Overview

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

Bruce Davison

Jack Lemmon

Tim Robbins

Julianne Moore

Tom Waits

Lily Tomlin

Fred Ward

Chris Penn

Frances McDormand