Short Cuts (1993)

Synopsis: Using the short stories of Raymond Carver as a jumping-off point, American maverick director Robert Altman weaves a tapestry of interlocking tales set against the seedy backdrop of contemporary... Using the short stories of Raymond Carver as a jumping-off point, American maverick director Robert Altman weaves a tapestry of interlocking tales set against the seedy backdrop of contemporary middle-class Los Angeles. Tracking the various stages of denial, rage, and despair in the lives of several couples--a philandering cop and his masochistic spouse (Tim Robbins and Madeline Stowe); a helicopter pilot who gets revenge on his ex by trashing her house (Peter Gallagher and Frances McDormand); a man and woman whose perfect life falls apart when they lose their son in a hit-and-run accident (Bruce Davison and Andie MacDowell); a pool cleaner who listens in mounting frustration to his wife performing phone sex each day while tending her brood of children (Chris Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh); a wealthy couple who are haunted by an incident from the past (Matthew Modine and Julianne Moore); an aging jazz singer and her suicidal daughter (Annie Ross and Lori Singer); an alcoholic limo driver and his waitress wife (Tom Waits and Lily Tomlin)--Altman reveals their common threads of family dysfunction and marital discord in the unforgiving glare of the Southern California sunlight. The result is a sweeping motion picture that also stands as an important sociological artifact of late 20th century Los Angeles life. [More]

Starring: Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Anne Archer, Matthew Modine

Starring: Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Anne Archer, Matthew Modine, Madeleine Stowe, Buck Henry, Lily Tomlin, Lori Singer, Jack Lemmon, Lyle Lovett, Huey Lewis, Robert Downey, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Penn, Lili Taylor, Tom Waits, Frances McDormand, Peter Gallagher, Jarrett Lennon, Annie Ross, Margery Bond, Robert DoQui, Darnell Williams, Michael Beach, Charles Rocket, Dirk Blocker, Natalie Strong

Director: Robert Altman

Director: Robert Altman
Screenwriter: Robert Altman
Story: Raymond Carver
Composer: Gavin Friday, Mark Isham
Producer: Cary Brokaw

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