Inventing the Abbotts is a 1997 American coming-of-age film directed by Pat O'Connor and starring Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly, and Joanna Going. Inventing the Abbotts Sparks fly, passions flare, and family loyalties are suddenly torn and tested against a small town backdrop of social boundaries and dark secrets. Inventing the Abbotts A throwback to the small-town dramas of yesteryear, Pat O'Connor's "Inventing the Abbotts" is an emotionally powerful but extremely old-fashioned coming-of-age saga, set in 1957. From Sue Miller, author of the bestselling THE GOOD MOTHER and FAMILY PICTURES, this collection of short stories, INVENTING THE ABBOTTS, explores the treacherously shifting ground of erotic and family relationships with deftness and depth. ABBOTT HOME - STREET (HALEY, ILLINOIS) - DAY 1 (LATE SPRING, 1957) OPENING CREDITS ROLL over a TENT MONTAGE -- ASSORTED ANGLES of a group of men hard at work erecting a large striped "big-top" style canvas tent, INCLUDING: The long steel stakes being sledge-hammered into the lawn, "Inventing the Abbotts" is a coming of age story that captures the awkwardness of adolescence without all the cheese that so often pervades the genre. Inventing the Abbotts A showcase for bright young stars, Inventing the Abbotts aspires to be the kind of 1950s melodrama--like Splendor in the Grass--that was perfected by … The screenplay by Ken Hixon is based on a short story by Sue Miller. The original music score was composed by … Inventing the Abbotts subtitles. INVENTING THE ABBOTTS FADE IN: 1EXT. Directed by Pat O'Connor. At 180 pages, however, this book is a quick read, and the reader is unlikely to feel that his or her time has been wasted. When you want it all but can't have it, there's only one way to handle life...invent it.. 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. Starring an all-star cast including Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup, Liv Tyler and Jennifer Connelly, Sparks fly, passions flare, and family loyalties are suddenly torn and tested against a small town backdrop of social boundaries and dark secrets. With Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup. Inventing the Abbotts Joaquin Phoenix Billy Crudup Liv Tyler (1997) Two brothers from the wrong side of the tracks share complicated relationships with the daughters of a wealthy family. 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 th The stories, while engrossing, are somewhat unpolished: the first story, "Inventing the Abbotts," could have easily been a novel on its own, and the final story, "The Quality of Life," seems to end abruptly and awkwardly. Two working class brothers court three wealthy and beautiful sisters in a small Illinois town. The title story is about a young man who takes up suc