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{{Infobox film
| name           = Short Cuts
| image          = Shortcutsfilm.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Robert Altman]]
| producer       = Cary Brokaw
| screenplay     = {{Unbulleted list|Robert Altman|Frank Barhydt}}
| based_on       = {{Based on|Characters|[[Raymond Carver]]}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* [[Andie MacDowell]]
* [[Bruce Davison]]
* [[Julianne Moore]]
* [[Matthew Modine]]
* [[Anne Archer]]
* [[Fred Ward]]
* [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]]
* [[Chris Penn]]
* [[Lili Taylor]]
* [[Robert Downey Jr.]]
* [[Madeleine Stowe]]
* [[Tim Robbins]]
* [[Lily Tomlin]]
* [[Tom Waits]]
* [[Frances McDormand]]
* [[Peter Gallagher]]
* [[Annie Ross]] 
* [[Lori Singer]]
* [[Jack Lemmon]] 
* [[Lyle Lovett]] 
* [[Buck Henry]] 
* [[Huey Lewis]]
}}
| music          = [[Mark Isham]]
| cinematography = Walt Lloyd
| editing        = [[Geraldine Peroni]]
| studio         = {{plainlist|
* [[Spelling Entertainment|Spelling Films International]]
* Cary Brokaw Productions
* Avenue Pictures
}}
| distributor    = [[Fine Line Features]]
| released       = {{Film date|1993|10|03}}
| runtime        = 188 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 187:51--><ref>{{cite web|title=''Short Cuts'' (18)|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/short-cuts-1970-2|work=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=October 5, 1993|access-date=January 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305144810/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/short-cuts-1970-2 |archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $12 million<ref>{{cite web | url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/59658-SHORT-CUTS | title=AFI&#124;Catalog }}</ref>
| gross          = $6.1 million<ref>{{mojo title|shortcuts|Short Cuts}}</ref>
}}

'''''Short Cuts''''' is a 1993 American [[comedy-drama film]] directed by [[Robert Altman]]. Filmed from a screenplay by Altman and Frank Barhydt, it is inspired by nine [[Short story|short stories]] and a poem by [[Raymond Carver]]. The film is set in Los Angeles, in contrast to the original Pacific Northwest backdrop of Carver's stories. ''Short Cuts'' traces the actions of 22 principal characters, both in parallel and at occasional loose points of connection.

The film features an [[ensemble cast]] including [[Matthew Modine]], [[Julianne Moore]], [[Fred Ward]], [[Anne Archer]], [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]], [[Robert Downey Jr.]], [[Madeleine Stowe]], [[Chris Penn]], [[Jack Lemmon]], [[Frances McDormand]], [[Lori Singer]], [[Andie MacDowell]], [[Buck Henry]], [[Lily Tomlin]], actress and singer [[Annie Ross]], and musicians [[Huey Lewis]], [[Lyle Lovett]], and [[Tom Waits]].

==Plot==
The film begins with a fleet of helicopters spraying for [[Ceratitis capitata|medflies]], which brings various characters together along the flight path.

Dr. Ralph Wyman and his wife, Marian, meet Stuart Kane, an unemployed salesman, and his wife Claire, a party clown, at a concert Zoe Trainer performs on [[cello]]. They impulsively decide to have a Sunday dinner date. Meanwhile, Marian's sister, Sherri, is married to a cheating cop named Gene Shepard, who is having an affair with Betty Weathers, while Betty is divorcing one of the helicopter pilots, Stormy.

Among the other characters are Doreen Piggot, a waitress married to an alcoholic limo driver named Earl, and television commentator Howard Finnigan and his wife, Anne, who live next door to Zoe and her mother, Tess, a jazz singer. Jerry Kaiser, the pool cleaner, is married to Lois, who works from home as a [[phone sex]] operator. Jerry and Lois are friends with Honey, Doreen's daughter, and her husband Bill Bush, a makeup artist.

Tragedy strikes when Casey, Howard and Anne's young son, is accidentally hit by Doreen's car. Although he initially seems fine, Casey later falls unconscious at home. The concerned parents rush him to the hospital, where he remains [[Coma|comatose]]. In the midst of this, the baker Andy Bitkower repeatedly calls the Finnigans to inform them about their ordered cake. However, Howard, wanting to keep the phone line free, abruptly ends the calls, leading to frustration on Andy's part.

Howard's estranged father, Paul, arrives at the hospital and recalls an incident from Howard's childhood, which caused the rift between them. Meanwhile, Stuart and his friends, Gordon and Vern, harass Doreen at the diner before leaving for a fishing trip. During their excursion, they discover the body of a young woman. Contemplating what to do, they decide to tie her to the rocks and continue fishing, only reporting the incident later. Stuart eventually confesses to Claire, who is appalled by their actions and visits the funeral home out of guilt.

Stormy pays a destructive visit to Betty's house while she is away with their son. Gene abandons the family dog due to its barking, but eventually retrieves it after his children express distress. The Wymans have a heated argument before their dinner party with the Kanes, during which Marian admits to having an affair. Both couples resort to heavy drinking, and the party lasts throughout the night.

A glimmer of hope arises when Casey's eyes flutter, but tragically, he suddenly dies, leaving Howard and Anne devastated. Meanwhile, Zoe, overwhelmed by her mother's alcoholism, Casey's death, and her own isolation, commits suicide by starting her car engine inside the garage. Her mother discovers her lifeless body and drinks herself into a stupor.

