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If You Can was originally developed for director David Fincher. Other
directors attached to the project at various times include Gore Verbinski,
Lasse Hallstrom, Milos Forman and Cameron Crowe.
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When
Verbinski was attached as director, he cast James Gandolfini in he role of
Carl Hanratty, Ed Harris as Frank Abagnale Sr. and Chloe Sevigny as Brenda
Strong.
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Walken’s
Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor was the second nomination of
his career, the first being his 1979 Oscar win for his role in The Deer
Hunter.
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John
Williams’ nomination for Best Original Score marks the 13th time Williams
has earned a nomination for his work on a Spielberg-directed film.
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If You Can is widely regarded as a breakthrough performance for Amy Adams,
who at the time of release had appeared in just two major studio films,
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) and Serving Sara (2002).
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This film
marks just the second time in Tom Hanks career that he did not receive top
billing on a film in which he appeared (the first time was his 1996
directorial debut That Thing You Do!)
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If You Can owns the second-highest Christmas Day opening ever after Ali
(2001).
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It is
also the second-highest grossing film of Leonardo DiCaprio’s career,
second only to Titanic (1996), the highest-grossing film of all time.
