Short Cuts

Short Cuts is a 1993 comedy-drama film about the day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.
 * Directed by Robert Altman. Written by Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt.

Short Cuts raises the roof on America.taglines

Sherri Shepard

 * Wouldn't it be a trip if Alex Trebek bought a nude painting of me?

Tess Trainer

 * I hate L.A. All they do is snort coke and talk.

Lois Kaiser

 * [talking on sex hotline] Oh! I can feel your balls up against my ass!


 * Don't you want me to lick your balls for you?

Other

 * Child: [walks in on his parents having sex] Silly daddy, sleeping on mommy.

Dialogue

 * Howard Finnigan: Hey Jer, how goes the war?
 * Jerry Kaiser: Bad guys are winning, sir.


 * Earl Piggot: You know, I don't know who you think would wanna look at your sad, middle aged ass anymore!
 * Doreen Piggot: Don't talk to me like that and don't you come back here! I'm not taking you back no more, understand? No more! I'm not taking you back!
 * Earl Piggot: I'm not COMING back!
 * Doreen Piggot: Slobbering over Honey like that. It was so embarrassing...
 * Earl Piggot: I never touched Honey!
 * Doreen Piggot: I didn't say you touched her, I said you slobbered on her!


 * Claire Kane: [Stuart has just returned from his fishing trip] Your hands stink.
 * Stuart Kane: [sniffs his fingers] Kinda smells like pussy, don't you think?
 * Claire Kane: [laughs, smacks him on the shoulder] I hate that. Go wash your hands.
 * Stuart Kane: Smells like a rainbow to me!


 * Dr. Ralph Wyman: Tell me about that night with Mitchell Andersen.
 * Marian Wyman: There's nothing to tell.
 * Dr. Ralph Wyman: Alright, then tell me about nothingness! I'd like to hear a complete account of nothing!


 * Marian Wyman: Are you cheating, Ralph?
 * Dr. Raplh Wyman: No, Marian. You cheat. Remember?


 * Doreen Piggot: Why don't you go get drunk and pee all over...
 * Earl Piggot: I'm gonna get drunk! I'm gonna get drunk right now! Ah dammit!


 * Claire Kane: Oops, excuse me, sweetie. I really like the Wymans, don't you?
 * Stuart Kane: Who?
 * Claire Kane: The doctor and his wife, Marian. Ralph, I think his name. You know, the ones from the concert.
 * Stuart Kane: He seems kind of lofty. You're off to work early, huh?
 * Claire Kane: Yeah, I got two birthdays today. He's a doctor, remember? And she is artist, I think.
 * Stuart Kane: Oh yeah? What kind?
 * Claire Kane: What kind? She's a painter. She paints pictures, you know? They really want us to come to dinner.
 * Stuart Kane: Well, We'll see. I'm off.
 * Claire Kane: What does that mean? We already agreed to go. We made a date. Bye. Close the door, Stuart.
 * Stuart Kane: Sorry!


 * Honey Bush: Look at these fish, though. Aren't those cool?
 * Lois Kaiser: Yeah, you know I don't really give a fuck about fish. They just kinda swim, eat and shit.

Taglines

 * Short Cuts raises the roof on America.


 * From two American masters comes a movie like no other

Cast

 * Andie MacDowell - Ann Finnigan
 * Bruce Davison - Howard 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 Piggot Bush
 * Robert Downey Jr. - Bill Bush
 * Madeleine Stowe - Sherri Shepard
 * Tim Robbins - Gene Shepard


 * Lily Tomlin - Doreen Piggot
 * Tom Waits - Earl Piggot
 * Frances McDormand - Betty Weathers
 * Peter Gallagher - Stormy Weathers
 * Annie Ross - Tess Trainer
 * Lori Singer - Zoe Trainer
 * Jack Lemmon - Paul Finnigan
 * Lyle Lovett - Andy Bitkower
 * Buck Henry - Gordon Johnson
 * Huey Lewis - Vern Miller
 * Charles Rocket - Wally Littleton
 * Michael Beach - Jim Stone