Jacey (Billy Crudup) and Doug Holt (Joaquin Phoenix) are two poor brothers who fall in love with the three aristocratic daughters of the formidable Lloyd Abbott (Will Patton). Shy and quiet, Doug longs for the heart of Pamela (Liv Tyler), a vivacious and popular girl who seems out of his league, while Jacey is much more calculating in his efforts. Seeing the pursuit as revenge for a patent Lloyd allegedly stole from the Holts' father, Jacey first targets the wild Eleanor (Jennifer Connelly) before turning his attention to the unhappily married Alice(Joanna Going). When Jacey's true motives are finally revealed, the honest romance that has developed between Doug and Pamela is put into jeopardy. Directed by Pat O'Connor. With Michael Sutton, Barbara Williams and Kathy Baker. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1997.
Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly and Joanna Going in Inventing the Abbotts
Liv Tyler and Joaquin Phoenix in Inventing the Abbotts
Jennifer Connelly in Inventing the Abbotts
Liv Tyler and Joaquin Phoenix in Inventing the Abbotts
Joaquin Phoenix and Billy Crudup in Inventing the Abbotts
Liv Tyler also appeared in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Armageddon, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, One Night at McCool's, Reign Over Me, The Strangers, and The Incredible Hulk.
Joaquin Phoenix also appeared in The Village, Ladder 49, Gladiator, Signs, Hotel Rwanda, Walk the Line, U Turn, Reservation Road, We Own the Night, Parenthood, Brother Bear, and Two Lovers.
Billy Crudup also appeared in Mission: Impossible III, Dedication, Watchmen, The Good Shepherd, Public Enemies, and Almost Famous.
Jennifer Connelly also appeared in Dark City, Requiem for a Dream, A Beautiful Mind, House of Sand and Fog, Pollock, The Rocketeer, Labyrinth, Hulk, Once Upon a Time in America, Of Love and Shadows, Dark Water, Little Children, Blood Diamond, Reservation Road, The Day the Earth Stood Still, He's Just Not That Into You, 9, and Creation.
Joanna Going also appeared in Wyatt Earp.
Will Patton also appeared in Armageddon, Entrapment, Remember the Titans, Gone in Sixty Seconds, and American Violet.
Kathy Baker also appeared in The Cider House Rules, Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, Edward Scissorhands, 13 Going on 30, All the King's Men, The Jane Austen Book Club, Mad Dog and Glory, and Last Chance Harvey.
Alessandro Nivola also appeared in Jurassic Park III, Face/Off, Junebug, Goal!, The Eye, Goal II: Living the Dream, Carolina, and Coco avant Chanel.
1950s also appeared in The Godfather, Grease, Where the Truth Lies, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Vera Drake, and My One and Only.