Short Cuts

7.2

United States Of America

Drama Comedy

188 min

1993

Annie Ross Jarrett Lennon Buck Henry Huey Lewis Dirk Blocker Alex Trebek Lyle Lovett Lori Singer Danny Darst Tom Waits Robert DoQui Michael Beach Andi Chapman Deborah Falconer Charles Rocket Jane Alden Derek Webster Andie MacDowell Lily Tomlin Peter Gallagher Frances McDormand Tim Robbins Madeleine Stowe Robert Downey Jr. Lili Taylor Chris Penn Jennifer Jason Leigh Fred Ward Anne Archer Matthew Modine Julianne Moore Jack Lemmon Bruce Davison

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.