Inventing the Abbotts

Inventing the Abbotts

110 mins | Drama, Romance | April 4, 1997

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.

Inventing the Abbotts

110 mins | Drama, Romance | April 4, 1997

Inventing the Abbotts
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Fox 2000 Pictures
Original title Inventing the Abbotts
Directors Vincent Agostino, Karen Golden, Jonathan Watson, Pat O'Connor
Writers Ken Hixon

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix

as Doug Holt

Liv Tyler

as Pamela Abbott

Jennifer Connelly

as Eleanor Abbott

Billy Crudup

as Jacey Holt

Joanna Going

as Alice Abbott

Kathy Baker

as Helen Holt

Will Patton

as Lloyd Abbott

Michael Sutton

as Steve

Garrett M. Brown

as Webb Crosby

Barbara Williams

as Joan Abbott

Alessandro Nivola

as Peter Vanlaningham

Nicole M. Vassallo

as Giggling Girl #1

Amanda Sherman

as Giggling Girl #2

Shawn Hatosy

as Victor

Julie Benz

as Co-ed

Zoe McLellan

as Sandy

David Frazier

as Ted

Margaret Ash

as Store Clerk

Clive Rosengren

as Principal

Susan Barnes

as Mrs. Porter

Andrea Post

as Waitress

Jack Cummins

as Funeral Director

David Heckendorn

as Pre-Record Singer

Michael Keaton

as Narrator (uncredited)