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Feature film — 1993

Short Cuts (1993)

7.23h 8mDrama — Comedy

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.

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Spelling Films International / Avenue Pictures

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Director: Robert Altman

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Cast & crew

Andie MacDowell as Ann Finnigan

Andie MacDowell

Ann Finnigan

Bruce Davison as Howard Finnigan

Bruce Davison

Howard Finnigan

Jack Lemmon as Paul Finnigan

Jack Lemmon

Paul Finnigan

Tim Robbins as Gene Shepard

Tim Robbins

Gene Shepard

Julianne Moore as Marian Wyman

Julianne Moore

Marian Wyman

Tom Waits as Earl Piggot

Tom Waits

Earl Piggot

Lily Tomlin as Doreen Piggot

Lily Tomlin

Doreen Piggot

Fred Ward as Stuart Kane

Fred Ward

Stuart Kane

Chris Penn as Jerry Kaiser

Chris Penn

Jerry Kaiser

Frances McDormand as Betty Weathers

Frances McDormand

Betty Weathers

Madeleine Stowe as Sherri Shepard

Madeleine Stowe

Sherri Shepard

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lois Kaiser

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Lois Kaiser

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