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Inventing the Abbotts (1997)

 -  Drama | Romance  -  4 April 1997 (USA)
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A light-hearted story of two brothers courting three sisters.

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Set in the 1950s, Inventing the Abbotts is a dramatic look at the life of two boys from the wrong side of the tracks and their interaction with the three daughters of local aristocrat Lloyd Abbott. The boys, Jacey and Doug have only 3 things in common: their family, table tennis and chasing the Abbott sisters. Written by FMJ_Joker

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Rated R for sexuality and language | See all certifications »

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4 April 1997 (USA)  »

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Círculo de pasiones  »

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$2,301,138 (USA) (4 April 1997)

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$5,852,547 (USA) (16 May 1997)
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Jennifer Connelly and Liv Tyler play sisters in this film. Connelly played Betty Ross in Hulk, and was replaced by Tyler in The Incredible Hulk. See more »

Goofs

There's a closeup of an Elvis Presley album which has a 1970's RCA logo on it. The logo is the same one the company currently uses, not that older "electric" lettering they had in the '50's amd '60's. See more »

Quotes

Helen Holt: You do realize you may be the only person at this party with artificial sideburns?
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References Island in the Sun (1957) See more »

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"Cruisin' 1958"
Courtesy of Increase Records
Cruisin' is a registered trademark of Increase Inc.
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Simple story well told
8 April 2006 | by (Scotland) – See all my reviews

I saw this film on a flight to Australia. I'd never heard of it but it would pass some time. In fact, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It has a Forest Gump kind of charm but a lot less humour. It also reminded me of the early soap operas like Peyton Place in the way it portrayed 1950's America. The unfolding of the family story is well spun out so that you only gradually come to appreciate the tensions involved and indeed some of the scenes are only understood after later revelations show up a new significance. The characters were believable and the twist in the tale of the story sufficiently unexpected but predictable in retrospect that you kick yourself for not realising. A family film with little to worry the censor other than some mild fisticuffs and a small amount of what might have been referred to in the film as "fooling around". The interplay between the leading roles is exceptional, both between the two brothers and between Liv Tyler and Joaquin Phoenix.


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