Short Cuts(Movie, 1993)

Name: Short Cuts
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1993
Duration: T03:7:00
Rating: 3.6

| 3h 7min | Genres: Drama, Comedy

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 262 votes)

Short Cuts is a 1993 American comedy-drama film, directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Altman and Frank Barhydt, it is inspired by nine short stories and a poem by Raymond Carver. The film has a Los Angeles setting, which is substituted for the Pacific Northwest backdrop of Carver's stories. Short Cuts traces the actions of 22 principal characters, both in parallel and at occasional loose points of connection. The role of chance and luck is central to the film, and many of the stories concern death and infidelity. The film features an ensemble cast including Matthew Modine, Julianne Moore, Fred Ward, Anne Archer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Robert Downey Jr., Madeleine Stowe<..."> ()

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Awards & Nominations for Short Cuts

Golden Lion National Board of Review: Top Ten Films nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director

About 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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Trailer for Short Cuts + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Short Cuts ≣ 1993 ≣ Trailer ≣ Remastered(Trailer, 2:41)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Los Angeles (California)

Plays in: Los Angeles (California)

Based on: "Short cuts" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Fine Line Features, Spelling Entertainment, Avenue Entertainment

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 23 languages: Arabic (AR), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/01/1993 (World premiere: 09/05/1993)

Cast: Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Jack Lemmon, Julianne Moore, Matthew Modine, Tim Robbins, Madeleine Stowe, Anne Archer, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Penn, Lili Taylor, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Waits, Lily Tomlin, Frances McDormand, Peter Gallagher, Lori Singer, Buck Henry, Huey Lewis, Annie Ross, Lyle Lovett, Michael Beach, Derek Webster, Robert DoQui, Charles Rocket, Susie Cusack, Darnell Williams, Alex Trebek

Director: Robert Altman

Screenwriter: Robert Altman

Film Editor: Geraldine Peroni

Director of Photography: Walt Lloyd

Composer: Mark Isham

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Short Cuts - Vidas cruzadas"

"숏 컷"

"숏컷"

Keywords: loss of loved one, modern society, los angeles, california, cellist, fishing, earthquake, helicopter, jazz singer or musician, hit by a car, cheating, multiple storylines, suicide

Revenue: 6,110,979 USD

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Short Cuts(Movie, 1993)

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