Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- Documented locations
- 42
- Year
- 2002
- Directed by
- Steven Spielberg
- Cities
- Los Angeles, Pasadena, Altadena, Burbank, Santa Ana, Ontario, Downey, San Pedro, Studio City, San Francisco, Compton, Orange, New York, Yonkers, Montréal, Laval, Québec
Saint Vincent de Paul Prison (old wing)
Laval, Canada
Old wing of the former penitentiary of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, in Laval.
The scene : 5 minIn the old wing of the penitentiary, turned Marseille prison, Hanratty comes to retrieve Frank, who is trying to escape.
New York, United States
The scene : 14 minFrank plays the chauffeur for his father: he drops him off in front of the bank where he comes to apply for a loan.
108 Buena Vista Avenue (Yonkers)
Yonkers, United States
The scene : 16 minAfter the father's ruin, the Abagnale family leaves their home for a more modest apartment in this building.
465 East Olive Avenue (Burbank)
Burbank, United States
Former campus of Bellarmine-Jefferson High School, closed in 2018; the St. John Paul II STEM Academy briefly occupied it from 2019 to 2020.
The scene : 18 minFrank arrives at his new high school, the "Monroe High School" from the film.
New York, United States
The scene : 35 minOn Park Avenue, Frank strolls in his Pan Am pilot uniform; he returns later driving his Aston Martin.
TWA Flight Center
New York, United States
Terminal designed for TWA and opened in 1962, remaining unused for about fifteen years before reopening in 2019 as a hotel lobby.
The scene : 38 minFrank, disguised as a pilot, walks through the TWA terminal at JFK and settles into the cockpit of an airline's airplane.
Union Station (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles, United States
Grand Art Deco railway station in Los Angeles, opened in 1939. It is designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and features a neo-colonial Hispanic architectural style.
The scene : 42 minThe grand hall of the station serves as "Miami Mutual Bank": Frank seduces a teller, who eventually explains to him how the bank processes checks.
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Los Angeles, United States
Hotel opened in 1927 on Hollywood Boulevard, at the site of former strawberry fields. The first Oscars ceremony was held there in 1929, in the Blossom Room.
The scene : 50 minThe hotel plays the role of the 'Tropicana Motel' where Frank is staying: it is there that he comes face to face with Hanratty and hands him a wallet filled with cardboard tags.
7015 Hawthorn Avenue (Hollywood)
Los Angeles, United States
Rear facade of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, on Hawthorn Avenue.
The scene : 50 minHanratty and two FBI colleagues arrive in front of the entrance of the "Tropicana Motel," actually the back of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Pool
Los Angeles, United States
The swimming pool of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, designed in the 1940s, adjacent to which is the Tropicana Bar.
The scene : 50 minBy the edge of this pool, Frank is living the good life at the "Tropicana Motel," where he has taken a room.
Yonkers, United States
The scene : 59 minWhile Frank is living the high life, Hanratty is doing his laundry in this laundromat.
Yonkers, United States
The scene : 1 hr 7 minHanratty makes a call from a phone booth.
3077 East California Boulevard (Pasadena)
Pasadena, United States
Large white colonial-style house built in 1930.
The scene : 1 hr 8 minIn this white house, Hanratty visits Paula, Frank's mother, who shows him a photo album: the FBI finally discovers the face of the counterfeiter and learns that he owes 1.3 million dollars. It is also in front of this house that Frank is arrested.
Ontario International Airport
Ontario, United States
Ontario International Airport, located east of Los Angeles in San Bernardino County. Situated in the city of Ontario itself, California, it hosts regular commercial traffic.
The scene : 1 hr 43 minThe airport serves as Miami's: Frank, expected by the police, crosses the terminal amidst a squad of flight attendants and escapes the FBI.
1940 Moore Way (Ontario)
Ontario, United States
Former terminal of Ontario airport, which no longer welcomes passengers and has served as a backdrop for many films.
The scene : 1 hr 43 minThis terminal serves both as a hall and a baggage claim area of the "Miami Airport," where Frank meets Brenda before slipping away under the noses of the police.
Royal Square (Quebec)
Québec, Canada
The scene : 1 hr 45 minThe square becomes Montrichard, the village where Frank's parents met: it is here that Hanratty, surrounded by police cars, comes to arrest him.
Pasadena, United States
The scene : The high school scenes were filmed at this establishment in Pasadena.
2186 East Crary Street (Altadena)
Altadena, United States
House from 1882, known as Crank House. The address is on East Crary Street, but the back faces this side, behind a wall and thick vegetation; the facade opens onto Layton Street.
