Short Cuts

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.

Trailer

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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

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Zane Cassidy

Casey Finnigan

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Joseph C. Hopkins

Joe Kaiser

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Josette Maccario

Josette Kaiser

Crew

Art

• Stephen Altman Production Design
• Jerry Fleming Art Direction
• Susan Emshwiller Set Decoration

Camera

• Walt Lloyd Director of Photography
• Alexander Witt Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• John Hay Costume Design
• DeeDee Altamura Makeup & Hair
• Theo Mayes Hair Supervisor
• Theo Mayes Makeup Supervisor

Directing

• Robert Altman Director
• Allan F. Nicholls First Assistant Director
• Jeff Rafner Second Assistant Director

Editing

• Geraldine Peroni Editor
• Suzy Elmiger Editor

Lighting

• Jack English Gaffer

Production

• Scott Bushnell Executive Producer
• Diana Pokorny Unit Production Manager
• Cary Brokaw Producer
• David Levy Associate Producer
• Mike Kaplan Associate Producer

Sound

• Mark Isham Original Music Composer
• Margaret Crimmins Sound Effects Editor
• Lee Dichter Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• John Pritchett Production Sound Mixer
• Michael Barry Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Eliza Paley Supervising Sound Editor
• Elisha Birnbaum Foley Artist
• Geeta Gandbhir Apprentice Sound Editor

Writing

• Robert Altman Screenplay
• Frank Barhydt Screenplay
• Raymond Carver Original Story

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