Inventing the Abbotts

Inventing the Abbotts
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPat O'Connor
Screenplay byKen Hixon
Based on"Inventing the Abbotts"
by Sue Miller
Produced byBrian Grazer
Ron Howard
Janet Meyers
Starring
CinematographyKenneth MacMillan
Edited byRay Lovejoy
Music byMichael Kamen
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • April 4, 1997 (1997-04-04)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5.9 million

Inventing the Abbotts is a 1997 American period coming-of-age film directed by Pat O'Connor, and starring Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly and Joanna Going. The screenplay by Ken Hixon is based on a short story by Sue Miller.[1] The original music score was composed by Michael Kamen. The film focuses on two brothers and their relationship with the wealthy Abbott sisters.

  1. ^ Maslin, Janet (April 4, 1997). "Inventing the Abbotts". New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2021.