Short Cuts (1993)
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.
Director:
Robert Altman
Writers:
Frank Barhydt, Robert Altman.
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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 |
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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 |
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Jarrett Lennon as Chad Weathers |
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Buck Henry as Gordon Johnson |
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Huey Lewis as Vern Miller |
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Dirk Blocker as Diner Customer |
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Alex Trebek as Alex Trebek |
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Jerry Dunphy as Jerry Dunphy |
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Lyle Lovett as Andy Bitkower |
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Lori Singer as Zoe Trainer / Cello - The Trout Quintet |
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Danny Darst as Aubrey Bell |
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Annie Ross as Tess Trainer |
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Robert DoQui as Knute Willis |
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Margery Bond as Dora Willis (as Margerie Bond) |
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Darnell Williams as Joe Robbins |
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Michael Beach as Jim Stone |
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Andi Chapman as Harriet Stone |
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Deborah Falconer as Barbara |
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Susie Cusack as Nancy |
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Charles Rocket as Wally Littleton |
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Jane Alden as Mrs. Schwartzmeier |
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Christian Altman as Jimmy Miller |
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William H.D. Marlett as Jimmy's Friend |
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Suzanne Calvert as Tarmac Secretary |
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Natalie Strong as Mourner |
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Jay Della as Bartender |
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Jeri Gray as Club Owner (as Jeruth Persson) |
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Derek Webster as Joe Robbins' Pal |
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Nathaniel Harris as Joe Robbins' Pal (as Nathaniel H. Harris III) |
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Ron McPherson as Makeup Artist |
| Production | Cary Brokaw | Producer |
| Editing | Suzy Elmiger | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Hay | Costume Design |
| Directing | Robert Altman | Director |
| Writing | Frank Barhydt | Screenplay |
| Production | Scott Bushnell | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Walt Lloyd | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Geraldine Peroni | Editor |
| Art | Jerry Fleming | Art Direction |
| Writing | Robert Altman | Screenplay |
| Art | Stephen Altman | Production Design |
| Art | Susan Emshwiller | Set Decoration |
| Production | Diana Pokorny | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John Pritchett | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Margaret Crimmins | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Michael Barry | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Alexander Witt | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Allan F. Nicholls | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jeff Rafner | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | DeeDee Altamura | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theo Mayes | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theo Mayes | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Eliza Paley | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Elisha Birnbaum | Foley Artist |
| Lighting | Jack English | Gaffer |
| Sound | Geeta Gandbhir | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Production | David Levy | Associate Producer |
| Production | Mike Kaplan | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Raymond Carver | Other |