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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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Classical in form, grave, earnest and spare.
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- gravecomic
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Cast
- Joaquin PhoenixDoug Holt
- Liv TylerPamela Abbott
- Jennifer ConnellyEleanor Abbott
- Billy CrudupJacey Holt
- Joanna GoingAlice Abbott
- Kathy BakerHelen Holt
- Will PattonLloyd Abbott
- Michael SuttonSteve
- Garrett M. BrownWebb Crosby
- Barbara WilliamsJoan Abbott
Crew
- Pat O'ConnorDirector
- Ken HixonScreenplay
- Kenneth MacMillanDirector of Photography
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
- Ray LovejoyEditor
- Brian GrazerProducer
- Ron HowardProducer
- Janet MeyersProducer
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