Was Catch Me If You Can based on a complete lie?
Share The journalist argued that what really happened was that Abgnale dressed as a TWA (Trans World Airlines) pilot for a few weeks, and befriended a flight attendant called Paula Parks. 'He followed her all over the Eastern Seaboard, identified her work schedule through deceptive means, and essentially stalked the woman,' he said. The Spielberg film, which starred A-listers including Tom Hanks and Christopher Walken was a worldwide hit, with Abagnale saying it had 'stayed very close to the story' Separating fact from fiction in Catch Me If You Can Catch Me If You Can is a 1980 book based ...
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