Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
6.3|4 Apr, 1997|110 min
When you want it all but can't have it, there's only one way to handle life... invent it.
6.3|4 Apr, 1997|110 min
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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.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $5,926,128
English
Budget--
Revenue $5,926,128
Keywords
new love
sibling relationship
dysfunctional marriage
working class
wrong side of the tracks
Casts
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)
Crews
Pat O'Connor
Director
Kenneth MacMillan
Director of Photography
Ken Hixon
Screenplay
Jack Cummins
Executive Producer
Janet Meyers
Producer
Brian Grazer
Producer
Ray Lovejoy
Editor
Karen Kehela Sherwood
Executive Producer
Michael Kamen
Original Music Composer
Ron Howard
Producer
David M. Roberts
Boom Operator
Jack Cummins
Unit Production Manager
Mic Rodgers
Stunts
Denney Pierce
Stunts
Jonathan Watson
Second Assistant Director
Christina Ritzi
Stunts
Fiona Jackson
Stunts
Vincent Agostino
First Assistant Director
John Pritchett
Sound Mixer
Chris Tuck
Stunts
Joey Box
Stunts
Jim Stephan
Stunts
Tim Trella
Stunts
Louisa Bonnie
Set Designer
Steve Cooper
Set Designer
James B.G. Ricketts
Stunts
Scott Hillman
Best Boy Grip
Michael Fauntleroy Jr.
Camera Loader
Rick Maddux
Best Boy Electric
Richard Smock
Rigging Gaffer
John W. Murphy
Dolly Grip
Anthony Gaudioz
Camera Operator
David L. Whitham
Electrician
Bobby Huber
Key Grip
John Glaeser
Cableman
Nick Shuster
Second Assistant Camera
Randy Alderson
Electrician
Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.
First Assistant Camera
E. Christopher Reed
Electrician
Patrick Murray
Gaffer
Stephen Johnstone
Best Boy Electric
Carl A. Vidnic
Electrician
Robert Graf
Location Manager
Jennifer Nickson
Assistant Production Coordinator
Robin Citrin
Location Manager
Edward Filian
Grip
Stuart Abramson
Key Rigging Grip
Jean Maninger
Production Coordinator
Rick Uva
Grip
Kent Alexander
Grip
Jeffrey A. Johnson
Grip
Kim Jordan
Assistant Location Manager
Winnie D. Brown
Costume Supervisor
Bridget Ostersehlte
Key Costumer
Adrienne Childers
Costumer
Jonny Pray
Set Costumer
Alison Gail Bixby
Set Costumer
Alfred N. Martin Jr.
Costumer
Steffani Lincecum
Seamstress
James Bolt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Connell
Music Editor
Alberto Christiano Lombardo
Assistant Property Master
Kirsten Chalker
Assistant Editor
Rocky Phelan
Sound Editor
Mayda Renizzi-Holt
Assistant Accountant
Graham Sutton
Music Editor
Stephen Lotwis
Music Editor
Ken Ryan
Production Accountant
Brenda Morris
Payroll Accountant
Anthony Cleal
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matt Grimes
Dialogue Editor
Peter Bankins
Property Master
Michael A. Carter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Logan Breit
First Assistant Editor
B. Tennyson Sebastian III
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frank Morrone
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Sharpe
Assistant Sound Editor
John Berger
Assistant Art Director
Terry Busby
Assistant Sound Editor
Gill MacDonald
Assistant Sound Editor
Christopher Brooks
Music Supervisor
Mindy Hall
Key Makeup Artist
Alastair Sirkett
Assistant Sound Editor
Chris Snyder
Construction Coordinator
Terry Doherty
Set Dresser
Val Harris
Leadman
Stephen R. Sheridan
Color Timer
Douglas McKay
Set Dresser
Billy G. Arter
Transportation Coordinator
Karin L. McGaughey
Set Dresser
Kinney Booker
Set Dresser
Peter J. Lakoff
Set Dresser
James Fredburg
Special Effects Coordinator
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Peggy Mulloy
Unit Publicist
Dan Moore
Video Assist Operator
Karen Golden
Script Supervisor
Merie Weismiller Wallace
Still Photographer
Shane Dixon
Stunt Coordinator
John Moio
Stunt Coordinator
Medusah
Hair Department Head
Gary Frutkoff
Production Design
William V. Ryder
Art Direction
Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator
Marcy G. Kaplan
Production Supervisor
Don Sharpe
Supervising Sound Editor
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Costume Design
Kathryn Peters
Set Decoration
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
Julie Hewett
Makeup Department Head
Michael Runyard
Stunt Coordinator
Jennifer Bell
Key Hair Stylist
Sue Miller
Short Story
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