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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Julianne Moore as Marian Wyman |
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Andie MacDowell as Ann Finnigan |
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Tim Robbins as Gene Shepard |
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Jack Lemmon as Paul Finnigan |
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Anne Archer as Claire Kane |
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Bruce Davison as Howard Finnigan |
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Zane Cassidy as Casey Finnigan |
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Matthew Modine as Dr. Ralph Wyman |
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Fred Ward as Stuart Kane |
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Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lois Kaiser |
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Chris Penn as Jerry Kaiser |
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Joseph C. Hopkins as Joe Kaiser |
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Josette Maccario as Josette Kaiser |
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Lili Taylor as Honey Bush |
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Robert Downey Jr. as Bill Bush |
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Madeleine Stowe as Sherri Shepard |
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Frances McDormand as Betty Weathers |
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Peter Gallagher as Stormy Weathers |
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Austin Friel as Austin Shepard |
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Dustin Friel as Will Shepard |
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Cassie Friel as Sandy Shepard |
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Lily Tomlin as Doreen Piggot |
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Tom Waits as Earl Piggot |
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Jarrett Lennon as Chad Weathers |
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Buck Henry as Gordon Johnson |
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Huey Lewis as Vern Miller |
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Dirk Blocker as Diner Customer |
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Alex Trebek as Himself |
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Jerry Dunphy as Himself |
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Lyle Lovett as Andy Bitkower |
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Lori Singer as Zoe Trainer / Cello - The Trout Quintet |
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Danny Darst as Aubrey Bell |
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Annie Ross as |
| Editing | Geraldine Peroni | Editor |
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Cary Brokaw | Producer |
| Writing | Robert Altman | Screenplay |
| Directing | Robert Altman | Director |
| Writing | Raymond Carver | Author |
| Writing | Frank Barhydt | Screenplay |
| Production | Scott Bushnell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mike Kaplan | Producer |
| Production | David Levy | Producer |
| Camera | Walt Lloyd | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Suzy Elmiger | Editor |
| Art | Stephen Altman | Production Design |
| Art | Jerry Fleming | Art Direction |
| Art | Susan Emshwiller | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Hay | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dee Dee Altamura | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Diana Pokorny | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Margaret Crimmins | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Barry | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John Pritchett | Production Sound Mixer |
