Catch Me If You Can (1989)

A hotshot car racer persuades the class president of a small Minnesota high school to gamble on illegal car races to raise money for their school facing closure.

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Writer:

Stephen Sommers

Stars:

Matt Lattanzi, Loryn Locklin, Grant Heslov

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Lattanzi	...	Dylan Malone
Loryn Locklin	...	Melissa Hanson
Grant Heslov	...	Nevil
Billy Morrissette	...	Monkey
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Mr. Johnson
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Johnny Phatmun
Dan Bell	...	Manney
Jefferson Slinkard	...	Dirk
Kevin Dewey	...	Quarterback
Chad Bell	...	Stoner
Tara Trooien	...	Debutante
Rhonda L. Rubertus	...	Cheerleader
Robert Kempe	...	Band Kid
Kathryn Lamb	...	Drama Kid
Peter Breitmayer	...	Stackowski

Storyline

The local highschool is threatened to be closed, unless they collect $200,000. The students' president Melissa struggles to collect the money, but lacks the support from her fellow students. So she accepts when car fetishist Dylan suggests to bet on him in car races against underworld king Phatman. At first everything goes well - too well ...

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Plot Keywords:

cheerleader | muscle car | blonde woman | not on dvd | not on blu ray | 

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Taglines:

A Rebel. A Legend. A Romance. The Ultimate Race!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Heart Power

Filming Locations:

Minnesota, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG), Sterling Entertainment Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The cast said the other two schools were Bilington and West side but the two other schools in St.Cloud MN are Tech high school and Apollo high school.

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Goofs

Dylan pulls into the school and as he parks he uses the shifter on the steering wheel column to park, but when he races you see him shift gears from a floor board shifter.

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Soundtracks

Runaway
Written by Del Shannon and Max Crook
Performed by Del Shannon
Used with permission of Mole Hole Music, Bug Music and Unichappell, Inc.
Courtesy of More Hole Records

User Reviews

Skip It If You Can.

This film has been receiving a lot of play lately during the day on either HBO or Cinemax. The reason is that they are assuming people would be interested in comparing it to the Leonardo DiCaprio/Tom Hanks caper of the same name. The only reason to see it is for the attractive Matt Lattanzi. Yum! Although I must say Matt was more than a little long in the tooth to be playing a high schooler. If he were a woman, they'd have had him playing the MOTHER of a high schooler! (Is is just me, or is his daughter starting to look like Shelley Duvall?) Oh yeah, the plot--who cares? Typical teen highjinx played by adults.