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moonpumper t1_jcxpfdg wrote

Reply to comment by AndyB1976 in Catch Me If You Can’s Frank Abagnale Jr ‘lied' about his lifetime of lies by SYLOH

Sounds like he basically could have been a screenwriter if they just removed "true story" from the movie.

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ideal_observer t1_jcy4zhw wrote

I think part of what worked about the movie was that it was advertised as a true story. If it hadn’t been, people would have called it ridiculous and unrealistic.

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