Inventing the Abbotts (1997)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Pat O'Connor

Writers (WGA):

Sue Miller (story)
Ken Hixon (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 April 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Love no matter what

Plot:

A light-hearted story of two brothers courting three sisters.

Plot Keywords:

Sisters | Wrong Side Of The Tracks | 1950s | Brother | Panties

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix	...	Doug Holt
Billy Crudup	...	Jacey Holt
Will Patton	...	Lloyd Abbott
Kathy Baker	...	Helen Holt
Jennifer Connelly	...	Eleanor Abbott
Michael Sutton	...	Steve
Liv Tyler	...	Pamela Abbott
Joanna Going	...	Alice Abbott
Barbara Williams	...	Joan Abbott
Alessandro Nivola	...	Peter Vanlaningham
Nicole M. Vassallo	...	Giggling Girl #1
Amanda Sherman	...	Giggling Girl #2
Shawn Hatosy	...	Victor
Garrett M. Brown	...	Webb Crosby
Julie Benz	...	Co-ed

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:R (certificate #35047) | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Canada:AA (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Healdsburg, California, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

Jennifer Connelly and Liv Tyler play sisters in this film. Connelly played Betty Ross in Hulk (2003), and was replaced by Tyler in The Incredible Hulk (2008).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Eleanor is having sex with Jacey, and Doug walks in, her hair changes position between the away shot and the close up.

Quotes:

Narrator: I had always thought of Eleanor Abbott as just another stuck-up rich girl, a flirt, a tease. But she proved to be a bigger riddle than I ever was.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Showbiz Today: (1997-04-01)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo

one of the most underrated movies I have ever seen.

This movie has not received enough credit. In my estimation, each member of the cast has turned in the best performance of their career. From the relationship between the two lead characters, and with their Mother, and their connection to the Abbotts, this movie tells a moving story with true heartfelt emotion. I cried at many points in the movie. Joaquin and Billy are truly inspiring. Liv Tyler and Jennifer Connolley let us into their world of what life was like in the teenage world of the early 60's. We were transported in time back to that world with all of it social standards and sanctions. Pat O'Connor has outdone himself with this film.