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
Tim Robbins
Julianne Moore
Tom Waits
Lily Tomlin
Fred Ward
Chris Penn
Frances McDormand
Madeleine Stowe
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Anne Archer
Matthew Modine
Lili Taylor
Robert Downey Jr.
Peter Gallagher
Zane Cassidy
Joseph C. Hopkins
Josette Maccario
Austin Friel
Dustin Friel
Cassie Friel
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