Short Cuts
“From two American masters comes a movie like no other”
Director
Robert Altman
Screenplay
Robert Altman, Frank Barhydt
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.
Release
Oct 1, 1993
Budget
$12M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$6M
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
Jerry Dunphy
Jerry Dunphy
Lyle Lovett
Andy Bitkower
Lori Singer
Zoe Trainer / Cello - The Trout Quintet
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Short Cuts
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From the same director: Robert Altman
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