
Short Cuts

From two American masters comes a movie like no other
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Golden Lion (1993) and the National Board of Review for Top Ten Films
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Director (1994)
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Box office
Grossed $6.11M worldwide against a $12M budget
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Based on
Based on Short cuts
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Filming locations
Filmed in Los Angeles
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles
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Music
Music by Mark Isham
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Walt Lloyd
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Frank BarhydtScreenplay
- Robert AltmanScreenplay
- Raymond CarverOriginal Story
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 1, 1993
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $12M
- Revenue
- $6.1M
- Countries
- United States of America





































