Apr 04, 1997
110 min
Full-HD

Inventing the Abbotts (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.

Category

Drama Romance

Country

United States of America

Companies

Fox 2000 Pictures

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

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