Short Cuts
From two American masters comes a movie like no other
1993 3 hours 8 minutes
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.
1st October 1993
33 years ago
3 hours 8 minutes
Finishes at 12:14am
$12,000,000 ($27,505,200 today)
Revenue $6,110,979
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 17 wins & 19 nominations total
7.6/10
95%
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