The film "Catch Me If You Can" was filmed in New York, Yonkers, San Francisco, USA, and Montreal, Canada.

Filming Locations:

Alcatraz

In the Movie

In Reality

Mutual Bank of Miami

In the Movie

Scene where Frank flirts with Lucy while cashing a check after arriving in Miami.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at Built in the 1930s to consolidate several different railway services, this grand terminal was erected on the ruins of the city's original Chinatown at a cost of $11 million. The station was designed primarily by John and Donald Parkinson in a mishmash of various styles. Across the tracks, connected by an underground tunnel, is the Patsaouras Transit Plaza, designed by Ehrenkrantz & Eckstut, where several bus lines run and metro offices are located.

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

In the Movie

In Reality

New York Hotel

In the Movie

Scene where Frank peels stickers off miniature planes to create fake payroll checks, and on one of his subsequent visits, he runs into a model in the hallway.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at The Ambassador Hotel was built in 1921 by architect Myron Hunt in the Mediterranean Revival style. Over the years, the hotel and its nightclub Cocoanut Grove were very popular celebrity hangouts. In 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in the hotel's main kitchen, marking the beginning of the hotel's rapid decline. The hotel closed to guests in 1989, though it remained open for filming and special events. In 2005, the hotel was finally demolished, preserving only a few small fragments that were used to build the new Los Angeles High School of the Arts.

Tamiami Resort Hotel (Ballroom)

In the Movie

Scene where Frank hires stewardesses to help him escape from Miami.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at Built in 1927, the Ebell Club is home to a women's organization founded in 1894. The club was designed by Sumner P. Hunt in the Italian Renaissance style and includes a 1,300-seat theater, a dining room/living room, an art salon, and other facilities.

JFK

In the Movie

Scene where Frank goes to the airport to leave town, wearing a pilot's uniform, and discovers he can get a free ride in the cockpit of a plane heading to Miami.

In Reality

Miami International Airport

In the Movie

Scene where Frank heads to the airport to meet Brenda when he notices the place is swarming with federal agents. He returns with a group of trainee stewardesses to escape unnoticed.

In Reality

Street Corner in Brooklyn Borough

In the Movie

Scene where the action takes place on the street next to the Brooklyn Municipal Building, this recognizable corner of New York emphasizes the atmosphere of law and order in the film, as well as movement through public spaces during the chase.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at the real intersection in Brooklyn Heights near major administrative buildings and busy transportation corridors; the corner of Joralemon Street and Court Street is surrounded by classic pre-war facades, government offices, and Brooklyn City Hall.