You guys have to remember...at this point in time. The jet engine was relatively new for the public to use. Pilots were something like astronauts back in the day.
@@eduardoeira7949 You think that the average American could take/afford flights like they do now in 63? It wasn't as common and was new exciting technology on a massive scale for the public at large that could use for their own benefit. In WWII at the end of the war is when jet engines were invented but not mass used for warfare because the war ended very shortly after. Do some more research and common sense.
4:48 Never noticed this, but now that I have a mechanical typewriter, I know what he is doing. The amount of ink applied to the paper depends on how hard you press the keys. If he typed in a normal way, the letters would have different shades of gray (pinky finger not as strong, so "a" and "l" as an example are lighter than "f" or "j"). The typewriters or machines used at that time for these cheques were probably electrical and thus had a more even and darker look to them, but he only has a mechanical typewriter. By returning to the last letter and applying ink on it again, the result is more even and dark. This makes it look more professional and like it came from an electrical typewriter.
I bought myself an electrical typewriter when I was 14 (don’t ask why) and it had a function where insted of once it hammered each letter five times, resulting in a thick ink letter that you could actually feel on the paper.
"An honest man has nothing to fear. So I'm trying my best not to be afraid." Probably sums up Frank through the entire movie. People will take you at your word if you have the confidence to back it up.
Tbf this was YEARS ago, when planes were first made a thing. Pilots were rare as, and only the immensely insanely rich could be passengers, forget fly them.
@@hyperion9793 Also, before the planes had less automatic technology, therefore, perhaps "greater skill" was required to pilot, and that made them more "admirable" to the pilots
One of the reasons it worked so well for him. Is because checks were very common back then and Debit cards were still new to people. Then by the time they caught him, they had a hard to providing information to each other. He was ahead of his time in an era, that was still primitive. He stole $2.5 million with writing 17K bad checks. These days it would take 1-2 bad checks for you to get caught. He is one of the reasons its imposslbe to write bad checks. Also probably why he was able to avoid prison. He was so good they used him to make sure no one can scam people again. Also pilots were treated like gods back then. He went one million miles during 16-18 being a deadhead for 250 flights. He was never asked once to help fly the plane. He had gotten to the point where he learned all the terminology and learned how. But he was never forced to do it. He thanked how reliable airplanes were back then. He was only scamming for 5 years. and was charged with 12 years. after serving 5 years. He was asked if he wanted to serve the rest helping the FBI. he chose the FBI and decided to do it for 40 years. The FBI did claim his scamming knowledge prevented billions of possible future thefts. Because he thought like a criminal. His knowledge of scamming prevented 200 billion of scams worldwide. Over the course of 50 years.
He was never asked to help fly the plane because he only jumpseated on offline carriers. He never jumpseated on PanAm because it would be too easy to be tripped up. Since he was on offline carriers, it would be illegal for him to touch the controls. Also only did this once or twice. Not 250 times.
Amazing story really and I suppose as far as criminals went, he wasn’t as bad. He did for his father and didn’t get anybody hurt (luckily), and he served his time helping the FBI and preventing further losses
This is all completely false information, one look at the Wikipedia's (read the sources listed in Wikipedia's articles if you don't trust wikipedia) prove that the actual person behind this was a complete scammer and cheat. He probably only cashed out around $1500, never acted as a pilot or lawyer or doctor, never did 99% of the things as shown in the movie.
@@TheColinChapman Frank Abagnale made this whole story up. His greatest fraud was having everyone believe this stuff actually happened. Great movie, total work of fiction tho.
Like an intruder in a professional workplace? A mannequin in a stuffed suit? An imposter hiding in the crowd? Because Frank is absolutely terrified of being discovered at all times here, even if he doesn't show it.
The reality is it only takes 1 person (usually a workaholic or nerd who is immune to being charmed and intimidated) to double check and call authorities because they take doing their job very seriously.
