Inventing the Abbotts
1997 · Movie · 1h 50m · R
DramaRomance
"When you want it all but can't have it, there's only one way to handle life... invent it."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
41%
Metacritic
49/100
Key crew
- Pat O'ConnorDirector
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
- Ken HixonScreenplay
Cast
- Joaquin PhoenixDoug Holt
- Liv TylerPamela Abbott
- Jennifer ConnellyEleanor Abbott
- Billy CrudupJacey Holt
- Joanna GoingAlice Abbott
- Kathy BakerHelen Holt
- Will PattonLloyd Abbott
- Michael SuttonSteve
- Garrett M. BrownWebb Crosby
- Barbara WilliamsJoan Abbott
- Alessandro NivolaPeter Vanlaningham
- Nicole M. VassalloGiggling Girl #1
Stills
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Themes
new lovesibling relationshipdysfunctional marriageworking classwrong side of the tracks