Short Cuts - Special Edition Double Disc Set
Criterion (1993)
Drama
In Collection
#11649
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715515015820
IMDB   7.7
3 hr 3 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   R
Anne Archer Claire Kane
Bruce Davison Howard Finnigan
Robert Downey Jr. Bill Bush
Peter Gallagher
Buck Henry
Jennifer Jason Leigh Lois Kaiser
Jack Lemmon Paul Finnigan
Huey Lewis
Lyle Lovett
Andie MacDowell Ann Finnigan
Matthew Modine Dr. Ralph Wyman
Fred Ward Stuart Kane
Chris Penn Jerry Kaiser
Julianne Moore Marian Wyman
Madeleine Stowe Sherri Shepard
Tim Robbins Gene Shepard
Robert Altman
Lane Cassidy Casey Finnigan
Austin Friel Austin Shepard
Cassie Friel Sandy Shepard
Dustin Friel Will Shepard
Joseph C. Hopkins Joe Kaiser
Josette Maccario Josette Kaiser
Director
Robert Altman
John Dorr
Producer Cary Brokaw
Writer Raymond Carver
Robert Altman
Cinematography Walt Isham


The visions of two great American artists merge in Short Cuts, maverick director Robert Altman's kaleidoscopic adaptation of the stories of renowned author Raymond Carver. Epic in scale yet meticulously observed, the film interweaves the stories of twenty-two characters struggling to find solace and meaning in contemporary Los Angeles. The extraordinary ensemble cast includes Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Lemmon and Jennifer Jason Leigh - all giving fearless performances in one of Altman's most compassionate creations.
Edition Details
Edition Criterion/ Special Edition Double Disc Set
Distributor Criterion
Chapters 37
Release Date 11/16/2004
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 2

Features
Disc 01
  • Isolated music track
  • Short Cuts, the companion book of Raymond Carver short stories, reprinted exclusively for this release by arrangement with Vintage Books
  • An essay by film critic Michael Wilmington
  • New videotaped conversation between Robert Altman and Tim Robbins
  • Luck, Trust and Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country, a feature length documentary on the making of short cuts
  • To Write and Keep King, a PBS documentary on the life of Raymond Carver
  • A segment from BBC television's Moving Pictures tracing the development of the screenplay
  • One-hour 1983 audio interview with Carver, conducted for the American Audio Prose Library
  • Original demo recordings of the Doc Pomus-Mac Rebennack songs, performed by Dr. John
  • Deleted scenes
  • A look inside the marketing of Short Cuts