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.
Andie MacDowell
Bruce Davison
Jack Lemmon
Zane Cassidy
Julianne Moore
Matthew Modine
Anne Archer
Fred Ward
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Chris Penn
Joseph C. Hopkins
Josette Maccario
Lili Taylor
Robert Downey Jr.
Madeleine Stowe
Tim Robbins
Frances McDormand
Peter Gallagher
Austin Friel
Dustin Friel
Cassie Friel
Lily Tomlin
Tom Waits
Jarrett Lennon
Buck Henry
Huey Lewis
Dirk Blocker
Alex Trebek
Jerry Dunphy
Lyle Lovett
Lori Singer
Danny Darst
Annie Ross
Robert DoQui
Margery Bond
Darnell Williams
Michael Beach
Andi Chapman
Deborah Falconer
Susie Cusack
Charles Rocket
Jane Alden
Christian Altman
William H.D. Marlett
Suzanne Calvert
Natalie Strong
Jay Della
Jeri Gray
Derek Webster
Nathaniel Harris
Ron McPherson