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Short Cuts

Short Cuts is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Altman and Frank Barhydt, it is inspired by nine short stories and a poem by Raymond Carver. The film is set in Los Angeles, in contrast to the original Pacific Northwest backdrop of Carver's stories. Short Cuts traces the actions of 22 principal…

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Based on
Characters by Raymond Carver
Box office
$6.1 million
Budget
$12 million
Cinematography
Walt Lloyd
Country
United States
Directed by
Robert Altman

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Starring · 22
Short Cuts → Andie MacDowell, Anne Archer, Annie Ross, Bruce Davison, Buck Henry, Chris Penn, Frances McDormand, Fred Ward, Huey Lewis, Jack Lemmon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Julianne Moore, Lili Taylor, Lily Tomlin, Lori Singer, Lyle Lovett, Madeleine Stowe, Matthew Modine, Peter Gallagher, Robert Downey Jr.
related to Reception · 19
Short Cuts → Altman, But, Chicago Tribune, Gene Siskel, Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, On Metacritic, On Rotten Tomatoes, Permanence, Rita Kempley, Robert Altman's, Roger Ebert, Some, The, The New York Times, The Player, The Washington Post, Vincent Canby
related to Accolades · 16
Short Cuts → Academy Award, Altman, Barhydt, Best Director, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Screenplay, Golden Globe Award, Golden Lion, Only The Piano, Schindler's List, Special Golden Globe Award, Steven Spielberg, Steven Zaillian, The, Venice Film Festival, Volpi Cup
related to In popular culture · 14
Short Cuts → Actually, Altman's, Car Seat Headrest, Love, Nashville, Please, Quiet, Raymond Carver, Richard Curtis's, The, The Milk, Will Toledo's, Will You Please Be, Will You Please Pass
related to External links · 10
Short Cuts → Carver County, City Symphony, Criterion CollectionLuck, IMDb, IMDbShort Cuts, Ketchup, Michael Wilmington, Robert Altman, TCM Movie Database, Trust
Production companies · 3
Short Cuts → Avenue Pictures, Cary Brokaw Productions, Spelling Films International
Screenplay by · 2
Short Cuts → Frank Barhydt, Robert Altman
Based on · 1
Short Cuts → Characters by Raymond Carver
Box office · 1
Short Cuts → $6.1 million
Budget · 1
Short Cuts → $12 million

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Short CutsBased onCharacters by Raymond Carver1.00infobox
Short CutsBox office$6.1 million1.00infobox
Short CutsBudget$12 million1.00infobox
Short CutsCinematographyWalt Lloyd1.00infobox
Short CutsCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Short CutsDirected byRobert Altman1.00infobox
Short CutsDistributed byFine Line Features1.00infobox
Short CutsEdited byGeraldine Peroni1.00infobox
Short CutsLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Short CutsMusic byMark Isham1.00infobox
Short CutsProduced byCary Brokaw1.00infobox
Short CutsProduction companiesSpelling Films International1.00infobox
Short CutsProduction companiesCary Brokaw Productions1.00infobox
Short CutsProduction companiesAvenue Pictures1.00infobox
Short CutsRelease dateOctober 3, 1993 (1993-10-03)1.00infobox
Short CutsRunning time188 minutes1.00infobox
Short CutsScreenplay byRobert Altman1.00infobox
Short CutsScreenplay byFrank Barhydt1.00infobox
Short CutsStarringAndie MacDowell1.00infobox
Short CutsStarringBruce Davison1.00infobox
Short CutsStarringJulianne Moore1.00infobox
Short CutsStarringMatthew Modine1.00infobox
Short CutsStarringAnne Archer1.00infobox
Short CutsStarringFred Ward1.00infobox
Short CutsStarringJennifer Jason Leigh1.00infobox
Short CutsStarringChris Penn1.00infobox
Short CutsStarringLili Taylor1.00infobox
Short CutsStarringRobert Downey Jr.1.00infobox
Short CutsStarringMadeleine Stowe1.00infobox
Short CutsStarringTim Robbins1.00infobox

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