"Two MICE fell in to a bucket a cream." A buddy of mine and I have said that line in our best Walken impression to each other for 20 years.

The real Frank Abagnale Jr appears in the film when his film counterpart is arrested... the lead detective speaking French and taking Leo away

Christopher Walken should have won the Oscar, his performance was amazing.

Back in those days, Pan Am was “the” prestigious airline of its time. If you were a Pan Am pilot, you were a god. Even being a stewardess for the airline was the next best thing to being an actress.

If there is one thing I've learned watching you both watching all these films is that your wife would make a great investigator.

As much as you are supposed to dislike what he's doing you just sit in awe of his progression as a criminal and to it at such a young age. It's quite remarkable.

still one of the best movies ever made. immensely rewatchable.

This film caught me by surprise. So dramatic, so touching and heartbreaking. Really good film. I watched it over after i had randomly discovered it. Good reaction, glad ya'll enjoyed it.

I can't believe this movie is 21 years old.

Frank abignale was a very real man. His exploits taught me that a guy can get into the most incredible places with nothing but a clipboard and attitude. It's true.

I watched this in a theater in Atlanta less than a mile from the apartment complex that Frank was living in. When the name flashed on the screen, about a dozen people were like, "Hey, that's our place!" Apparently it was a very swinging place in the 60s and 70s. They changed the name recently though.

If you notice the way Spielberg shoots the scene where he is arrested and he’s looking out the back window of the car, you will see that same exact scene at the end of Schindler’s List with Liam Neeson, in Munich with Eric Bana.

Bro, Samantha is so observant. She catches so many details in these flicks so quickly.

"pancakes are great" never a truer word said 🤣

This movie is great and IMO vastly undervalued. I put it up there with movie's that take a concept and perfect it. It's pitch perfect. Fun. Well paced. Funny, sad. Good charcters. Great actors. Perfect script.

Underrated movie - I used to work at a cinema complex and this movie seemed to have quite a low key marketing campaign (compared to other films of the time). By pure word of mouth and reviews, HEAPS of people saw this at the cinemas. And I almost forgot how many well-known actors have come and gone through this movie!

this movie really shaped me growing up, i conned so much in my teen years, got F's turned into A's, free food, free trips, free what ever really. 20's my job was hustling cards and pool. wasn't until my late 20's that i really grew out of it and joined the military. now that i'm retired it's always there telling me to just go for it, get the adventure and excitement back.

"I concur. Do you concur?" Still use this line frequently in my everyday speak.

I re-watched this recently and had forgotten how good it was.

Perhaps Frank’s greatest con was his book, upon which the movie was based. Apparently, most of his stories never happened.

I work at Canadian navel base Esquimalt. A couple of year ago I attended a retirement seminar at a training bldg. named after a Canadian Admiral. During the Korean War he had been the navigating officer on board a Canadian destroyer, HMCS Cayuga. Just before they deployed another crew member joined the ship, a doctor. Because destroyers don’t normally get their own doctor, nobody questioned it. He wasn’t a doctor, however, or even a Naval Officer, he was an imposter named Ferdinand Demara. While onboard, he managed to improvise successful major surgeries and fend off infection with generous amounts of penicillin. His most notable surgical practices were performed on some sixteen Korean combat injuries who were loaded onto the Cayuga. All eyes turned to Demara, the only "surgeon" on board, as it became obvious that several of the injured soldiers would require major surgery or certainly die. After ordering personnel to transport these variously injured patients into the ship's operating room and prep them for surgery, Demara disappeared to his room with a textbook on general surgery and proceeded to speed-read the various surgeries he was now forced to perform, including major chest surgery. None of the soldiers died as a result of Demara's surgeries. Apparently, the removal of a bullet from a wounded man ended up in Canadian newspapers. One person reading the reports was the mother of the real Joseph Cyr; her son at the time of "his" service in Korea was actually practising medicine in Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Tony Curtis, father of Jamie Lee Curtis, played him in the movie, The Great Imposter.

I love the opening credits to this. Great visuals...and tremendous music from John Williams. It's a joy.

A Doctor, a Lawyer, and a Pilot. You forgot that he was, briefly, a member of Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Leo has put in so much work over the years, if he's in something, chances are is going to be a great movie.

Gone Girl in a close second. A must watch. Such a twisted movie. Won't say more. No spoilers!

There were 3 times where Carl realizes just how smart Frank really is: 1. When Frank gets around him in the hotel room as Barry Allen 2. When Frank points out it’s the teller who printed the date on the check 3. When Frank tells Carl he studied for two weeks and passed the bar.

I saw this on Christmas Day the year it came out. It was a lot of fun in a theater with a fairly packed house.

