Man who spent years trying to capture Frank was the only one who visited him in prison, was the only one who cared about him, went to bat for him to become a Federal employee, because he didnt see a criminal mastermind, he saw a traumatized kid who, albiet brilliant, made midstakes in order to survive.
@@TheJimbles they would throw you in a cage with rapists for the rest of your life and forget about you.. AND you would still give them any help they wanted.
It happens a lot in cyber these days. Most white-hat hackers are hired after getting into something that was supposed to be secure. Friend of a friend told me the pay is better if you're not in handcuffs, though, so best not keep going when you're caught once. Usually the first catch comes with a warning and a job offer.
I've seen this movie a hundred times, but by God I never knew how good it was until I heard "Time and Hope" superimposed over it. I haven't really lived until now.
I love this scene. Frank is so good at forging that he knows at a glance or by a moments touch what is wrong with a check. He's far better than anyone at the FBI. Great stuff.
Because he actually lived that life and learned everything the hard way lol Little details like that let you know exactly just how involved in what he was actually doing. dude wasnt just doing it once in a blue moon, dude lived his life pretending to be other people and being fraudulent.
@@JSmellerM bruh, it doesn’t matter if the true story was fake. It’s good media. People should be able to comment on liking something about it without every person who thinks they know more trying to flaunt the fact they saw a news story about the rl story being fake.
The bank I worked at in the 70's had this guy (the real Frank) come in and give us a talk on spotting con artists and fakes .. we were in a big auditorium chatting & waiting, then he walked in the back door and it was like you could feel him ... he was just the most charismatic, convincing, entertaining and SMART GUY ever.
This man is the Cinderella of criminals. He was chased everywhere by the feds and when caught, was recruited to work for the FBI. He ended up having a long respected career utilizing his skills to stop other criminals.
There are some who argue that while very charismatic, the real Frank was not as skilled as the movie implies. Some even argue that he was mostly a charlatan, building his own reputation.
Frank Abernathy didn't actually do a lot of the stuff he said he did, he made most of it up to sell his image, so his biggest con was really making people think he was a con man
For a while I worked with a genius document forgery expert in the old (up until 2016) Scotland Yard (operation Amberhill) in London. That guy could instantly tell forgeries of a wide range of documents. Fascinating man. Can't reveal his name though.
Wow, so cool! Thanks for sharing. You worked your butt off your whole life to work for such an incredible organization! Thank you for your service. You're probably a modest genius yourself . lol
@@michaelcampbell3078 The man was a national scarecrow (known to be outstanding in his field). Thanks for your kind words, as its work I am immensley proud of.
The font used for the micr on my checks in the US is E13B. Micr ink is a magnetic ink that is charged before it reaches the read head in a sorter. Which is before check 21 made everything quicker by scanning everything. Then intelligent check scanners in ATMs really sped it up
Look, I understand that if the original soundtrack had copyrighted music on it, you couldn't use that music. I get it. But that doesn't excuse you adding different music. Let's just have the soundtrack with no music at all.
I'm beginning to think the algorithm has gotten confused, and is mindlessly promoting shorts with that song. It isn't just him, though some people may have noticed.
It’s based on a lot of lies that Frank W. Abagnale Jr. made up about his youth with a few bits of reality. It’s a great film and it is based on the story he told about himself, but the majority of it was his compulsive lying rather than the reality. Worth watching as a work of fiction though.
Back in 2004, I had the rare opportunity to meet the real Frank Abagnale Jr. while I was in D.C. for a business event. Fascinating guy. And NOT AT ALL what I expected. Very humble and personable.
Fun fact: This "criminal" actually helped invent checks that are counterfeit proofed. We use them this day. I absolutely freaking love this film. I love it even more because it's based on a true story. I love that they became best friends and stayed in each other's lives until.. the end of the line. Or that's what i think anyways.
The interesting thing is that in his self-penned book and follow-up interviews (i.e. Johnny Carson) everyone thought that he had gone straight and was telling the truth. But, at least for Frank, once a conman, always a conman. He was telling fantastical stories, and very little of it was the truth. The movie shows him faking his way through many different professions, but very little of that actually happened. He was faking the fake things he said he faked.
I'm sure the viewers of your post would appreciate the name of the movies. But then there would be frwer due to post stating what they believe is the correct name of such movie. Either way, I would like to know the name of the movie. Edit Note: TY to everyone who took the time to reply with the answer. "Catch Me If You Can" 2002
@joshtracy4441 When my original posted I was the first. I had later mad9e an edit, saying thank you to those who had mentioned the name of the movie. The edit changed the time of the post. Thereby looking as if I made this comment after the pinned comment. Next time, I will make a separate reply. I disagree that the name of the movie is always pinned. I've watched many where the OP doesn't reply. As I said, if the name of the movie is in the title of the post or in the thumbnail, these discussions wouldn't happen. Have a wonderful day.
This was actually a pretty good movie love the chemistry between Tom Hanks and Leo DiCaprio characters. Also the fact it’s a dramatic portrayal of a real life criminal gone FBI employee 👏👏👏
Not sure how there would be one, unless the real Frank and Carl were involved in a case with a forger just as if not more brilliant as he was and they could have made a cool story out of it.
Yes, I get it, the story is fake, ok? Now let me discuss the movie in peace just like LITERALLY ANY OTHER MOVIE please. Imagine discussing Cinderella just for the first 10 comments be telling you that the story is fake.
I know it’s a TV plot or a movie plot, but you can’t tell the check is fake from the weight. I can literally print a check on any kind of paper I want as long as the numbers monitor are legit. It’s a legit check. I could use heavy pay for light paper, whatever I can hand write again as long as the account number and the bank number are right it’s a legit check😊
Abignale is the one that helped develop some of the security features on checks today... his life is the only one I know of where crime DID pay, it eventually led to him being paid well and having a great and honest career, he became a good man...
Abner was so good at conning people, he actually conned the producers of this movie and everyone of us. Look it up. Nearly everything he claimed he did turns out to be false.
Read the book It was in the bathroom at a friend's house back in high school. It has a profound effect on him. He, his childhood friend and two others got a visit from Customs officials summer before Senior years. They politely asked them to stop making fake $ bills at the local Kinkos - remember those - that they all worked at...and if they promised to NOT pass them in town, they might not spend the rest of their lives as the guests of the Feds. 3 years after graduation, one of those guys was arrested at a big-time amusement park for passing fake $100s. I can't tell you the name of the place, but its initials are D-I-S-N-E-Y-L-A-N-D😂 Haven't seen the guy since graduation
I've got 3 kids, one is neurodiverse, and i have my hands full - and working, being a wife, and doing youtube - how you manage with 13 kids is beyond me!! ❤xx
I remember my dad talking about this several years before it came out. He had an interview with Frank on a late night radio show. When I watched the movie, I already knew the story. Great movie.
People saying it’s made up don’t realize that majority of “juveniles” don’t actually have to stay in the detention center for their sentence. Also, I’m pretty sure it’s confirmed that he escaped juvie at some point.
