Short Cuts
Short Cuts raises the roof on America.
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.
- Year: 1993
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Studio: Fine Line Features, Spelling Entertainment, Avenue Entertainment
- Keyword: suicide, helicopter, cheating, loss of loved one, fishing, jazz singer or musician, modern society, cellist, earthquake, los angeles, california, hit by a car, multiple storylines
- Director: Robert Altman
- Cast: Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Jack Lemmon, Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Tom Waits