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Inventing the Abbotts( 1997)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Joaquin Phoenix

      Doug Holt

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      Liv Tyler

      Pamela Abbott

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      Jennifer Connelly

      Eleanor Abbott

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      Billy Crudup

      Jacey Holt

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      Joanna Going

      Alice Abbott

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      Kathy Baker

      Helen Holt

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      Will Patton

      Lloyd Abbott

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      Michael Sutton

      Steve

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      Garrett M. Brown

      Webb Crosby

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      Barbara Williams

      Joan Abbott

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      Alessandro Nivola

      Peter Vanlaningham

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      Nicole M. Vassallo

      Giggling Girl #1

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      Amanda Sherman

      Giggling Girl #2

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      Shawn Hatosy

      Victor

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      Julie Benz

      Co-ed

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      Zoe McLellan

      Sandy

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      David Frazier

      Ted

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      Margaret Ash

      Store Clerk

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      Clive Rosengren

      Principal

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      Susan Barnes

      Mrs. Porter

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      Andrea Post

      Waitress

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      Jack Cummins

      Funeral Director

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      David Heckendorn

      Pre-Record Singer

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      Michael Keaton

      Narrator (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    5926128.00

    Keywords

    • new love
    • sibling relationship
    • dysfunctional marriage
    • working class
    • wrong side of the tracks