Short Cuts

October. 01,1993      R
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Andie MacDowell as  Ann Finnigan
Bruce Davison as  Howard Finnigan
Jack Lemmon as  Paul Finnigan
Julianne Moore as  Marian Wyman
Matthew Modine as  Dr. Ralph Wyman
Anne Archer as  Claire Kane
Fred Ward as  Stuart Kane
Jennifer Jason Leigh as  Lois Kaiser
Chris Penn as  Jerry Kaiser
Lili Taylor as  Honey Bush

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