- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Release: 1997-04-04
- Director: Pat O’Connor
- Writers: Sue Miller , Ken Hixon
- Language: English
- Stars: Liv Tyler , Jennifer Connelly , Joaquin Phoenix , Billy Crudup , Will Patton , Kathy Baker (I) , Michael Sutton , Joanna Going , Barbara Williams , Alessandro Nivola
- Runtime: 110 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: El secreto de los Abbott (Spain) , Inventing the Abbotts (United States of America) , Inventing the Abbotts (Australia) , Círculo de pasiones (Argentina) , Выдуманная жизнь Эбботов (Russian Federation) , Három a nagylány (Hungary) , Nedolzna mladost (Slovenia) , Círculo de pasiones (Mexico) , Die Abbotts - Wenn Haß die Liebe tötet (Germany) , 愛的秘密 (Taiwan) , Abbottowie prawdziwi (Poland) , Сестрите Абът (Bulgaria) , Inventing the Abbotts , Círculo de Paixões (Brazil) , Les années rebelles (Canada) , Η εποχή της αθωότητας (Greece) , Inventing the Abbotts (United Kingdom) , Det man ikke ved ... (Denmark) , Les années rebelles (France, French Republic) , Innocenza infranta (Italy) , Kako smo izmislili Abbottove (Serbia) , O Segredo dos Abbotts (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Dragoste şi răzbunare (Romania) , 秘密の絆 (Japan) , Inventing the Abbotts (Canada) , Kielletyt leikit (Finland) , Kärlek och hämnd (Sweden)
- Plot:
In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.
- IMDB:tt0119381
Inventing the Abbotts Cast · · · ALL
Pat O’Connor
Director
Joaquin Phoenix
Doug Holt
Liv Tyler
Pamela Abbott
Jennifer Connelly
Eleanor Abbott
Billy Crudup
Jacey Holt
Joanna Going
Alice Abbott
Kathy Baker
(I)
Helen Holt
Will Patton
Lloyd Abbott
Michael Sutton
Steve
Garrett M. Brown
Webb Crosby
Barbara Williams
Joan Abbott
Alessandro Nivola
Peter Vanlaningham
Nicole M. Vassallo
Giggling Girl #1
Amanda Sherman
Giggling Girl #2
Shawn Hatosy
Victor
Julie Benz
Co-ed
Zoe McLellan
Sandy
David Frazier
Ted
Margaret Ash
Store Clerk
Clive Rosengren
Principal
Susan Barnes
Mrs. Porter
Andrea Post
Waitress
Jack Cummins
Funeral Director
David Heckendorn
Pre-Record Singer
Michael Keaton
Narrator (uncredited)