Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,926,128.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 15.399 |
Directed By
Pat O'Connor
Crew
Pat O'Connor
Kenneth MacMillan
Ken Hixon
Jack Cummins
Janet Meyers
Brian Grazer
Ray Lovejoy
Karen Kehela Sherwood
Michael Kamen
Ron Howard
David M. Roberts
Jack Cummins
Mic Rodgers
Denney Pierce
Jonathan Watson
Christina Ritzi
Fiona Jackson
Vincent Agostino
John Pritchett
Christopher J. Tuck
Joey Box
Jim Stephan
Tim Trella
Louisa Bonnie
Steve Cooper
James B.G. Ricketts
Scott Hillman
Michael Fauntleroy Jr.
Rick Maddux
Richard Smock
John W. Murphy
Anthony Gaudioz
David L. Whitham
Bobby Huber
John Glaeser
Nick Shuster
Randy Alderson
Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.
E. Christopher Reed
Patrick Murray
Stephen Johnstone
Carl A. Vidnic
Robert Graf
Jennifer Nickson
Robin Citrin
Edward Filian
Stuart Abramson
Jean Maninger
Rick Uva
Kent Alexander
Kim Jordan
Winnie D. Brown
Bridget Ostersehlte
Adrienne Childers
Jonny Pray
Alison Gail Bixby
Alfred N. Martin Jr.
Steffani Lincecum
James Bolt
Michael Connell
Alberto Christiano Lombardo
Kirsten Chalker
Rocky Phelan
Mayda Renizzi-Holt
Graham Sutton
Stephen Lotwis
Ken Ryan
Brenda Morris
Anthony Cleal
Matt Grimes
Peter Bankins
Michael A. Carter
Logan Breit
B. Tennyson Sebastian III
Frank Morrone
David Sharpe
John Berger
Terry Busby
Gill MacDonald
Christopher Brooks
Mindy Hall
Alastair Sirkett
Chris Snyder
Terry Doherty
Val Harris
Stephen R. Sheridan
Douglas McKay
Billy G. Arter
Karin L. McGaughey
Kinney Booker
Peter J. Lakoff
James Fredburg
Gary Burritt
Peggy Mulloy
Dan Moore
Karen Golden
Merie Weismiller Wallace
Shane Dixon
John Moio
Medusah
Gary Frutkoff
William V. Ryder
Randy Nolen
Marcy G. Kaplan
Don Sharpe
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Kathryn Peters
Risa Bramon Garcia
Julie Hewett
Michael Runyard
Jennifer Bell
Sue Miller
TOP CAST
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
Nicole M. Vassallo
Giggling Girl #1
Amanda Sherman
Giggling Girl #2
Shawn Hatosy
Victor
Julie Benz
Co-ed
Zoe McLellan
Sandy
David Frazier
Ted
Margaret Ash
Store Clerk
Clive Rosengren
Principal
Susan Barnes
Mrs. Porter
Andrea Post
Waitress
Jack Cummins
Funeral Director
David Heckendorn
Pre-Record Singer
Michael Keaton
Narrator (uncredited)
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