Short Cuts
624 reviews
Drama/Comedy
3h 8m
1993
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking...
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Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.
- DirectorRobert Altman
- Release1 October 1993
- Genre
- Duration3h 8m
- Budget$12,000,000
- Revenue$6,110,979
- Rate624 reviews
- Productions
Fine Line Features, Spelling Entertainment, Avenue Entertainment
Cast

Andie MacDowell
Ann Finnigan

Bruce Davison
Howard Finnigan

Jack Lemmon
Paul Finnigan

Tim Robbins
Gene Shepard

Julianne Moore
Marian Wyman

Tom Waits
Earl Piggot

Lily Tomlin
Doreen Piggot

Fred Ward
Stuart Kane

Chris Penn
Jerry Kaiser

Frances McDormand
Betty Weathers

Madeleine Stowe
Sherri Shepard

Jennifer Jason Leigh
Lois Kaiser

Anne Archer
Claire Kane

Matthew Modine
Dr. Ralph Wyman

Lili Taylor
Honey Bush

Robert Downey Jr.
Bill Bush

Peter Gallagher
Stormy Weathers

Jarrett Lennon
Chad Weathers

Buck Henry
Gordon Johnson

Huey Lewis
Vern Miller

Dirk Blocker
Diner Customer

Alex Trebek
Alex Trebek

Lyle Lovett
Andy Bitkower

Lori Singer
Zoe Trainer / Cello - The Trout Quintet

Danny Darst
Aubrey Bell

Annie Ross
Tess Trainer

Robert DoQui
Knute Willis

Michael Beach
Jim Stone

Andi Chapman
Harriet Stone

Deborah Falconer
Barbara

Charles Rocket
Wally Littleton

Jane Alden
Mrs. Schwartzmeier

Derek Webster
Joe Robbins' Pal

Paul Parkey Jr.
Diner Patron
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