

Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
When you want it all but can't have it, there's only one way to handle life... invent it.
276 votes on TMDBReleased April 4, 1997Runtime 1h 50mDirector 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.
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Cast of Inventing the Abbotts

Joaquin Phoenix
Doug Holt
Liv Tyler
Pamela Abbott
Jennifer Connelly
Eleanor Abbott
Billy Crudup
Jacey Holt
Joanna Going
Alice Abbott
Kathy Baker
Helen Holt
Will Patton
Lloyd Abbott
Michael Sutton
Steve
Garrett M. Brown
Webb Crosby
Barbara Williams
Joan Abbott
Alessandro Nivola
Peter Vanlaningham
Shawn Hatosy
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Who stars in Inventing the Abbotts?
Inventing the Abbotts stars Joaquin Phoenix, Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly, Billy Crudup, Joanna Going.
Who directed Inventing the Abbotts?
Inventing the Abbotts was directed by Pat O'Connor.
How long is Inventing the Abbotts?
Inventing the Abbotts has a runtime of 1h 50m.
What is Inventing the Abbotts about?
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.
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