Short Cuts

"Short Cuts raises the roof on America."

Oct 1 1993 R 3h 8m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation a group of Los Angeles lives intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. Whilst they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, they also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away, even on a fishing trip.

Written by

Raymond Carver, Robert Altman, Frank Barhydt

Directed by

Robert Altman

Cast

Andie MacDowell, Julianne Moore, Tim Robbins

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Avenue Entertainment, Spelling Entertainment, Fine Line Features

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 17 wins & 19 nominations total

Trailers
Criterion Trailer 256: Short Cuts
Short Cuts ? 1993 ? Trailer ? Remastered
Featurettes
Daniel Kremer on Robert Altman's SHORT CUTS
Scores
# of Votes
49,721
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
81
Popularity
NA