Inventing the Abbotts
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1997-04-04
Runtime: 110 mins
Director: Pat O'Connor
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original title: Inventing the Abbotts
Production Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, Imagine Entertainment
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Joaquin Phoenix
Liv Tyler
Jennifer Connelly
Billy Crudup
Joanna Going
Kathy Baker
Will Patton
Michael Sutton
Garrett M. Brown
Barbara Williams
Alessandro Nivola
Nicole M. Vassallo
Amanda Sherman
Shawn Hatosy
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