April 4, 1997
110 minutes
DramaRomance
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.
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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))
