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 | 13.81 |
Directed By
Pat O'Connor
Crew
Janet Meyers
Pat O'Connor
Ron Howard
Brian Grazer
Michael Kamen
Ray Lovejoy
Jack Cummins
Ken Hixon
Kenneth MacMillan
Karen Kehela Sherwood
Jonathan Watson
John Pritchett
Denney Pierce
Louisa Bonnie
Christina Ritzi
David M. Roberts
Christopher J. Tuck
Mic Rodgers
Joey Box
Jack Cummins
Jim Stephan
James B.G. Ricketts
Vincent Agostino
Steve Cooper
Tim Trella
Fiona Jackson
Michael Fauntleroy Jr.
David L. Whitham
John Glaeser
Richard Smock
Anthony Gaudioz
Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.
Stephen Johnstone
John W. Murphy
E. Christopher Reed
Patrick Murray
Rick Uva
Kent Alexander
Rick Maddux
Scott Hillman
Nick Shuster
Carl A. Vidnic
Randy Alderson
Robert Graf
Robin Citrin
Edward Filian
Stuart Abramson
Jean Maninger
Jennifer Nickson
Bobby Huber
Kim Jordan
Winnie D. Brown
Bridget Ostersehlte
Alison Gail Bixby
Matt Grimes
Christopher Brooks
Steffani Lincecum
Jonny Pray
Adrienne Childers
Alfred N. Martin Jr.
Michael Connell
B. Tennyson Sebastian III
David Sharpe
Kinney Booker
Kirsten Chalker
Mindy Hall
James Bolt
Alastair Sirkett
Karin L. McGaughey
Peter J. Lakoff
Peter Bankins
James Fredburg
Brenda Morris
Gill MacDonald
Logan Breit
Frank Morrone
Michael A. Carter
Stephen Lotwis
Terry Doherty
Douglas McKay
Rocky Phelan
Val Harris
Mayda Renizzi-Holt
Graham Sutton
Alberto Christiano Lombardo
Ken Ryan
Terry Busby
Anthony Cleal
John Berger
Dan Moore
Peggy Mulloy
Billy G. Arter
Gary Burritt
Stephen R. Sheridan
Chris Snyder
Jennifer Bell
Karen Golden
Medusah
Shane Dixon
John Moio
Risa Bramon Garcia
Kathryn Peters
Marcy G. Kaplan
Michael Runyard
Gary Frutkoff
William V. Ryder
Merie Weismiller Wallace
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Don Sharpe
Randy Nolen
Julie Hewett
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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