Short Cuts
From two American masters comes a movie like no other
7.2(695) 1993-10-01 188 minDramaComedy
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
ScreenplayRobert Altman
ScreenplayFrank Barhydt
ProducerCary Brokaw
Original Music ComposerMark Isham
Cast & characters
Andie MacDowell
as Ann Finnigan
Bruce Davison
as Howard Finnigan
Jack Lemmon
as Paul Finnigan
Tim Robbins
as Gene Shepard
Julianne Moore
as Marian Wyman
Tom Waits
as Earl Piggot
Lily Tomlin
as Doreen Piggot
Fred Ward
as Stuart Kane
Chris Penn
as Jerry Kaiser
Frances McDormand
as Betty Weathers
Madeleine Stowe
as Sherri Shepard
Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Lois Kaiser
Anne Archer
as Claire Kane
Matthew Modine
as Dr. Ralph Wyman
Lili Taylor
as Honey Bush
Robert Downey Jr.
as Bill Bush
Peter Gallagher
as Stormy Weathers
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Zane Cassidy
as Casey Finnigan
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Joseph C. Hopkins
as Joe Kaiser
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Josette Maccario
as Josette Kaiser
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Austin Friel
as Austin Shepard
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Dustin Friel
as Will Shepard
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Cassie Friel
as Sandy Shepard
Jarrett Lennon
as Chad Weathers
