Inventing the Abbotts (1997)

04/04/1997 (US) • 1h 50m

Drama, Romance

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

Liv Tyler

Pamela Abbott

Jennifer Connelly

Eleanor Abbott

Billy Crudup

Jacey Holt

Joanna Going

Alice Abbott

Kathy Baker

Helen Holt

Will Patton

Lloyd Abbott

Garrett M. Brown

Webb Crosby


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$5,926,128.00

Keywords

new love

sibling relationship

dysfunctional marriage

working class

wrong side of the tracks

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