Inventing the Abbotts
1997 · 110 min
Directed by Pat O'Connor. Written by Ken Hixon. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly, Billy Crudup.
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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