Summary
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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Cast
Andie MacDowell
Ann Finnigan
Bruce Davison
Howard Finnigan
Jack Lemmon
Paul Finnigan
Julianne Moore
Marian Wyman
Matthew Modine
Dr. Ralph Wyman
Anne Archer
Claire Kane
Fred Ward
Stuart Kane
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Lois Kaiser
Chris Penn
Jerry Kaiser
Lili Taylor
Honey Bush
Robert Downey Jr.
Bill Bush
Madeleine Stowe
Sherri Shepard
Tim Robbins
Gene Shepard
Frances McDormand
Betty Weathers
Peter Gallagher
Stormy Weathers
Lily Tomlin
Doreen Piggot
Tom Waits
Earl Piggot
Jarrett Lennon
Chad Weathers
Buck Henry
Gordon Johnson
Huey Lewis
Vern Miller
Dirk Blocker
Diner Customer
Alex Trebek
Himself
Lyle Lovett
Andy Bitkower
Lori Singer
Zoe Trainer / Cello - The Trout Quintet
Danny Darst
Aubrey Bell
Annie Ross
Tess Trainer
Robert DoQui
Knute Willis
Michael Beach
Jim Stone
Andi Chapman
Harriet Stone
Deborah Falconer
Barbara
Charles Rocket
Wally Littleton
Jane Alden
Mrs. Schwartzmeier
Derek Webster
Joe Robbins' Pal