Inventing the Abbotts centers on the lives of two closely linked, small town Illinois families which dangerously intersect because of a misunderstanding of the circumstances surrounding a member's death.
29 December 1975, Frederick, Maryland, USA
1 July 1977, New York City, New York, USA
14 June 1954, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
8 June 1950, Midland, Texas, USA
6 November 1974, La Jolla, California, USA
8 April 1986, Orange County, California, USA
28 October 1974, San Juan, Puerto Rico
5 September 1951, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA
23 January 1975
1 May 1972, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
12 December 1970, Catskill Mountains, New York, USA
20 January 1976, Bangor, Maine, USA
15 November 1948, Iowa, USA
28 June 1972, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
7 November 1948, USA
1953, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
12 March 1981, Downey, California, USA
22 July 1963, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
July 01, 2004
In the end, it adds up to nothing more than a humorless, forgettable nostalgia piece with carefully re-created costumes and settings from the Eisenhower years.
January 18, 2004
If looked at in the right perspective, as a soap and not as the serious drama it pretends to be, this is quite diverting, if emotionally hollow, melodrama.
August 08, 2007
Cast of newcomers is appealing, but this small-town melodrama is so old-fashioned and out-of-touch with contemporary youth that it feels as if it were made the same time that its story is set, in 1957.
August 26, 2002
Offers an inventive and engaging exploration of emotional intelligence.
January 01, 2000
Would be a lot more fun were it a trashy Troy Donahue-Diane McBain vehicle ground out by Warner Bros. in 1960.
February 27, 2001
It is rare to find a film that treats teenagers and young adults as real people who think for themselves, and own up to their mistakes
