From two American masters comes a movie like no other
7.2
188 min
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.
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Andie MacDowell | Ann Finnigan | Unowned |
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Bruce Davison | Howard Finnigan | Unowned |
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Jack Lemmon | Paul Finnigan | Unowned |
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Tim Robbins | Gene Shepard | Unowned |
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Julianne Moore | Marian Wyman | Goutbreak |
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Tom Waits | Earl Piggot | Unowned |
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Lily Tomlin | Doreen Piggot | Goutbreak |
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Fred Ward | Stuart Kane | Unowned |
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Chris Penn | Jerry Kaiser | Unowned |
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Frances McDormand | Betty Weathers | Goutbreak |
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Madeleine Stowe | Sherri Shepard | Unowned |
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Jennifer Jason Leigh | Lois Kaiser | Zac E. Chan |
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Anne Archer | Claire Kane | Unowned |
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Matthew Modine | Dr. Ralph Wyman | Unowned |
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Lili Taylor | Honey Bush | Unowned |
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Robert Downey Jr. | Bill Bush | Zac E. Chan |
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Peter Gallagher | Stormy Weathers | Unowned |
| Zane Cassidy | Casey Finnigan | Unowned | |
| Joseph C. Hopkins | Joe Kaiser | Unowned | |
| Josette Maccario | Josette Kaiser | Unowned | |
| Austin Friel | Austin Shepard | Unowned | |
| Dustin Friel | Will Shepard | Unowned | |
| Cassie Friel | Sandy Shepard | Unowned | |
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Jarrett Lennon | Chad Weathers | Unowned |
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Buck Henry | Gordon Johnson | Unowned |
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Huey Lewis | Vern Miller | Unowned |
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Dirk Blocker | Diner Customer | Unowned |
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Alex Trebek | Alex Trebek | Unowned |
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Jerry Dunphy | Jerry Dunphy | Unowned |
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Lyle Lovett | Andy Bitkower | Unowned |
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Lori Singer | Zoe Trainer / Cello - The Trout Quintet | Unowned |
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Danny Darst | Aubrey Bell | Unowned |
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Annie Ross | Tess Trainer | Unowned |
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Robert DoQui | Knute Willis | Unowned |
| Margery Bond | Dora Willis (as Margerie Bond) | Unowned | |
| Darnell Williams | Joe Robbins | Unowned | |
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Michael Beach | Jim Stone | Unowned |
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Andi Chapman | Harriet Stone | Unowned |
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Deborah Falconer | Barbara | Unowned |
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Susie Cusack | Nancy | Unowned |
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Charles Rocket | Wally Littleton | Unowned |
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Jane Alden | Mrs. Schwartzmeier | Unowned |
| Christian Altman | Jimmy Miller | Unowned | |
| William H.D. Marlett | Jimmy's Friend | Unowned | |
| Suzanne Calvert | Tarmac Secretary | Unowned | |
| Natalie Strong | Mourner | Unowned | |
| Jay Della | Bartender | Unowned | |
| Jeri Gray | Club Owner (as Jeruth Persson) | Unowned | |
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Derek Webster | Joe Robbins' Pal | Unowned |
| Nathaniel Harris | Joe Robbins' Pal (as Nathaniel H. Harris III) | Unowned | |
| Ron McPherson | Makeup Artist | Unowned |