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Title: Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
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Nicole M. Vassallo | ... | Giggling Girl #1 |
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Amanda Sherman | ... | Giggling Girl #2 |
| Shawn Hatosy | ... | Victor | |
| Garrett M. Brown | ... | Webb Crosby | |
| Julie Benz | ... | Co-ed | |
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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 Holt, have only three things in common: their family, table tennis and chasing the beautiful Abbott sisters. Their father, a reckless risk-taker, lost his life through a wager with Lloyd Abbott, his then business partner. Written by FMJ_Joker
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1950s | sex scene | female frontal nudity | working class | female rear nudity |Taglines:
When you want it all but can't have it, there's only one way to handle life...invent it. See more »Parents Guide:
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Narrator: The end of my innocence and childhood began in 1957. It is remarkable to me now just how little I knew then about the people around me. It took me years to figure out exactly what the truth was, especially given my brother's knack at inventing facts. My mother once told me that if the Abbotts didn't exist, my brother would have had to invent them.
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Written by Mack Gordon & Harry Warren
Produced by Christopher Brooks
Performed by David Heckendorn
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Joaquin Phoenix and Liv Tyler dated for three years (1995-1998) after meeting on-set. 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
[first lines]Narrator: The end of my innocence and childhood began in 1957. It is remarkable to me now just how little I knew then about the people around me. It took me years to figure out exactly what the truth was, especially given my brother's knack at inventing facts. My mother once told me that if the Abbotts didn't exist, my brother would have had to invent them.
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Serenade in BlueWritten by Mack Gordon & Harry Warren
Produced by Christopher Brooks
Performed by David Heckendorn
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Opening Weekend USA:
$2,301,138, 6 April 1997Gross USA:
$5,936,344Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$5,936,344Company Credits
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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.