I read this book before I heard a movie was coming out.  I am not surprised Hollywood embraced it - I am surprised it took so long (he author is no slouch at self-promotion).  The book read like a bad movie in the sense that I had to constantly remind myself that it was non-fiction.  The story is captivating.  A nervy, overly mature teen fakes his way into Pan Am cockpits to get free rides and fake paychecks.  He scams everyone from a French printer, to judges to patients and other doctors in a hospital.  His exploits were amazing and humorous - hubris such as his has to be humorous.