Short Cuts (1993)
From two American masters comes a movie like no other
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Andie MacDowell
as Ann Finnigan
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Bruce Davison
as Howard Finnigan
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Jack Lemmon
as Paul Finnigan
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Tim Robbins
as Gene Shepard
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Julianne Moore
as Marian Wyman
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Tom Waits
as Earl Piggot
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Lily Tomlin
as Doreen Piggot
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Fred Ward
as Stuart Kane
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Chris Penn
as Jerry Kaiser
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Frances McDormand
as Betty Weathers
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Madeleine Stowe
as Sherri Shepard
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Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Lois Kaiser
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Anne Archer
as Claire Kane
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Matthew Modine
as Dr. Ralph Wyman
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Lili Taylor
as Honey Bush
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Robert Downey Jr.
as Bill Bush
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Peter Gallagher
as Stormy Weathers
- Zane Cassidy as Casey Finnigan
Crew
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Robert Altman
Director
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Walt Lloyd
Director of Photography
- Geraldine Peroni Editor
- Suzy Elmiger Editor
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Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
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Cary Brokaw
Producer
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Robert Altman
Screenplay
- Frank Barhydt Screenplay
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