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Short Cuts (1993) 7.7
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Metascore: 79/100
Reviews: 124 user | 68 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com The day-to-day lives of a number of suburban Los Angeles residents. Director:Robert Altman |
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Ann Finnigan
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Howard Finnigan
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Casey Finnigan
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Joe Kaiser
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Josette Maccario | ... |
Josette Kaiser
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Honey Bush
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Bill Bush
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While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation a group of Los Angeles lives intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. Whilst they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, they also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away, even on a fishing trip. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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From two American masters comes a movie like no other See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for graphic sexual language, and for nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
1 October 1993 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
Vidas cruzadas See more »Filming Locations:
Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
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$6,110,979 (USA)Company Credits
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Fine Line Features, Spelling Films International, Avenue Pictures Productions See more »
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Composed by Elvis Costello (as Costello), MacManus, Cait O'Riordan (as O'Riordon)
Performed by Annie Ross and The Low Note Quintet
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All Jennifer Jason Leigh's phone-sex conversations are verbatim of the calls she heard when she was researching for the part. See more »Goofs
When Paul and Howard are sitting in the hospital cafeteria, the food items on the table keep changing between shots. See more »Quotes
Lois Kaiser: [talking through sex hotline] Oh! I can feel your balls up against my ass!See more »
Soundtracks
"Pushing Kiss"Composed by Elvis Costello (as Costello), MacManus, Cait O'Riordan (as O'Riordon)
Performed by Annie Ross and The Low Note Quintet
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I heard the news today, o boy. In Wichita, Kansas, land of Fred Phelps and boneheaded school boards, several customers in a convenience store walked over a woman who was stabbed and continued to looks for the chips and beer. One even took a picture of the dying woman with her cell phone camera.
One of the short stories in Altman's Short Cuts basically depicts the same incident. Fishermen can't be bothered to stop fishing to get a dead woman out of the water. One even shoots what looks like a whole roll of film of her naked body floating in the streams/lake/river, who knows? And, apparently only one cares - Fred Ward's wife, Anne Archer.
That is the theme that I felt throughout the film where Los Angeles residents were misunderstanding, resenting, deceiving, disappointing -- and even killing -- one another. They had loser lives, doing loser jobs, and they just seemed to float along in a fog of alcohol, uncaring about each other, drunk with their own concerns and problems.
It was pathetic, and depressing, and a masterpiece of American angst.
One to watch over and over.