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Catch Me If You Can (2002)

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• Because Leonardo DiCaprio had to re-shoot scenes for Gangs of New York (2002), Gore Verbinski couldn't start directing this movie. The whole production was moved back a few months, but this in turn meant that James Gandolfini had to withdraw because he had to go back to work on "The Sopranos" (1999). He was replaced by Tom Hanks, while David Fincher, Cameron Crowe and Lasse Hallström were asked to direct before Steven Spielberg (who only wanted to produce the movie) took over.
  
  
• When it appeared that Gore Verbinski would direct, Chloë Sevigny and Ed Harris were both considered for roles.
  
  
• Until he saw the results of Leonardo DiCaprio's work, the real Frank Abagnale Jr. didn't think DiCaprio was "suave" enough to play him.
  
  

• The names on the forged diploma from Harvard Medical School actually contains the signatures of the then (2002) deans of both Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
  
  
• Jennifer Garner shot her scenes in one day.
  
  
• The blackboard that Carl Hanratty is writing on toward the end of the movie contains a small note at the bottom that says, "Steven and Tom's 4th project". Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, had previously collaborated on _"Band of Brothers" (2001) (mini)_ , Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Joe Versus the Volcano (1990).
  
  
• The fluttering dollar bill is a reference to the floating feather from Forrest Gump (1994).
  
  
• Cans and reels were shipped to cinemas under the code name "The Doctor".
  
  
• The concluding part of Steven Spielberg's unofficial "running man" trilogy, which started with Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) and continued with Minority Report (2002).
  
  
• The first cut of the film was about 80% authentic, as quoted at the epilogue of Abagnale's book. Some scenes were corrected, added and change as per request of the real Frank Abagnale Jr. to ensure total authenticity.
  
  
• The arrest scene in France was actually shot in Place Royale, Quebec city. The church in the background is called Notre-Dame-des-Victoires and the bust in the middle of the place is of Louis XIV.
  
  
• Mrs. Abagnale's house after she remarried was the same house used for Father of the Bride (1991) and its sequel.
  
  
• The F.B.I officer who was chasing Frank was really Joe Shea. Frank Abagnale Jr. used the pseudonym "Sean O'Reilly" in his book because Joe Shea was still in the F.B.I. He has since retired.
  
  
• Typisches für den Regisseur: [Steven Spielberg] [music] score by John Williams
  
  
• Steven Spielberg's original choice for the role of Frank Abigale Jr. was Johnny Depp.
  
  
• The exterior shots of "Miami" airport were filmed at the old Ontario (California) airport terminal. This old terminal is still standing, but was converted to office space when the new Ontario (California) Airport was opened.
  
  
• Two of the personas that Frank takes are comic book characters. When pretending to be a federal agent he takes the name Barry Allen, the alter-ego of DC's The Flash. While a doctor, he uses Dr. Connors. This is the alter-ego of Spider-Man enemy The Lizard.
  
  
• When Frank is being fitted for the James Bond suit he sees in the movie Goldfinger (1964), the tailor refers to him as Mr. Fleming.
  
  
• The episode of "Perry Mason" (1957) that Frank Abagnale Jr. is watching is "The Case of the Jealous Journalist", which originally aired 24 June 1961.
  
  
• All road and concrete surfaces are wet in every shot, even though all scenes take place in sunny weather. Many cinematographers simply prefer the look of wet roads.
  
  
• Typisches für den Regisseur: [Steven Spielberg] [father] Frank Abagnale Sr. fails to set Frank Jr. straight throughout the film. Workaholic Carl Hanratty loses his daughter Grace to a divorce.
  
  
• Typisches für den Regisseur: [Steven Spielberg] [flashlights] At the beginning of the film, Carl shines one on the captured Frank Abagnale's face.
  
  
• Typisches für den Regisseur: [Steven Spielberg] [mirror shot] Conversation between Tom Hanks and Amy Adams in the bedroom at the engagement party.
  
  
• Gastrolle: [Max Spielberg] Steven Spielberg's son, sitting behind Leonardo DiCaprio during both parts of the airplane scene.
  
  
• A deleted scene in the movie was of the scam where Frank Abignale dresses as a security guard and stands outside a night deposit box of a bank so people leaving money at night give it to him rather than putting it in the box. During filming, despite the cameras, real people would come up to Leonardo and try and give him their money, thus proving the effectiveness of the scam.
  
  
• As in The Deer Hunter, also featuring Christopher Walken, the spilling of wine in an early scene is a bad omen.
  
  
• The scenes in the French classroom, and the "library" were filmed in an actual classroom and library at "McKinley School" in Pasadena. About six months after the film's release, the production crew returned to the "library" and removed all of the set pieces the school had been using, over a spring break to the surprise of the school's administration!
  
  
• The Aston Martin DB5 that was seen in the movie was the personal prop loaned to the production by Steven Spielberg himself. He still owns that car. The car is the same make and model used in the movie Goldfinger (1964), one of his personal favorite films. In the cinema, we also see Frank watching that movie.
  
  

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