buy his story and make him truly famous.
Yes, "To Tell The Truth" was a real game show.
One of my fav mkives how did i not notice the infamous meredith grey
I hope you watch more Leo movies. He is so great in The Aviator, Gilbert Grape and Romeo & Juliet!
Okay. Most of the inaccuracies were about details, not the bigger claims.
1. His father was not a con-man. He was, in fact, a law-abiding citizen who did not approve of Frank's criminal lifestyle.
2. Frank lived with his father for after the divorce before running away. His mother never remarried, and he never saw his parents after he ran away.
3. He never married Brenda Strong, but he *did* have a torrid affair with Cheryl Tiegs, the first American supermodel.
4. The movie skips over his short time career as a sociology professor.
5. He didn't escape through the airplane through the toilet. He actually went out through the galley.
6. He really did study and pass the bar.
7. He did work for the FBI, teaching agents about various check scams.
8. To tell the truth, a game show based on imposters, did feature Frank Abignale, Jr.
9. His career as a "pilot" did not last as long as the film implies, as the airlines caught on pretty quickly that an imposter was bouncing around on the take.
It's been proven time and time again, that almost none of the story Frank Abagnale wrote was true. He stalked a woman and forged checks for about the total of 20k of today's dollars. He's never worked at the FBI and they have stated as such publicly. And his security company went under after being investigated for fraud years back. He's just a conman. It sucks, cuz I bought the story too.
Let me tell you guys, your laughter (the burst out loud from the belly laughter ) is really ammazing! And infectious too. I always wait for the next “episode” on this channel!! ❤
have you guys ever watched "girl from nowhere"? because if you didn't yet, i think you'll find it interesting
How the hell no one watched of you guys this movie. It is one of my mom's favorite. I watched it like 20 times so far and never get bored
You should react to "White Collar". I'd be super interested in that.
Leo should have gotten an Academy Award for this one already. OUTSTANDING performance and I have thought this way since the very first time, I'd seen this movie!....
I used to love White Collar. My head cannon was that this movie was the prequel to the show and it's just the main character's past haha
I saw the movie and then found the book it's based on. Later I have seen interviews with his contemporaries and they are not so into the "legend" he created. There is some questioning on his embellishment of his own story.
Whats my line was an actual show where they had to figure out who the real person was thru questioning
I love this movie. Leo is so great in it.
18:00 Nysc Laughs!
You guys would love White Collar. Based on the same story. It's kind of like a continuation of this a character like this after joining the FBI, but it's a crime drama.
I love this movie. It's so clever. I really appreciate your reaction 😊 And hope that someday you will react to Cellular with Chris Evans. Thank you so much for your reactions, they really make happy thousands of people.
P.S. Greetings from Uzbekistan! Yes, you do have fans in Central Asia!
In the beginning, the very first guy with the dark hair is the Real Frank Abegnal.
Yes that GameSpot was real
Such a great reaction! You guys would love the show White Collar, its very loosely based on this as well 😊
Oh my god guys this is one of my favourite movies of all time. Thank you for watching it 🔥
To Tell the Truth was a game show tgat was on for twenty years. A game would have someone who did something notable and two impostors. Four celebrity panelists would take turns asking questions to try to figure out which contestant was the real person. At the end of the questioning, each panelist would guess who they thought was the real person.
I only watched this last week, and was still enjoyable watching you guys react to it! Love your content
This is my favorite movie of all time.
So rewatchable and enjoyable.
Congrats on the sponsorship! Is this your first one?
Love this movie and your reactions to it. Did you know the real Frank Abagnale played one of the French officers that arrested Leo? I'm sure there was a lot of artistic licenses here but the idea of this being a real person and he did end up working for the law is amazing!
If you guys haven’t seen it yet please react to „The Terminal“ (also with Tom Hanks) and „The Great Gatsby“ ☺️😇
Frank was on Carson. The interview is on RUclips.
I hope you will consider watching the Brendan Frasier movie called " Blast from the past ". A very funny movie starring Christopher Walken, Alicia Silverstone and Sissy Spacek. Fallout before Fallout... hilarious!
So underrated!!
one of Leo's best movies and performances! I always love rewatching this! the fact it was made based on real person is crazy :)
One of my fav movies! So fun and talented actors. Good reaction.
Those damn pinstripes!
Thank you so much for this video❤❤❤❤ You made my day better🙏
Oh wow, i remembered so little of this movie (which is a feat btw, i typically remember movies as if I'll be quizzed later, lol)
I do remember it being very engaging, it was fun revisiting it with you guys
Just fyi, he did not steal nearly as much money as the movie claims he did
Next movie must be "Philip Morris" Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor
$1.3 million in 1964 would be worth approximately $13,100,000 today 24:50
Holy shit. 4mil before 19… 40.4 Million?!
