Catch Me If You Can (1989 film)

Catch Me If You Can (style as Catch Me... If You Can) is a 1989 American film starring Matt Lattanzi, Loryn Locklin, Grant Heslov, Geoffrey Lewis and M. Emmet Walsh. The film was the directorial debut of writer and director Stephen Sommers, with a soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.[2][3]

This article is about the 1989 film. For other uses, see Catch Me If You Can (disambiguation).
Catch Me If You Can
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStephen Sommers
Produced byJonnathan D. Krane
Rachel Langsam
Alan Lasoff
Don Schain
Screenplay byStephen Sommers
Starring
Music byTangerine Dream
CinematographyRonn Schmidt
Edited byBob Ducsay
Distributed byManagement Company Entertainment Group
Release date
  • July 28, 1989 (1989-07-28)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$800,000
Box office$3,686[1]

Synopsis

The movie follows the antics of high school students and their adventure in saving their school from being closed. Class president Melissa (Loryn Locklin) has started raising money through donations to keep the school open, but when the fundraising begins to slow down, Dylan (Matt Lattanzi) convinces Melissa that he can save the school. They take $3000 of the money that has already been raised to bet on an illegal car race that Dylan is convinced he will win. Dylan doesn't win the race, and in order to get their money back, he is forced to double down on an impossible race against the clock that only the town legend has ever accomplished. The film ends with a spectacular stunt as car and driver jump through the goalposts during a football game between two local high schools, Apollo and Cathedral.[4]

Cast

Production

The film was shot on location throughout St. Cloud, Minnesota (where Sommers grew up), and at Cathedral High School and Apollo High School, which Sommers attended. It was funded independently and had a budget of $800,000. The film was Sommers's directorial debut and was written by him. When production finished, the studio that had promised to distribute the movie had gone out of business, and it was eventually released by MCA Inc. in July 1989. The movie did not fare well at the box office, grossing only $3686 in its domestic run, but it made $7 million overseas.[4][5]

The movie featured local residents cast as extras in the production and many of the hot-rods, classic cars and muscle cars featured in the race scenes were owned by central Minnesota residents. Sommers went on to achieve success directing the 1999 film The Mummy and its 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns.[4]

Soundtrack
Catch Me If You Can
Soundtrack album by
Tangerine Dream
Released1994
Recorded1989
GenreElectronic music
Tangerine Dream chronology
Turn of the Tides
(1994)		 Catch Me If You Can
(1994)		 Tyranny of Beauty
(1995)

The film's soundtrack was performed and recorded by Tangerine Dream. It is their 20th soundtrack album and 50th album overall. All tracks were composed by Edgar Froese and Paul Haslinger.[6][7]

No.TitleLength
1."Dylan's Future"4:42
2."Sad Melissa"2:07
3."Fast Eddie's Car"1:28
4."Back To The Race"2:15
5."Melissa Asks Dylan Out"1:14
6."Dylan Alone At Home"3:32
7."Melissa Needs Help"1:01
8."The Kiss"0:59
9."Racing Montage"3:40
10."The Clock Is Ticking"2:13
11."Widow Maker"1:41
12."Dylan's Dream"1:25
13."Taking The Test"1:27
14."Back To The Race Again"2:28
15."One More Chance"2:25
16."Melissa's Challenge"1:25
17."Widow Maker Race"2:43
18."Dylan's Triumph"4:17
19."Catch Me If You Can (Main Theme)"1:45

References
  1. "Catch Me If You Can (1989)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  2. "Catch Me If You Can". The New York Times. November 1, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  3. "Catch Me If You Can (1989)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  4. Peter Kay (February 15, 2013). "Film Shot in St. Cloud By Blockbuster Director Stephen Sommers Celebrates 25th Anniversary". WJON.
  5. "Box office/business for Catch Me If You Can (1989)". IMDb.
  6. Catch Me If You Can at Discogs
  7. Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Catch Me If You Can". Voices in the Net.
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