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Short Cuts
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<p><i>Short Cuts</i> is a 1993 American <a href="/facts/Comedy-drama_film/bNHltlNB">comedy-drama film</a>, directed by <a href="/facts/Robert_Altman/z8muAk9r">Robert Altman</a>. Filmed from a screenplay by Altman and Frank Barhydt, it is inspired by nine <a href="/facts/Short_story/KU6X7XWI">short stories</a> and a poem by <a href="/facts/Raymond_Carver/aE7h8Tz7">Raymond Carver</a>. The film is set in <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles</a>, in contrast to the original <a href="/facts/Pacific_Northwest/EjJhETXc">Pacific Northwest</a> backdrop of Carver's stories. <i>Short Cuts</i> traces the actions of 22 principal characters, both in parallel and at occasional loose points of connection. </p><p>The film features an <a href="/facts/Ensemble_cast/2cJreBu1">ensemble cast</a> including <a href="/facts/Matthew_Modine/0hY4z1fC">Matthew Modine</a>, <a href="/facts/Julianne_Moore/z0NsC0Nt">Julianne Moore</a>, <a href="/facts/Fred_Ward/WnHK3stz">Fred Ward</a>, <a href="/facts/Anne_Archer/unx0JXS0">Anne Archer</a>, <a href="/facts/Jennifer_Jason_Leigh/6VHGfXyT">Jennifer Jason Leigh</a>, <a href="/facts/Robert_Downey_Jr./bQrf0nql">Robert Downey Jr.</a>, <a href="/facts/Madeleine_Stowe/rKuPBCYH">Madeleine Stowe</a>, <a href="/facts/Chris_Penn/Az83AcRh">Chris Penn</a>, <a href="/facts/Jack_Lemmon/FNFKMImT">Jack Lemmon</a>, <a href="/facts/Frances_McDormand/r2oD3ok9">Frances McDormand</a>, <a href="/facts/Lori_Singer/h1QHehVf">Lori Singer</a>, <a href="/facts/Andie_MacDowell/LKFfGlro">Andie MacDowell</a>, <a href="/facts/Buck_Henry/tsRP8zbQ">Buck Henry</a>, <a href="/facts/Lily_Tomlin/CwLUxzzX">Lily Tomlin</a>, actress and singer <a href="/facts/Annie_Ross/1gFBovbz">Annie Ross</a>, and musicians <a href="/facts/Huey_Lewis/DYGhvbLr">Huey Lewis</a>, <a href="/facts/Lyle_Lovett/QBbq1Mum">Lyle Lovett</a>, and <a href="/facts/Tom_Waits/wfYeN4Ql">Tom Waits</a>. </p>