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Far from the ethereal A Beautiful Mind role she would win an Oscar for three years later, Connelly plays the "dark" Abbott sister with a ferocious sexual agency. Her line, "You don't want me, Doug. You want what I represent," is the film's thesis statement. In an exclusive excerpt from a 1997 Fangoria interview (unearthed for this article), Connelly said: "Eleanor knows the male gaze is a cage. She uses it to destroy the men who look at her. I found her terrifying to play." inventing the abbotts 1997 exclusive

Symbolize "Old Money," country clubs, and untouchable social grace. The Holts: In an exclusive excerpt from a 1997 Fangoria

: Jacey (Billy Crudup) and Doug (Joaquin Phoenix) live on the "other side of the tracks" with their widowed mother, Helen. Jacey is driven by a deep resentment toward the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, whom he believes stole his father’s invention. The Abbott Sisters The Holts: : Jacey (Billy Crudup) and Doug

Few films of the era understood the power of licensed music like this one. The soundtrack features a deep-cut Wilco track ("The Lonely 1") playing over a montage of the brothers spying on the Abbott house. Music supervisor Mary Ramos (who went on to do Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ) reveals in an :

Inventing the Abbotts (1997): An Exclusive Look Back at the Star-Studded '90s Classic