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Inventing the Abbotts (1997) [R]

Release Date:
April 4, 1997

Original Title:
Inventing the Abbotts

Alternate Titles:
Kärlek och hämnd
Вигадане життя Ебботів

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
Fox 2000 Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 16|14  FR: U  JP: PG12  US: R 

Runtime: 110

When you want it all but can't have it, there's only one way to handle life... invent it.

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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.

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Art Direction:
William V. Ryder

Assistant Accountant:
Mayda Renizzi-Holt

Assistant Art Director:
John Berger

Assistant Editor:
Kirsten Chalker

Assistant Location Manager:
Kim Jordan

Assistant Production Coordinator:
Jennifer Nickson

Assistant Property Master:
Alberto Christiano Lombardo

Assistant Sound Editor:
David Sharpe
Terry Busby
Gill MacDonald
Alastair Sirkett

Best Boy Electric:
Rick Maddux
Stephen Johnstone

Best Boy Grip:
Scott Hillman

Boom Operator:
David M. Roberts

Cableman:
John Glaeser

Camera Loader:
Michael Fauntleroy Jr.

Camera Operator:
Anthony Gaudioz

Casting:
Risa Bramon Garcia

Color Timer:
Stephen R. Sheridan

Construction Coordinator:
Chris Snyder

Costume Design:
Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Costume Supervisor:
Winnie D. Brown

Costumer:
Adrienne Childers
Alfred N. Martin Jr.

Dialogue Editor:
Matt Grimes

Director:
Pat O'Connor

Director of Photography:
Kenneth MacMillan

Dolly Grip:
John W. Murphy

Editor:
Ray Lovejoy

Electrician:
Randy Alderson
Carl A. Vidnic
E. Christopher Reed
David L. Whitham

Executive Producer:
Jack Cummins
Karen Kehela Sherwood

First Assistant Camera:
Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.

First Assistant Director:
Vincent Agostino

First Assistant Editor:
Logan Breit

Gaffer:
Patrick Murray

Grip:
Jeffrey A. Johnson
Rick Uva
Kent Alexander
Edward Filian

Hair Department Head:
Medusah

Key Costumer:
Bridget Ostersehlte

Key Grip:
Bobby Huber

Key Hair Stylist:
Jennifer Bell

Key Makeup Artist:
Mindy Hall

Key Rigging Grip:
Stuart Abramson

Leadman:
Val Harris

Location Manager:
Robert Graf
Robin Citrin

Makeup Department Head:
Julie Hewett

Music Editor:
Graham Sutton
Michael Connell
Stephen Lotwis

Music Supervisor:
Christopher Brooks

Negative Cutter:
Gary Burritt

Original Music Composer:
Michael Kamen

Payroll Accountant:
Brenda Morris

Producer:
Brian Grazer
Ron Howard
Janet Meyers

Production Accountant:
Ken Ryan

Production Coordinator:
Jean Maninger

Production Design:
Gary Frutkoff

Production Supervisor:
Marcy G. Kaplan

Property Master:
Peter Bankins

Rigging Gaffer:
Richard Smock

Screenplay:
Ken Hixon

Script Supervisor:
Karen Golden

Seamstress:
Steffani Lincecum

Second Assistant Camera:
Nick Shuster

Second Assistant Director:
Jonathan Watson

Set Costumer:
Jonny Pray
Alison Gail Bixby

Set Decoration:
Kathryn Peters

Set Designer:
Louisa Bonnie
Steve Cooper

Set Dresser:
Karin L. McGaughey
Kinney Booker
Terry Doherty
Douglas McKay
Peter J. Lakoff

Sound Editor:
Rocky Phelan

Sound Mixer:
John Pritchett

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
James Bolt
B. Tennyson Sebastian III
Frank Morrone
Michael A. Carter
Anthony Cleal

Special Effects Coordinator:
James Fredburg

Steadicam Operator:
Randy Nolen

Still Photographer:
Merie Weismiller Wallace

Stunt Coordinator:
Shane Dixon
John Moio
Michael Runyard

Stunts:
Fiona Jackson
Mic Rodgers
Joey Box
Jim Stephan
Christina Ritzi
Tim Trella
Denney Pierce
Christopher J. Tuck
James B.G. Ricketts

Supervising Sound Editor:
Don Sharpe

Transportation Coordinator:
Billy G. Arter

Unit Production Manager:
Jack Cummins

Unit Publicist:
Peggy Mulloy

Video Assist Operator:
Dan Moore

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