Furthermore, to this theme, protagonists in his films often come from families with divorced parents, including E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (protagonist Elliot's mother is divorced) and Catch Me If You Can (Frank Abagnale's mother and father split early on in the film).
Osim toga, protagonisti njegovih filmova često dolaze iz obitelji s razvedenim roditeljima, što se najjače osjeća u u filmovima E.T. (majka glavnog junaka, Elliota, je razvedena) i Uhvati me ako možeš (roditelji Franka Abagnalea na početku filma se rastaju).