Can't watch this reaction because this film is still on my "Must see" list for, well, I guess it's 20 years now. One of a handful of Spielberg movies I've never seen.

Frank Abagnale was on The Johnny Carson Show (available here) and told some of these stories in his own words, and it's just as entertaining as the movie. Also see his lecture about how to avoid identity theft.

Love this movie! So glad y'all enjoyed it as well. ♥

Fun Fact: Frank Abignale was from my hometown of New Rochelle, New York! 😂💪

From researching, I don’t believe it’s a true story. He made it all up. He was on Johnny Carson telling his story. Memorized. It’s ok, it’s a great story and awesome movie! Leo is wonderful!

This is actually very common for 'computer hackers' that got into trouble, they go into computer security jobs.

It gets me everytime when Frank goes to the airport to go back for Brenda and sees that something’s off…. Can’t blame the girl

17:48 To be fair, this would have been the 60s; even if comic book characters were as widely known as they are now, Barry Allen had only recently become the Flash at the time. If he'd said "Jay Garrick", it might have been a different story

This was my #1 movie of 2002. I love it.

Ace film from the day

Regardless of how much of his book is true and how much is made up, Frank Abagnale Jr. inspired this great movie. He turns 75 next week.

Glad you guys enjoyed this. Could be one of my favorite Spielberg films. The cinematography, the pacing, the acting, the cast, the score, it’s just a perfect film in so many ways. Every time it’s on TV, I have to watch it 😊

10:33 it makes for a great shot but the scene with the bathtub full of PanAm Boeing 707s doesn't really make any sense. Those are all model kits, why would he build, paint and apply decals to the models only to soak and remove them again when he could have just taken the PanAm emblems straight off the decal sheet? lol

The more I see of other reactors, the more I like the way you guys do this. You don't comment over all of the dialogue, you react, and save the commentary for afterward. Keep it up!

"I've made a stupid mistake." "Just eating ice cream?" Just how it was juxtaposed just kind of made me chuckle a bit.

- “PRISONERS” - (2013) Take my word for it!! 🔥

"Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse drowned. Before he died, he gave the second mouse this gold watch. The second mouse... hid... this uncomfortable hunk of metal up his ass for two years. Then he was sent home to his family. And now, little Frank, I give this watch to you."

Holy Schmitt! You have to do every movie on the poll! JFK and Amadeus especially!

I love this movie. Amazing cast. great reaction, glad you both enjoyed it as much as i did

i always feel so comfortable watching you guys watch movies .. it's super cool ❤️

An excellent movie :) And I've always loved the Knock Knock joke! :D

The bar exam in Louisiana is one of, if not THE hardest in the nation. So Frank saying he just crammed and winged it is seriously impressive.

Many themes in Spielberg’s films examine the relationship between father and son because of Spielberg’s difficult relationship with his own father. This film obviously hits on that between Frank Sr. and Jr., but also the growing and almost loving relationship between Frank and Carl. By the end of the movie you can see how much Carl really cares for Frank, almost like he’s his own son.

The white-haired gentleman in the flat cap at 32:06 is the real Frank William Abagnale Jr. It's blurred in the video for copyright reasons, but that's him.

You know your a badass when you have just outsmarted the FBI for years, and they just give up and hire you.....

Wonderful movie. I know dicaprio gets all the plaudits but hanks was incredible too

18:50 Leo and Amy were both 28 at the movie's release date of 2002.

Oh man have not seen in a while! One of those movies have to rewatch solo first!

There are interviews with the real Frank Abagnale on KZfaq. Fascinating guy. Great job, as usual!

Inside Man with Denzel Washington is a fun one to watch if you haven’t already. Or a Sigourney Weaver film called Copycat, haven’t watched it in a while but enjoyed it a lot.

If you like detective movies, I recommed "cast a deadly spell" . It present 1948 Los Angeles with a brand new perspective . And it was starring Frederick Ward, aka Earl from Tremors 1&2 .

been waiting for this movie to get a reaction, I've always liked it!

lol Turns out Abignale was lying about his lies!

I love the cut of Carl staring at the clock after he let’s Frank fly 😂

one little detail i love and shows carl's nervousness of trying to catch frank in that hotel is when he shows his badge to the cleaning lady, he shows her the wrong side.

this made my day such a great film that more people should watch

If he passed the Louisiana Bar, then he is, in fact, a lawyer. That is all that is needed.

Great Reaction,as usual.I thought I had already Subscribed but I,defintely,have now. At 69 in London,I am not a Film buff and have never seen Leo or Tom act(I know) but,like the rest of the cast and with SS directing,this was fantastic and though I have seen this film,at a friend's house,I still shed a tear when Frank comes back @ 10.10am....

