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.

Andie MacDowell

(Ann Finnigan)

Bruce Davison

(Howard Finnigan)

Jack Lemmon

(Paul Finnigan)

Tim Robbins

(Gene Shepard)

Julianne Moore

(Marian Wyman)

Tom Waits

(Earl Piggot)

Lily Tomlin

(Doreen Piggot)

Fred Ward

(Stuart Kane)

Chris Penn

(Jerry Kaiser)

Frances McDormand

(Betty Weathers)

Madeleine Stowe

(Sherri Shepard)

Jennifer Jason Leigh

(Lois Kaiser)

Anne Archer

(Claire Kane)

Matthew Modine

(Dr. Ralph Wyman)

Lili Taylor

(Honey Bush)

Robert Downey Jr.

(Bill Bush)

Peter Gallagher

(Stormy Weathers)

Zane Cassidy

(Casey Finnigan)

Joseph C. Hopkins

(Joe Kaiser)

Josette Maccario

(Josette Kaiser)

Austin Friel

(Austin Shepard)

Dustin Friel

(Will Shepard)

Cassie Friel

(Sandy Shepard)

Jarrett Lennon

(Chad Weathers)

Buck Henry

(Gordon Johnson)

Huey Lewis

(Vern Miller)

Dirk Blocker

(Diner Customer)

Alex Trebek

(Alex Trebek)

Jerry Dunphy

(Jerry Dunphy)

Lyle Lovett

(Andy Bitkower)

Lori Singer

(Zoe Trainer / Cello - The Trout Quintet)

Danny Darst

(Aubrey Bell)

Annie Ross

(Tess Trainer)

Robert DoQui

(Knute Willis)

Margery Bond

(Dora Willis (as Margerie Bond))

Darnell Williams

(Joe Robbins)

Michael Beach

(Jim Stone)

Andi Chapman

(Harriet Stone)

Deborah Falconer

(Barbara)

Susie Cusack

(Nancy)

Charles Rocket

(Wally Littleton)

Jane Alden

(Mrs. Schwartzmeier)

Christian Altman

(Jimmy Miller)

William H.D. Marlett

(Jimmy's Friend)

Suzanne Calvert

(Tarmac Secretary)

Natalie Strong

(Mourner)

Jay Della

(Bartender)

Jeri Gray

(Club Owner (as Jeruth Persson))

Derek Webster

(Joe Robbins' Pal)

Nathaniel Harris

(Joe Robbins' Pal (as Nathaniel H. Harris III))

Ron McPherson

(Makeup Artist)