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1	* According to "Freudian Excuse", Frank runs away because he can't bear choosing between his father or mother. Though after running, Frank spends much of his time reaching out towards his father, by writing letters or occasionally meeting with him. He never really reaches out to his mother until [[spoiler: after he finds out his father has passed away.]]
2	** Yes, and he was reaching out to his father specifically, mainly because he viewed his financial troubles as the cause of the divorce. he kept trying to give his father money, cars, jobs, etc. to get him 'back in the game' so he could win Frank's mother back. It wasn't a matter of favoring one parent over the other, it was identifying his father as the one responsible for the divorce.
3	** Or because his mother cheated on his father.
4	** He also wouldn't know how to get in touch with his mother, as she moved immediately after he ran away.
5	*** He sure as hell had her address at the end of the movie.
6	*** My understanding is that was Frank's old house and he just ran there from the airport for one final glimpse back at his childhood before being taken to jail. It so happens that his mother was once again living there, but the movie never gives any indication that he knew that. (His father tells him she's remarried, to a former friend of his, but he doesn't say they've bought back their old house.)
7	* What in the heavens happened to the whole bunch of young ladies he recruited for the stewardess internship? They weren't really going to be hired by the airline. What did he do as soon as he passed through the police? "Sorry ladies, the internship was fake. My bad!" And run off as fast as he can in the opposite direction?
8	** Probably he just told them to wait in line in some official-looking location and walk away confidently.
9	** According to the memoir, he bought them real tickets to Europe, and they toured Europe together. He made a nice bundle passing worthless checks with them in tow, since with them along he didn't have to answer questions about where his crew was. After the tour, he was told that they would be contacted by Pan Am. Indeed, they were - but not for the reason they had hoped. They took it in stride, though with some colorful comments to be sure.
10	* Did Brenda actually help the FBI to set up a sting at Miami international, or did they just follow her, and she didn't notice?
11	** Well if you're judging by the film then yes she did set him up. If you notice, Frank sees an FBI agent whisper in her ear and Brenda nods agreement. Her parents were bullies, so they no doubt forced her cooperation with the authorities.
12	*** Her parents were bullies? IIRC, they were basically the two nicest people you'd ever meet. Frank seemed to fall in love with Brenda, at least partially because of how absolutely perfect and functional her family was! I don't think it's considered "bullying" for a father to persuade his daughter to help the authorities capture a wanted fugitive who's lied about every single thing he's ever said to you.
13	*** Her parents disowned her after she had an abortion. They ranked their own view on morality above family.
14	*** Especially since her father ''arranged'' the abortion in the first place.
15	*** I would think, for a lot of people, morality WOULD trump family. Regardless, that's hardly "bullying".
16	*** They were the ones who made her get the abortion. And if you think disowning a sweet young woman who made a mistake isn't bullying, I hope you don't have kids.
17	*** Well, they probably threatened to disown her again. I bet they, but the blame totally on her for embarrassing the family name!
18	*** I assumed there was a threat of charging her and them with aiding a fugitive if she didn't help. While she didn't know he was a fugitive conman, the FBI may not have believed that, or not cared about using the doubt as leverage to catch him.
19	*** I believe some of you have fallen victim to DeliberateValuesDissonance - disowning her for what she did may seem cruel in today's moral system, but back then it was probably considered the sensible thing to do. Thus, it's hard to judge her parents on that part. However, it may still explain and perhaps even redeem Brenda's actions quite a bit.
20	*** Heading into tearjerker territory but if you notice, it's strongly implied Brenda was raped by her father's golf friend' and she is still traumatized being with a guy. (The scene where she & Frank are in bed, she cries as she is still dealing with the trauma two years on). Also, later on, in the scene where Brenda, Frank & her parents are singing while watching TV, her father pulls Brenda in on her lap, she is shocked at this & happily goes into her father's arms, this implies that she was close to her father before the incident, but the parents still pushed her away & forced her out after forcing her to have an abortion.
21	** Don't forget that Frank lied to Brenda about everything, except the fact that he loves her. Brenda was heartbroken to find out that Frank wasn't the heroic doctor that saved her bacon, but a conman that robbed millions, and he's not even a Lutheran. The FBI made her cooperate on the threat of being charged as well, so she went with it while looking regretful and horrified.
22	* Does anyone else find it unrealistic for a theater showing ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' to be half empty in 1965?
23	** Maybe it was a school day?
24	** In the pre-VHS era, it wasn't unusual for theaters to run matinées with last year's movies (as Goldfinger was in 1965).
25	* Is the little girl meant to be Music/CelineDion?
26	** What little girl, and why would she be Celine Dion?

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