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Inventing the Abbotts (1997) 6.4
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Metascore: 49/100
Reviews: 73 user | 36 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com A light-hearted story of two working-class brothers courting three wealthy and beautiful sisters in a small Illinois town. Director:Pat O'Connor |
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| Liv Tyler | ... | ||
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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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working class | tennis | wrong side of the tracks | 1950s | dysfunctional marriage |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 April 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Círculo de pasiones See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$2,301,138 (USA) (4 April 1997)Gross:
$5,852,547 (USA) (16 May 1997)Company Credits
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Fox 2000 Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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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
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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). See more »Goofs
(at around 5 mins) Jaycee and Alice are making out/having sex in the car (a convertible) since Jaycee's mother had told him he couldn't bring her to the house anymore. Immediately after, Jaycee is shown bringing her home in a car which isn't a convertible. 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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(I've Got a Gal in) KalamazooWritten by Mack Gordon & Harry Warren
Produced by Christopher Brooks
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This film is notable for the acting performances (especially Joaquin Phoenix in the starring role) obtained by a fine director, Pat O'Connor. O'Connor may be more comfortable with Irish subject matter but does an excellent job capturing the 50's in middle America. The story is well-told, and the relationship of the two brothers (Phoenix and Billy Crudup) stands out. We need more films like this!