Short Cuts

Short Cuts
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Altman
Screenplay by	Robert Altman Frank Barhydt
Based on	Characters by Raymond Carver
Produced by	Cary Brokaw
Starring	Andie MacDowell Bruce Davison Julianne Moore Matthew Modine Anne Archer Fred Ward Jennifer Jason Leigh Chris Penn Lili Taylor Robert Downey Jr. Madeleine Stowe Tim Robbins Lily Tomlin Tom Waits Frances McDormand Peter Gallagher Annie Ross Lori Singer Jack Lemmon Lyle Lovett Buck Henry Huey Lewis
Cinematography	Walt Lloyd
Edited by	Geraldine Peroni
Music by	Mark Isham
Production companies	Spelling Films International Cary Brokaw Productions Avenue Pictures
Distributed by	Fine Line Features
Release date	October 3, 1993 (1993-10-03)
Running time	188 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12 million[2]
Box office	$6.1 million[3]

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 has a Los Angeles setting, which is substituted for the Pacific Northwest backdrop of Carver's stories. Short Cuts traces the actions of 22 principal characters, both in parallel and at occasional loose points of connection.

The film features an ensemble cast including Matthew Modine, Julianne Moore, Fred Ward, Anne Archer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Robert Downey Jr., Madeleine Stowe, Chris Penn, Jack Lemmon, Frances McDormand, Lori Singer, Andie MacDowell, Buck Henry, Lily Tomlin, actress and singer Annie Ross, and musicians Huey Lewis, Lyle Lovett, and Tom Waits.