Joaquin Phoenix
Doug Holt
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Inventing the Abbotts: Directed by Pat O'Connor. With Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup, Will Patton, Kathy Baker. Two working class brothers court three wealthy and beautiful sisters in a small Illinois town.
- (14K)
- Drama, Romance
- Pat O'Connor
- 1997-04-04
A 1997 film about two brothers who pursue the wealthy Abbott sisters in 1950s Illinois. Based on a short story by Sue Miller, the film stars Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup and Jennifer Connelly.
A drama about two working class brothers who pursue three wealthy sisters in 1950s Illinois. The film explores their family, table tennis and class conflicts.
In the 1950s, brothers Jacey (Billy Crudup) and Doug Holt (Joaquin Phoenix), who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott ...
- (27)
- Pat O'connor
- R
- Joaquin Phoenix
Apr 4, 1997 · It’s about the Abbotts, a rich family whose parties and wealth dominate a small Midwestern town, and about a local working-class boy who has made the family his “addiction.” He eventually conquers all three of the Abbott girls, while his younger brother lusts after one and loves another, but lacks his courage.
Forbidden love and impossible dreams intertwine when the handsome working-class Holt brothers are drawn to the beautiful and wealthy Abbott sisters.
Two working-class brothers (Billy Crudup, Joaquin Phoenix) find themselves drawn to the daughters of their Midwestern town’s wealthiest family (Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly, Joanna Going).
