Short Cuts

1993 · directed by Robert Altman

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Criterion

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.

Short Cuts (1993), directed by Robert Altman, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Andie MacDowell
• Bruce Davison
• Jack Lemmon
• Tim Robbins
• Julianne Moore
• Tom Waits
• Lily Tomlin
• Fred Ward
• Chris Penn
• Frances McDormand

Crew

• Walt Lloyd — Director of Photography
• Geraldine Peroni — Editor
• Suzy Elmiger — Editor
• Mark Isham — Original Music Composer
• Frank Barhydt — Screenplay
• Robert Altman — Screenplay

More from Robert Altman

1. Nashville (1975) — 97/100 · hit
2. The Long Goodbye (1973) — 85/100 · hit
3. The Player (1992) — 84/100 · hit
4. M*A*S*H (1970) — 81/100 · hit
5. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) — 80/100 · hit
6. Gosford Park (2001) — 77/100

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