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Asha_Brea t1_j29sksz wrote

Catch Me If You Can is supposedly almost all bullshit.

It is a great movie, though.

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Lord0fHats t1_j29w1ov wrote

The funniest part about it is that the guy who looked into it built a convincing case that everything Abagnale has ever claimed about himself is bullshit.

Which means the guy conned the entire world into believing he was a great conman, which probably still qualifies him as a great conman XD

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yoaver OP t1_j29sr80 wrote

What's the true story it's based on? Didn't even know that one was based on a true story.

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Asha_Brea t1_j29t17i wrote

The character Leonardo Di Caprio plays is a real life character.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_Me_If_You_Can#Historical_accuracy

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ole_greg_07 t1_j29ucpb wrote

The book is amazing. Just sayin'....

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girafa t1_j29wy9n wrote

The book is likely half bullshit too though. That's the thing about conmen autobiographies - they're still conning.

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