Inventing the Abbotts
1997In 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.
Acted in
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)