I love the John Williams score.

He could have bought a yacht and been as free as a goose lmao.

Brilliant film, I would love to have this much confidence, at any time in my life lol.

Oh, wow. _Chinatown_ was in your poll. I don't care if it lost - you have to see it. Let me tell you how good it is: it is among the four or five best screenplays ever written (seriously). Just that. Miss it and it's _your_ loss.

Love this film, DiCaprio, Hanks & Walken 👌 There’s a great interview with Frank Abagnale on the Johnny Carson Show 👍

I was given Frank’s book to read before I watched the movie and I loved it. The movie takes some definite liberties with the story in the book, but since Frank spent his life creating deceptions I never really knew which different aspect was true (or whether any of them were truly what happened). Still, the movie was good too, just different.

This could only have happened pre-internet. What a difference between this and nowadays!

My Mom worked for our local county as an accountant, and used to go to yearly continual learning government finance seminars. One year in the mid-2000's, Frank Abagnale gave the keynote address.

Even Guarnere from Band of Brothers was in this movie. Great cast. Great movie.

Loved this film at the theater. It reminded me of a Tony Curtis film, loosely based on the life and exploits of Ferdinand Demara; The Great Imposter (Universal I.P., 1961).

Any body that gets the opportunity should read the book. Particularly the part about his stay in foreign prisons. Makes US prisons seem like The Hilton.

The show they were watching was Sing Along With Mitch with Mitch Miller.

I love this film, thanks.

21:28 great dad

This is such a classic. Abagnale pulling it all off like that before 21 is something all right. And he knew his limitations, backing off when people's lives could become imperiled. Also like how the real Frank makes a cameo, ironically arresting himself in France.

Great reaction! Thanks.

If you think about his sentencing, isolation is actually appropriate. From a legal perspective, Frank was a criminal who had the ability to talk and charm his way around, out of, through any obstacle. Even though he was still a juvenile delinquent, they wouldn't place him in a facility that he could weasel his way out of.

For the fans of this type of storyline/character dynamic, I sincerely recommend the TV series 'White Collar'.

Liked this movie a ton. Surprised it beat Gran Torino though.

Frank John Hughes is the guy in Band Of Brothers portrayed StSgt.William Guarnere..

For me the best part was when he saw a news article in the papers about him. I'm old enough to remember reading that article.

The almost-arrest in the hotel room, that's a POWERFUL confidence trick, where he gives him the wallet and tells him to hold onto it, I TRUST YOU. In a lot of people that will automatically make them trust you because by coming off trusting and being vulnerable first it puts you in the role of accepting their trust instead of them earning yours. Kind of like killing someone with kindness to make them look like the asshole.

This movie is one of my all-time favorites! You guys seemed to enjoy it a lot too, so I'd like to recommend you a show. White Collar, a USA original, is a show that's kind of like the part of CMIYC we didn't get to see, the adventures of Frank and Hatternaty catching other criminals together. Different characters, but a very similar dynamic, filled with clever capers and tons of charm! I highly recommend it!

Leo is already Leo since"whats eating gilbert grapes?.

Christopher Walken reminds me of my dad.

I heard a long time ago that Auto Factories had hired ex-Grand Theft auto cons to help them design cars that were hard to steal, like the doors, the Ignitions, ect.

Most of the French actors are in reality known French-Canadian actors. At least I recognized some of them. They are not using French-Canadian accents, they are imitating the French accent from France. These actors don't speak with that accent in French-Canadian productions.

Hi guys ❤ ooooohhhh whats going with sopranos im losing it over here 😂😂❤🌷

I feel like they don’t make fun movies like this anymore.

Frank Abignale's scams were MUCH more difficult to pull off than anything a computer hacker does. He had to fool all these people IN-PERSON and often performing tasks that will get you instant jail time if you are caught. This was the best example of "hiding in plain sight" anyone has ever done. It should be noted that Abignale also did less risky jobs....and quickly became bored with the jobs and quit. This movie has a lot of the same trage-comedy elements of "Forrest Gump". Christopher Walken's role as the tragic delusional father living vicariously through his son is especially good.

Oh yea.. been waiting for this one......Hey have you guys seen "Inside man" with Denzel & Clive owen.....or "The Game" with Michael Douglas✌

32:39 Train: "*movie title*"

“The Beach” another great Leo movie around the 2001 era 🎥

Frank actually lied about most of the cons he claimed to have done so this movie is basically him lying about lying lol but this is still such a great movie though gotta love Leo, Tom Hanks & ofc Christopher Walken 😆

My grandmother used to tell us that if act like you belong somewhere (when you don't) you will be ignored. That's why they are called confidence (con) artists.