Atrapame si Puedes works because it’s not really about crime. It’s about identity. How many of us, at some low point, have faked a smile? Pretended to be more together than we are? Dressed for a job we don’t feel qualified for?
Carl Hanratty is the only person in the movie who sees Frank clearly. Not as a monster. Not as a genius. As a lonely kid who learned early that people believe what they want to believe. Atrapame si Puedes
Their phone calls are the heart of the film. Carl is stiff, awkward, socially tone-deaf. Frank is slick, charming, evasive. But they need each other. Carl needs the intellectual challenge. Frank needs someone who cares enough to chase him. Atrapame si Puedes works because it’s not really
, used 1960s-style graphics and jazz music by John Williams to perfectly set the tone for the "cat-and-mouse" game. Mental Floss Are you interested in learning more about the real-life exploits Frank Abagnale behind-the-scenes production of the film? Mental Floss Pretended to be more together than we are