Leonardo decaprio should have already been given 3 Oscar's by now. He, Tom cruise, Denzel Washington are the greatest actors in this generation. Certainly, Leonardo embodie the acting skill. He's so versatile in every role he plays in that no one can come close.
he wasn't even nominated. he was nominated that year for the golden globe, but it went to Jack Nicholson for 'about Schmidt'. JAck Nicholson als was nominated for the Oscar, but it went to Adrien Brody in "The Pianist".
This was following WWII when being a pilot was one of the most badass things you could do. Now there’s plenty of planes and being a pilot isn’t so rare.
Odd mention, but the handshakes in this movie really stick out, post-covid. It was such an essential piece of communication and trust, especially among men, and said alot about who you were. Makes DiCaprio's con so much more believable.
My previous job that was a thing shaking hands making shift relief. Always hated that part of my job. Shaking folks hands you didn't like. Please I didn't like feeling someone else greasy hand. I used to always wash my hand immediately.
God 8 months ago this may have sounded like a normal comment but now it seems like something a weirdo would write. Crazy how much things change in less then a year.
I shake hands all the time, I never stopped if someone else was willing because Covid is nothing for virtually everyone, never wore a mask, never hsad a test, never had the jab, never got ill.
@@doducduy96 Pilots maybe are respected but the entire air travel experience is a sh.tshow. Unless you have the money to fly first class on really good international carriers, I dread the idea of it. Too bad but profit above everything destroyed that experience.
While the two quick scenes in the beginning of the clip are filmed to idealize pilots, it wasn't far from the truth. Commercial air travel wasn't really a thing until after the war, before 1950, trains were the mode for traveling across the country and ocean liners were used for going overseas, and it took many days instead of hours. Air travel was expensive in the 50s and early 60s, it was viewed as an extravagance by most of the middle class. Travel to exotic locations still had a mystique and stewardesses, being able to travel all over, were looked as having glamourous jobs. Pilots were almost like celebrities. I was 7 years old in 1956 when I got my ride in an airplane, I still remember my Mom making wear my suit (bow tie of course) for a trip from L.A. to New York to visit my grandparents for a couple weeks, and even though everyone always dressed nicely back then when leaving the house, they attired themselves extra nicely when traveling. I vividly remember the big block letters spelling out American Airlines on the wing, being the year and the flight route, it most likely was a Douglas DC-7, I don't think jets were used on domestic flights yet, but I do recall seeing a couple of them in New York, to a kid, seeing a jet back then was like seeing a spaceship today. There were no security checks, and people smoked on the plane, not just cigarettes, but pipes and cigars too, but is seemed perfectly normal, we all grew up in a "smoking everywhere" environment. People being unruly or even rude on a plane back then was unheard of. Pilots were like the drivers of the "golden chariot", whisking you off in style, they were also seen with great respect and as a symbol of command, like the captain of a ship, and like a ship's captain, their first and foremost thought was the safety of their passengers. Now, you only have to follow the news to see what many of the public think of them, passengers behaving like entitled prima donnas and animals. If I were a pilot of an airliner today, I would insist on having half a case of duct tape on the plane at all times.
I had a teacher that said I'd never amount to anything because all I did was stare out the window all day. I thought about her a lot as a l looked out the cockpit window for hours on end while cruising the flight levels.
I remember when i was 6 and flew concorde with my grandfather. He used to fly when he was younger for work and had all the miles a man could need. I was awestruck by the pilots. God damn.
Stunning filmmaking: In the opening shots of this clip the stewardists are getting out of the taxi in slow motion, but the pedestrians all around them are moving at normal speed. Second thought: this story must describe how Spielberg felt about his own early career in many ways, being the whiz kid in a field dominated by old masters. He must have had to fake self-confidence in order to survive. Third thought: I need to stop wasting time watching Facebook clips of movies and get back to work on editing my own doc.
Today? Can you name any Astronaut who recently went up to space? The last well known ones were probably the Challenger crewmembers. Now Bezos sends penis shaped rockets with tourists into space.
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