Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
When you want it all but can't have it, there's only one way to handle life... invent it.
1997 · R · 1h 50m · Drama, Romance
Genres: Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Pat O'Connor
Writers: Ken Hixon
Music by: Michael Kamen
Cinematography: Kenneth MacMillan
Editor: Ray Lovejoy
Box office: $6M · Rated 6.3/10 by 268 viewers
Cast
Joaquin Phoenix as Doug HoltLiv Tyler as Pamela AbbottJennifer Connelly as Eleanor AbbottBilly Crudup as Jacey HoltJoanna Going as Alice AbbottKathy Baker as Helen HoltWill Patton as Lloyd AbbottMichael Sutton as SteveGarrett M. Brown as Webb CrosbyBarbara Williams as Joan AbbottAlessandro Nivola as Peter VanlaninghamNicole M. Vassallo as Giggling Girl #1More like this
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