Inventing the Abbotts
When you want it all but can't have it, there's only one way to handle life... invent it.
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4/4/1997Runtime
110 minsOverview
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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EnglishBudget
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A 1950s Midwestern romance that pivots on class resentment and forbidden desire, where working-class brothers pursue wealthy sisters with very different intentions. The film is caught between yearning and the weight of social barriers, exploring whether love can actually bridge the divide between worlds.
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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
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