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 | 16.517 |
Directed By
Pat O'Connor
Crew
Pat O'Connor
Ken Hixon
Jack Cummins
Brian Grazer
Ron Howard
Karen Kehela Sherwood
Janet Meyers
Michael Kamen
Kenneth MacMillan
Ray Lovejoy
Jack Cummins
Fiona Jackson
Mic Rodgers
Joey Box
Jim Stephan
Christina Ritzi
Tim Trella
Denney Pierce
Christopher J. Tuck
James B.G. Ricketts
Vincent Agostino
Jonathan Watson
Louisa Bonnie
Steve Cooper
John Pritchett
David M. Roberts
John Glaeser
Anthony Gaudioz
Michael Fauntleroy Jr.
Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.
Nick Shuster
Patrick Murray
Rick Maddux
Stephen Johnstone
Richard Smock
Randy Alderson
Carl A. Vidnic
E. Christopher Reed
David L. Whitham
Bobby Huber
Scott Hillman
John W. Murphy
Rick Uva
Kent Alexander
Edward Filian
Stuart Abramson
Jean Maninger
Jennifer Nickson
Robert Graf
Robin Citrin
Kim Jordan
Winnie D. Brown
Bridget Ostersehlte
Jonny Pray
Alison Gail Bixby
Adrienne Childers
Alfred N. Martin Jr.
Steffani Lincecum
Mindy Hall
Ken Ryan
Mayda Renizzi-Holt
Brenda Morris
Logan Breit
Kirsten Chalker
James Bolt
B. Tennyson Sebastian III
Frank Morrone
Michael A. Carter
Anthony Cleal
Rocky Phelan
Matt Grimes
David Sharpe
Terry Busby
Gill MacDonald
Alastair Sirkett
Christopher Brooks
Graham Sutton
Michael Connell
Stephen Lotwis
Peter Bankins
Alberto Christiano Lombardo
John Berger
Karin L. McGaughey
Kinney Booker
Terry Doherty
Douglas McKay
Peter J. Lakoff
Val Harris
James Fredburg
Chris Snyder
Billy G. Arter
Dan Moore
Peggy Mulloy
Gary Burritt
Stephen R. Sheridan
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Gary Frutkoff
Risa Bramon Garcia
Karen Golden
Merie Weismiller Wallace
Randy Nolen
Shane Dixon
John Moio
Michael Runyard
Don Sharpe
Kathryn Peters
William V. Ryder
Julie Hewett
Medusah
Jennifer Bell
Marcy G. Kaplan
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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