CinemaOSMovie · 1997 · 1h 50m · R

Inventing the Abbotts

When you want it all but can't have it, there's only one way to handle life... invent it.

63%(275)IMDbDramaRomance

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.

Directed byPat O'Connor

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 50m
Language
EN
Released
April 4, 1997
Revenue
$5,926,128
Studios
Fox 2000 PicturesImagine Entertainment

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

Doug Holt

Liv Tyler

Liv Tyler

Pamela Abbott

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

Eleanor Abbott

Billy Crudup

Billy Crudup

Jacey Holt

Joanna Going

Joanna Going

Alice Abbott

Kathy Baker

Kathy Baker

Helen Holt

Will Patton

Will Patton

Lloyd Abbott

Michael Sutton

Michael Sutton

Steve

Garrett M. Brown

Garrett M. Brown

Webb Crosby

Barbara Williams

Barbara Williams

Joan Abbott

Creative team
Directed by
Pat O'Connor
Pat O'Connor
Written by
Ken Hixon
Produced by
Janet Meyers
Ron Howard
Ron Howard

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