Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
April 4, 1997
Drama, Romance
1h 50m
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When you want it all but can't have it, there's only one way to handle life... invent it.
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Pat O'Connor
- Doug Holt Joaquin Phoenix
- Pamela Abbott Liv Tyler
- Eleanor Abbott Jennifer Connelly
- Jacey Holt Billy Crudup
- Alice Abbott Joanna Going
- Helen Holt Kathy Baker
- Lloyd Abbott Will Patton
- Steve Michael Sutton
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Keywords
- new love
- sibling relationship
- dysfunctional marriage
- working class
- wrong side of the tracks