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Inventing the Abbotts

  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 1h 50m
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6.4/10
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Jennifer Connelly, Liv Tyler, Billy Crudup, Joaquin Phoenix, and Joanna Going in Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
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Two working class brothers court three wealthy and beautiful sisters in a small Illinois town.Two working class brothers court three wealthy and beautiful sisters in a small Illinois town.Two working class brothers court three wealthy and beautiful sisters in a small Illinois town.
IMDb RATING
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    • Pat O'Connor
    • Sue Miller(story)
    • Ken Hixon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Liv Tyler
    • Jennifer Connelly
    • Joaquin Phoenix
    • Pat O'Connor
    • Sue Miller(story)
    • Ken Hixon(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Liv Tyler
    • Jennifer Connelly
    • Joaquin Phoenix
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 79User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
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    Jennifer Connelly in Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
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    Liv Tyler and Joaquin Phoenix in Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
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    Liv Tyler
    Liv Tyler
    • Pamela Abbott
    Jennifer Connelly
    Jennifer Connelly
    • Eleanor Abbott
    Joaquin Phoenix
    Joaquin Phoenix
    • Doug Holt
    Billy Crudup
    Billy Crudup
    • Jacey Holt
    Will Patton
    Will Patton
    • Lloyd Abbott
    Kathy Baker
    Kathy Baker
    • Helen Holt
    Michael Sutton
    Michael Sutton
    • Steve
    Joanna Going
    Joanna Going
    • Alice Abbott
    Barbara Williams
    Barbara Williams
    • Joan Abbott
    Alessandro Nivola
    Alessandro Nivola
    • Peter Vanlaningham
    Nicole M. Vassallo
    • Giggling Girl #1
    Amanda Sherman
    • Giggling Girl #2
    Shawn Hatosy
    Shawn Hatosy
    • Victor
    Garrett M. Brown
    Garrett M. Brown
    • Webb Crosby
    Julie Benz
    Julie Benz
    • Co-ed
    Zoe McLellan
    Zoe McLellan
    • Sandy
    David Frazier
    David Frazier
    • Ted
    Margaret Ash
    Margaret Ash
    • Store Clerk
      • Pat O'Connor
      • Sue Miller(story)
      • Ken Hixon(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The narrator is played by Michael Keaton in an uncredited role.
    • Goofs
      When in the movie Doug writes on the window "I love you", he writes with the finger on the glass that is covered with steam, and it looks nice, but in fact when it's cold and the windows are covered with steam, the steam is always *inside* the room, not outside.
    • Quotes

      Helen Holt: There's different kinds of love, darling. Some people you love no matter what, and others you love if the situation is right. To me, the best kind of love is the "no matter what" kind.

    • Connections
      Featured in Showbiz Today: Episode dated 1 April 1997 (1997)
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    6/10
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    "Inventing the Abbotts" seems like the sort of movie that they just made for no particular reason. Portraying some relationships in 1957 Illinois, the movie is worth seeing. Maybe not any kind of masterpiece, but interesting. I liked the fake sideburns scene, and the, uh, scene under the table. Joaquin Phoenix was showing the same acting skills that he later brought to "Gladiator" and "Walk the Line", and Liv Tyler, Billy Crudup, and Jennifer Connelly also did quite well.

    I guess that overall, there's nothing really unique here. There have been many slice-of-life stories. But this one is pretty well done with some good performances. Worth seeing.
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    • May 11, 2006

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    • Release date
      • April 4, 1997 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Healdsburg, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fox 2000 Pictures
      • Imagine Entertainment
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 1 hour 50 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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