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Short Cuts

1993 Film Synopsis & Plot Summary

7.2/10

Rating

188 min

Runtime

1993

Release Year

Robert Altman

Director

Cast

Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Jack Lemmon, Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore

Quick Synopsis

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.

Full Plot Summary of Short Cuts

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.

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