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Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the life of Frank Abagnale, Jr., who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor. His primary crime was check fraud; he became so skillful that the FBI eventually turned to him for help in catching other check forgers. The film is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Abagnale, Tom Hanks as Hanratty, along with Christopher Walken, Amy Adams, Martin Sheen, and Nathalie Baye.
Development for the film started in 1980 but did not progress until 1997 when the film rights to Abagnale's book were purchased by Spielberg's DreamWorks. David Fincher, Gore Verbinski, Lasse Hallström, Miloš Forman and Cameron Crowe had all been possible candidates for director before Spielberg decided to direct. Filming took place from February to May 2002. The film was a financial and critical success, and the real Abagnale reacted positively to it.
Too fast, too odious, too strong
Too slick, too hard to get along
Too weird - don't know where you belong
Too much, too right up in your face
Too heavy, get off of my case
So sad I'll put you in you place
Get ready for this...
[chorus:]
Keep on running
Catch me if you can
Keep on running
Catch me if you can
Too dizzy, too much junk TV
Too busy living through a screen
Don't ever question what you see
Totally absolutely numb
Together till the job is done
What if tomorrow never comes?
Are you ready for this?
[chorus:]
Keep on running
Catch me if you can
Keep on running
Catch me if you can
[bridge:]
Too soon, to easy to give in
Just gotta trust what's within
So can you feel me crawling under your skin
So catch me if you can!
[chorus:] [2x]
Keep on running
Catch me if you can
Keep on running