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26 When Frank goes to see a James Bond movie, he's inspired to have a suit identical to Bond's made for him. He also does a pretty fair impression of Sean Connery. What was the title of the Bond movie?
Answer: Goldfinger

Miami Beach's Fontainebleau Hotel and Gert Frobe as Goldfinger are shown. Frobe was skewered by Mike Myers in "Goldmember."
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What was the subject of the class where Frank Jr. portrayed a teacher?




27 Where was Frank eventually caught and imprisoned?
Answer: France

He was kept in a French prison and extradited to the United States from there.
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28 What happened to Frank's dad?
Answer: He died.

He had an accident and killed himself. Frank, upon hearing the news, immediately went into the lavatory of the plane and escaped by unbolting the toilet seat.
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29 How did Frank Jr. escape from Carl Hanratty while in custody on an airplane?
Answer: He pulled up the toilet and climbed down to the landing gear where he jumped off upon landing

He went to the bathroom because he was going to be sick upon finding out that his dad was dead. When he didn't come out for a long time, Carl went in and discovered what he had done.
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30 Which actor who appeared in "Catch Me If You Can" also appeared in "Annie Hall" and "The Deer Hunter"?
Answer: Christopher Walken

In "Annie Hall," Walken played Annie's suicidal brother Duane who wanted to drive into the headlights of oncoming traffic. In "Deer Hunter" he was Nick, the soldier who became a "star" of Russian roulette in Viet Nam.
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31 Frank was allowed to serve part of his prison sentence working for whom?
Answer: The F.B.I

He saw a chance to escape to be a fake pilot again but Hanratty caught him. Needless to say, Frank gave it up and came back to work for the FBI. He still works there, specializing in bank fraud.
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32 Why was Frank's jail sentence shortened?
Answer: The FBI asked him to work for them using his check fraud expertise to capture other criminals

He now works for many Fortune 500 companies and governmental agencies making millions designing checks that can't be counterfieted and numerous fraud prevention programs. Check out the real Frank Abagnale Jr. at www.abagnale.com.
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33 When Frank poses as a doctor he gets a word or phrase from a TV medical show which he then uses on the interns he's supervising. What was it?
Answer: Do you concur?

Frank did a lot with just a little knowledge.
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34 When Frank was on the run from Hanratty at the end of the film, where did he go?
Answer: His mom's house.

He found out that his mom married his dad's friend and they had a daughter together.
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35 Which actor who appeared in "Catch Me If You Can" also appeared in "Apocalypse Now" and "Wall Street"?
Answer: Martin Sheen

In "Apocalypse," Sheen played Captain Willard, who was assigned to assassinate Col. Kurtz (Marlon Brando) in the remote jungles of Viet Nam. In "Wall Street," he played Carl Fox, the owner of a small company in danger of being taken over by Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas in an Oscar-winning role). Sheen's son Charlie played whiz Bud Fox, Gekko's boot licker. Martin is also dad to Emilio Estevez. Martin's original name was Raoul Estevez.
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36 When Frank was masquerading as a doctor, he wanted to marry a young woman who worked at the hospital. What was her first name?
Answer: Brenda

Brenda Strong apparently ratted on Frank to the authorites after she found out he was a fake. She was played by Amy Adams.
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37 Complete the tag line of "Catch Me If You Can": "The true story of _________ . "
Answer: a real fake

And what a charming fake he was! Leonardo was perfectly cast.
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38 Tom Hanks as Hanratty worked for what agency?
Answer: FBI

Hanratty eventually had a small army of helpers and finally became Frank's boss.
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39 In the scene where Frank gets past all of the agents at the airport by hiding behind a crowd of young women in stewardess uniforms, what is the name of the airport?
Answer: Miami International

Frank also decoyed the agents out of position by reporting himself as sitting in a car outside the terminal!
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40 When Frank was posing as a lawyer, he was getting info from a TV show. What show was it?
Answer: Perry Mason

This led to a problem in the courtroom similar to those faced by Michael Richards in "Trial and Error."
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41 When Frank had his James Bond suit made, the tailor said he should also get a car like Bond's, which we see him driving in the next scene. The last part of the make and model of the car is "DB 5." What is the first part?
Answer: Aston Martin

The Aston Martin made its first appearance in "Goldfinger."
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42 What was the name of the apartment complex Frank lived in when he was posing as a doctor?
Answer: Riverbend

Hanratty went to question Frank's dad and saw a letter from Frank with the return address, which led him and his men to Frank's apartment where they almost got him.
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43 In what country did Hanratty finally arrest Frank?
Answer: France

Frank was in a French prison, very sick and seemingly near death when Hanratty found him. France was Frank's mom's native country.
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44 What actor who appeared in "Catch Me If You Can" is also the father of an actor and the husband of a famous singer?
Answer: James Brolin

Nope, not Paul Reubens. Brolin played Pee Wee for about a minute at the end of "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" when Hollywood made a picture about Pee Wee. Morgan Fairchild played Dottie. Brolin is the father of actor Josh Brolin and of course husband of Barbra, without the "a".
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