Curious if the banks ever got the money back...?
@@ct6852of course they did, they have and had insurance
@@joshuacoldwater Oh interesting. I guess to some degree his crimes were 'victimless'. I know it would be a different story if a whole lot of others did the same thing. But I guess that's partly why the FBI were willing to give him a job.
I also love the show "White Collar", it definitely has some of the same themes as this move :)
It's pretty crazy that a movie directed by arguably the best director of all time and staring arguably the 2 best actors of all time isn't more popular.
Honestly, considering Frank did none of those things, and it turns out he made the whole thing up, they're probably embarrassed they fell for it.
@@Fizzledark yeah but doesnt change the fact that it's an awesome movie! We watch movies not for the accuracy but for the entertainment
The movie was popular. What are you talking about?
You should Watch the show White Collar. Main character is based off of Frank. Such. Good show
"To Tell The Truth" was a hosted morning/afternoon quiz show where 3 regulars would hear facts about the 3 contestants. Each ask them a few questions. Then have to guess which contestant was 'Telling The Truth'. #1, 2, or 3. The show was very popular & ran for years. I haven't Googled it but clearly remember watching it on a regular basis. (Think early ground work for "Hollywood Squares" & you'd be pretty damn close.)
Frank telling his own story is honestly just as intriguing as this film. You should watch his google talk
as long as you know that it's been proven that he literally made up the entire story. Google even put a disclaimer on the video.
Leonardo decaprios acting is top notch
Tower Heist would be a fun movie for you guys to watch
Was interesting to see all the different ideas he did to ruse people, that "knock knock" reaction😂
agree with Quinn about sometimes rooting for the bad guys in the movie. Also mentioned 'Heat' movie (brilliant movie! love to see reaction to that but i guess you've all seen it being a 90s film) you root for Robert De Niro & was interesting watch & hearing your reviews at the end.
Love this movie and I'm so glad somebody finally did a reaction to it because man..these ppl don't know what they're missing...this is definitely in my top ten😊
The sad thing about people like Frank, bright enough to impersonate people...is they could've actually excelled in those fields if they applied themselves.
Yall should Check out White Collar its an amazing series with some good actors and fantastic story
To Tell The Truth was a real game show and I believe Abignale did appear on it.
Didn't expect it to be so hilarious, really fun watching your reactions . it is not just a well acted, well directed, well made movie. its got comedy elements too in this seemingly non-humour drama biography setting.
anyone who loves catch me if you can? WHITE COLLAR! best show ever! based on Frank Abnagale, but it's complete fiction and SO SO SO SO GOOD!
If you liked this, you should watch "I Love You, Phillip Morris". Very similar, but with Jim Carey!
As they say 'it takes a thief to catch a thief!' if its true he faked it....wow what a twist!!!
Please The prestige if you guys have not seen.
Yes! In my top 10 favorite movies of all time. So good.
The Catalyst for Frank Jr. doing what he did was due to the Fact That Financial Ruin of his dad is what caused Frank Jr. Mom to Cheat on and Devorce Frank Sr. So Frank Jr. was trying to get so much money for his dad and mom believing that it would fix everything between them, and Life would be happy again.
Watch his documentary. What an inspiring man.
there is no runway 44, runway numbers are based on a circles degrees, 360, so the highest runway number is 36
Amy Adam's character low key broke me the first time I saw this movie. I felt so bad for both what happened in her past and for how things eventually played out for her. Yes she was naïve and gullible but she didn't deserve that
I'm glad that at least he got to come clean to her and not have the detectives tell her first.
Once again, always love seeing you guys get a sponsor! :)
Done with Abagnale, now it is time for "I Love You Phillip Morris"
The segment of Frank on the gameshow To Tell The Truth and Johnny Carson is easily found! Also, it was funny how Quinn made a remark how the security checks are different today and then the reveal at the end that it's because of this kid/guy.
Recently stumbled upon your channel and I am loving rewatching some of these movies with you. Sometimes I am honestly surprised at what movies you all haven't seen yet. You guys call yourselves movie fans. Shocked you haven't seen this one but very much looking forward to your reactions.
They weren't exactly movie fans. They actually started the channel commenting on sports, and doing challenges and stuff. I think they became 'fans' after they'd been doing films for a while.
Speaking of rooting for the bad guy. You guus need to check out Law Abiding Citizen. Its a great movie with Gerard Butler and Jamie Fox
If you loved this movie, you have to watch the show White Collar which is loosely based off this!
This was such an under-the-radar movie--was shocked to learn it was based on a true story! Fact stanger than fiction.