Niedawno obejrzałam ten film po raz pierwszy, wiedziałam, że większość zdarzeń jest wzorowana na prawdziwych wydarzeniach z życia prawdziwego Franka. Dlaczego więc film nie jest uznany jako biograficzny? Tak ogólnie to zauważyłam, że czasem na filmwebie gatunek pod filmem nie odpowiada rzeczywistości. A błędów nie można poprawić, ponieważ są one niedostępne. Tyle w tym temacie.
"(...) I was interviewed by the co-writer only about four times. I believe he did a great job of telling the story, but he also over dramatized and exaggerated some of the story. That was his style and what the editor wanted. He always reminded me that he was just telling a story and not writing my biography. This is one of the reasons that from the very beginning, I insisted the publisher put a disclaimer in the book and tapes.(...)
I know that Hollywood has made a number of changes to the story, but I am honored that Steven Spielberg, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks participated in the making of the movie inspired by my life. It is important to understand that it is just a movie… not a biographical documentary."
Frank W. Abagnale
September 3, 2002