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Inventing the Abbotts

Inventing the Abbotts

# When you want it all but can't have it, there's only one way to handle life... invent it.
Drama   Romance
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1997-04-04
⌚ Running Time: 110 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.315

Beloved Cast

Joaquin Phoenix original image
Doug Holt
Joaquin Phoenix
Liv Tyler original image
Pamela Abbott
Liv Tyler
Jennifer Connelly original image
Eleanor Abbott
Jennifer Connelly
Billy Crudup original image
Jacey Holt
Billy Crudup
Joanna Going original image
Alice Abbott
Joanna Going
Kathy Baker original image
Helen Holt
Kathy Baker
Will Patton original image
Lloyd Abbott
Will Patton
Michael Sutton original image
Steve
Michael Sutton
Garrett M. Brown original image
Webb Crosby
Garrett M. Brown
Barbara Williams original image
Joan Abbott
Barbara Williams
Alessandro Nivola original image
Peter Vanlaningham
Alessandro Nivola
Nicole M. Vassallo original image
Giggling Girl #1
Nicole M. Vassallo
Amanda Sherman original image
Giggling Girl #2
Amanda Sherman
Shawn Hatosy original image
Victor
Shawn Hatosy
Julie Benz original image
Co-ed
Julie Benz
Zoe McLellan original image
Sandy
Zoe McLellan
David Frazier original image
Ted
David Frazier
Margaret Ash original image
Store Clerk
Margaret Ash
Clive Rosengren original image
Principal
Clive Rosengren
Susan Barnes original image
Mrs. Porter
Susan Barnes
Andrea Post original image
Waitress
Andrea Post
Jack Cummins original image
Funeral Director
Jack Cummins
David Heckendorn original image
Pre-Record Singer
David Heckendorn
Michael Keaton original image
Narrator (uncredited)
Michael Keaton

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