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Cast
|   | Andie MacDowell | As: Ann Finnigan | 
|   | Bruce Davison | As: Howard Finnigan | 
|   | Jack Lemmon | As: Paul Finnigan | 
|   | Tim Robbins | As: Gene Shepard | 
|   | Julianne Moore | As: Marian Wyman | 
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | From two American masters comes a movie like no other | 
| Certification: | R | 
Cast
|   | Andie MacDowell | Ann Finnigan | 
|   | Bruce Davison | Howard Finnigan | 
|   | Jack Lemmon | Paul Finnigan | 
|   | Tim Robbins | Gene Shepard | 
|   | Julianne Moore | Marian Wyman | 
|   | Tom Waits | Earl Piggot | 
|   | Lily Tomlin | Doreen Piggot | 
|   | Fred Ward | Stuart Kane | 
|   | Chris Penn | Jerry Kaiser | 
|   | Frances McDormand | Betty Weathers | 
|   | Madeleine Stowe | Sherri Shepard | 
|   | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Lois Kaiser | 
|   | Anne Archer | Claire Kane | 
|   | Matthew Modine | Dr. Ralph Wyman | 
|   | Lili Taylor | Honey Bush | 
|   | Robert Downey Jr. | Bill Bush | 
|   | Peter Gallagher | Stormy Weathers | 
|   | Zane Cassidy | Casey Finnigan | 
|   | Joseph C. Hopkins | Joe Kaiser | 
|   | Josette Maccario | Josette Kaiser | 
|   | Austin Friel | Austin Shepard | 
|   | Dustin Friel | Will Shepard | 
|   | Cassie Friel | Sandy Shepard | 
|   | Jarrett Lennon | Chad Weathers | 
|   | Buck Henry | Gordon Johnson | 
|   | Huey Lewis | Vern Miller | 
|   | Dirk Blocker | Diner Customer | 
|   | Alex Trebek | Alex Trebek | 
|   | Jerry Dunphy | Jerry Dunphy | 
|   | Lyle Lovett | Andy Bitkower | 
|   | Lori Singer | Zoe Trainer / Cello - The Trout Quintet | 
|   | Danny Darst | Aubrey Bell | 
|   | Annie Ross | Tess Trainer | 
|   | Robert DoQui | Knute Willis | 
|   | Margery Bond | Dora Willis (as Margerie Bond) | 
|   | Darnell Williams | Joe Robbins | 
|   | Michael Beach | Jim Stone | 
|   | Andi Chapman | Harriet Stone | 
|   | Deborah Falconer | Barbara | 
|   | Susie Cusack | Nancy | 
|   | Charles Rocket | Wally Littleton | 
|   | Jane Alden | Mrs. Schwartzmeier | 
|   | Christian Altman | Jimmy Miller | 
|   | William H.D. Marlett | Jimmy's Friend | 
|   | Suzanne Calvert | Tarmac Secretary | 
|   | Natalie Strong | Mourner | 
|   | Jay Della | Bartender | 
|   | Jeri Gray | Club Owner (as Jeruth Persson) | 
|   | Derek Webster | Joe Robbins' Pal | 
|   | Nathaniel Harris | Joe Robbins' Pal (as Nathaniel H. Harris III) | 
|   | Ron McPherson | Makeup Artist | 
|   | Paul Parkey Jr. | Diner Patron | 
Directed By
|   | Robert Altman | Director | 
|   | Allan F. Nicholls | First Assistant Director | 
|   | Jeff Rafner | Second Assistant Director | 
Writing Credits
|   | Robert Altman | Screenplay | 
|   | Raymond Carver | Author | 
|   | Frank Barhydt | Screenplay | 
Production Crew
|   | Mike Kaplan | Producer | 
|   | Scott Bushnell | Executive Producer | 
|   | Diana Pokorny | Unit Production Manager | 
|   | Cary Brokaw | Producer | 
|   | David Levy | Producer | 
Edited By
|   | Geraldine Peroni | Editor | 
|   | Suzy Elmiger | Editor | 
Costume and Makeup
|   | John Hay | Costume Design | 
|   | DeeDee Altamura | Makeup & Hair | 
|   | Theo Mayes | Hair Supervisor | 
|   | Theo Mayes | Makeup Supervisor | 
Sound
|   | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer | 
|   | Margaret Crimmins | Sound Effects Editor | 
|   | Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
|   | John Pritchett | Production Sound Mixer | 
|   | Michael Barry | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
|   | Eliza Paley | Supervising Sound Editor | 
|   | Elisha Birnbaum | Foley Artist | 
Visual Effects
Camera
|   | Walt Lloyd | Director of Photography | 
|   | Alexander Witt | Camera Operator | 
Lighting
|   | Jack English | Gaffer | 
Art Department
|   | Stephen Altman | Production Design | 
|   | Jerry Fleming | Art Direction | 
|   | Susan Emshwiller | Set Decoration | 
Other Crew
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