Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
When you want it all but can't have it, there's only one way to handle life... invent it.
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly
Directed by Pat O'Connor
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.
Runtime: 110 min.
Rating: 6.1
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,Romance
Keywords: sibling relationship,new love,dysfunctional marriage,working class,wrong side of the tracks
Cast
Doug Holt
Pamela Abbott
Eleanor Abbott
Jacey Holt
Alice Abbott
Helen Holt
Lloyd Abbott
Steve
Webb Crosby
Joan Abbott
Peter Vanlaningham
Giggling Girl #1
Giggling Girl #2
Victor
Co-ed
Narrator (uncredited)
Sandy