Advantages: An Innocent, energetic, and good-natured 60s musical romp Disadvantages: Cynical types will find the kookiness irritating
Not to be confused with the similarly titled Leonardo DiCaprio / Tom Hanks chase caper of 2002, _Catch Us If You Can_ is an example of a film from a genre - the wacky musical featuring pop stars of the day - that although most popular in the early-to-middle 1960s, has continued to throw out (or throw up!) occasional examples almost to the present (S Club 7 and the Spice Girls, lest we forget). Such films were always completely disposable - they were ... ...stars were expected to shine but briefly - and because their shelf lives were hardly likely to exceed those of the acts they showcased, most were quickly forgotten. _Catch Us If You Can_ was no exception.
Released in 1965 and directed by John Boorman (his first feature), _Catch Us If You Can_ features the Dave Clark Five, a band of which most people under the age of fifty will not have heard. This is hardly surprising, because the DC5 ceased to ...
Templar19 10.09.2009
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Music / Performing Arts, Comedy - Director: Trevor Nunn, Geoffrey Posner - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, Parental Guidance - Starring: Duncan Preston, Celia Imrie, Julie Walters, Victoria Wood, Jim Broadbent
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