Short Cuts
“From two American masters comes a movie like no other”
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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Cast
51 people
Andie MacDowell
Ann Finnigan
Known for
Groundhog Day
Maid
Bruce Davison
Howard Finnigan
Known for
Knight Rider
X-Men
Jack Lemmon
Paul Finnigan
Known for
The Apartment
Some Like It Hot
Tim Robbins
Gene Shepard
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Silo
Julianne Moore
Marian Wyman
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Big Lebowski
Tom Waits
Earl Piggot
Known for
Down by Law
The Book of Eli
Lily Tomlin
Doreen Piggot
Known for
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Grace and Frankie
Fred Ward
Stuart Kane
Known for
Tremors
Escape from Alcatraz
Chris Penn
Jerry Kaiser
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
Rush Hour
Frances McDormand
Betty Weathers
Known for
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Fargo
Madeleine Stowe
Sherri Shepard
Known for
Twelve Monkeys
IT: Welcome to Derry
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Lois Kaiser
Known for
The Hateful Eight
Annihilation
Robert Altman Director · Frank Barhydt Screenplay Raymond Carver Story
Worldwide gross $6.1M · Budget $12M · United States release October 1, 1993
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,110,979
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Spelling Films International
Production
Avenue Pictures
Production
Avenue Entertainment
Production
Fine Line Features
Studio · Production
Spelling Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 1993
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · October 1, 1993
Theatrical
France
January 5, 1994 · Theatrical
Germany
January 6, 1994 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 12, 1994 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 28, 1994 · Theatrical
July 28, 2012 · TV · Net 5
Portugal
February 18, 1994 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 24, 1995 · Theatrical
Spain
May 11, 1994 · Theatrical
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