The scene : Brenda takes Frank to see her father, Roger Strong, in a house that is supposed to be in New Orleans; Frank must leave hastily as the FBI closes in.
The Ebell of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : The club serves as a university in the film, where Frank comes to recruit future flight attendants.
Fine Arts Auditorium (The Ebell of Los Angeles)
Los Angeles, United States
Ebell of Los Angeles complex hall, a women's club that also includes the Wilshire Ebell Theatre.
The scene : In this auditorium that serves as the university, Frank recruits eight young women to make them his flight attendants.
Santa Ana, United States
Former Orange County courthouse, in neo-Romanesque style, built in 1900 according to the plans of architect C. L. Strange. Having become a museum, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The scene : The courtroom scenes were filmed in this courthouse in Santa Ana.
Rockwell Defense Plant (Downey)
Downey, United States
Former aeronautical site of Downey, occupied by North American Aviation and then by Rockwell International, acquired by Boeing.
The scene : The old Downey aeronautics factory houses the FBI offices where Hanratty works.
Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles, United States
Historic Wilshire Boulevard Hotel (1921), site of the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968; demolished in 2005. It was designed by architect Myron Hunt in the Mediterranean Revival style.
The scene : The hotel stands in for "Miami": Frank is having a good time there with the model Cheryl, and he is making fake Pan Am checks using decals from model airplanes.
Los Angeles, United States
Former Quality Coffee Shop, also known as Quality Cafe.
The scene : Seated in this diner, Hanratty learns from a waitress that Frank's alias is the name of Flash in the comics: his suspect is probably much younger than he thought.
Los Angeles, United States
Manor located on the campus of Mount Saint Mary's University, famous for its Pompeian hall.
The scene : Frank invites his father to a fancy restaurant and announces that he has bought him a Cadillac; the scene is shot in the Pompeian room of the mansion.
421 West 6th Street (San Pedro)
San Pedro, United States
The scene : Frank Abagnale Sr. enters his stationery store, 'Abagnale Stationers', while reading a letter from his son.
San Pedro, United States
The scene : Towards the end of the film, Frank passes in front of this shop and comes to a sudden stop in front of a pilot uniform displayed in the window.
12075 Valleyheart Drive (Studio City)
Studio City, United States
Large colonial-style house on a corner lot of approximately 0.38 acres.
The scene : Frank's childhood home, supposedly located in New York State: his parents dance in the living room after a Rotary Club evening, before the family, ruined, has to leave it.
Pasadena, United States
The scene : This address in Pasadena is part of the filming locations of the movie.
San Francisco, United States
The scene : Alcatraz Island is among the filming locations for the movie.
Compton, United States
The scene : Compton is one of the cities in the Los Angeles metropolitan area where the crew filmed.
Orange, United States
The scene : The city of Orange, in New Jersey, is among the filming locations of the film on the East Coast.
New York, United States
Art Deco style hotel designed by the Schultze & Weaver firm and protected as a New York City Landmark. The Waldorf Astoria was founded in 1893.
The scene : The Waldorf-Astoria is among the New York filming locations.
New York, United States
The scene : At the intersection of 50th Street, Frank makes a phone call with the Pan Am Building in the background; this is also where his Aston Martin DB5 drives by.
New York, United States
The scene : Frank rides up Park Avenue for the first time in his Pan Am pilot uniform.
New York, United States
A 246-meter skyscraper built at 200 Park Avenue in 1963, originally named the Pan Am Building.
The scene : The Pan Am Building, now MetLife Building, appears in the film in the background of the Park Avenue scenes.
Brooklyn Borough Hall
New York, United States
Brooklyn Borough Hall, a Neoclassical building from 1848, is the oldest public building in Brooklyn.
The scene : Brooklyn's Borough Hall, with its cathedral-like appearance, serves as the "Chase Bank" in the film.
Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower
New York, United States
The scene : The hall of the old bank serves as the interior of the 'Chase Bank'.
Larkin Plaza (Yonkers)
Yonkers, United States
The scene : This square in Yonkers serves as a square in Washington.
Montréal, Canada
The scene : The subway station, recognizable on screen, is part of the Montreal filming locations.
Montréal, Canada
The scene : Several scenes supposed to take place in France were filmed in the streets of Old Montreal.
Québec, Canada
Church from 1690, classified as a heritage building and designated a national historic site of Canada; it is part of the heritage site of Place Royale.
The scene : The church stands in the background of Frank's arrest, in the square that serves as Montrichard.