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
  Drama / Comedy
• Duration3h 8m
• Budget$12,000,000
• Revenue$6,110,979
• Rate
  

  7.2
  624 reviews
• Productions

  Fine Line Features, Spelling Entertainment, Avenue Entertainment