When Honey picks up pictures from the [[Fotomat]], she finds them mixed up with Gordon's. Honey is shocked to find pictures of the submerged body from Gordon's fishing trip while Gordon is equally shocked to find pictures of Honey appearing severely beaten. Disturbed, they part ways but memorize each other's license plates. Later, at a picnic, Jerry and Bill encounter two young women they had met earlier. Bill and one of the girls walk away, only to hear her scream moments before Jerry kills her with a rock. Suddenly, a major earthquake strikes, causing chaos. The aftermath suggests that Jerry's act may be mistakenly attributed to the falling rocks during the earthquake.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Andie MacDowell]] as Anne Finnigan
* [[Bruce Davison]] as Howard Finnigan
* [[Julianne Moore]] as Marian Wyman
* [[Matthew Modine]] as Dr. Ralph Wyman
* [[Anne Archer]] as Claire Kane
* [[Fred Ward]] as Stuart Kane
* [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]] as Lois Kaiser
* [[Chris Penn]] as Jerry Kaiser
* [[Lili Taylor]] as Honey Piggot Bush
* [[Robert Downey Jr.]] as Bill Bush
* [[Madeleine Stowe]] as Sherri Shepard
* [[Tim Robbins]] as Gene Shepard
* [[Lily Tomlin]] as Doreen Piggot
* [[Tom Waits]] as Earl Piggot
* [[Frances McDormand]] as Betty Weathers
* [[Peter Gallagher]] as Stormy Weathers
* [[Annie Ross]] as Tess Trainer
* [[Lori Singer]] as Zoe Trainer, the cellist
* [[Jack Lemmon]] as Paul Finnigan
* [[Lyle Lovett]] as Andy Bitkower
* [[Buck Henry]] as Gordon Johnson
* [[Huey Lewis]] as Vern Miller
* [[Charles Rocket]] as Wally Littleton
* [[Michael Beach]] as Jim Stone}}

==Production==
According to associate producer Mike Kaplan, the screenplay was first written in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/oct/21/short-cuts-altman-mike-kaplan|title=Bob Altman's big Short Cuts gamble|first=Mike|last=Kaplan|date=21 October 2009|access-date=25 October 2017|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> Filming primarily took place in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. [[Principal photography]] began on July 26, 1992, and ended on October 1, 1992.<ref>{{cite web |title=Short Cuts (1993) - Misc Notes |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/18284/short-cuts#notes |access-date=25 October 2017 |website=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref>

==Release==
The film was distributed by [[Fine Line Features]] and released in the [[United States]] on October 3, 1993. 
A special DVD edition was released by the [[Criterion Collection]] in 2004 and contains two discs, the collection of Carver's short stories, and an essay booklet on the film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Short Cuts |url=https://www.criterion.com/films/376-short-cuts |website=[[The Criterion Collection]] }}</ref>

==Reception==
''Short Cuts'' received critical acclaim. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds a 95% approval rating, based on 60 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Robert Altman's ensemble drama deftly integrates its disparate characters and episodes into a funny, poignant, emotionally satisfying whole."<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes|short_cuts|Short Cuts}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film holds a score of 81 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{Metacritic film|title=Short Cuts}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film four out of four stars and wrote: "Los Angeles always seems to be waiting for something. Permanence seems out of reach; some great apocalyptic event is on the horizon, and people view the future tentatively. Robert Altman's 'Short Cuts' captures that uneasiness perfectly in its interlocking stories about people who seem trapped in the present, always juggling."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/short-cuts-1993 |title=Short Cuts |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |date=October 22, 1993 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |access-date=December 14, 2018 }}</ref> [[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "The lives are often desperate and the characters inarticulate, but the group portrait is as grandly, sometimes as hilariously, realized as anything the director has ever done."<ref>{{cite news|last=Canby|first=Vincent|author-link=Vincent Canby|date=October 1, 1993|title=Review/Film Festival: Short Cuts; Altman's Tumultuous Panorama|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/01/movies/review-film-festival-short-cuts-altman-s-tumultuous-panorama.html|url-status=live|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006075053/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/01/movies/review-film-festival-short-cuts-altman-s-tumultuous-panorama.html|archive-date=October 6, 2023|access-date=November 16, 2023|url-access=limited}}</ref> [[Gene Siskel]] of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' gave the film four out of four stars and called it "a brilliant companion piece" to ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]''.<ref>[[Gene Siskel|Siskel, Gene]] (October 22, 1993). "Altman's surreal 'Short Cuts' turns the everyday into art". ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. Section 7, page C.</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that the film "is not equally involving all the time. Some performances are stronger than others, some situations more entertaining, and some choices Altman has made, like an overreliance on female nudity that borders on the exploitative, difficult to defend. But whenever interest lags, a look, a moment, a ''frisson'' of regret will cross the screen and the emotional connection is restored."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |author-link=Kenneth Turan |date=October 8, 1993 |title=Movie Reviews : Robert Altman Finds His Way to Carverville |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-08-ca-43332-story.html |access-date=July 8, 2022 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |page=F12 |language=en-US}}</ref> Rita Kempley of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' panned the film as "a cynical, sexist and shallow work" populated with "whiny, inert and mostly unlikable characters."<ref>Kempley, Rita (October 22, 1993). "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/shortcutsrkempley_a0a3c0.htm 'Short Cuts': Back Road To Hell]". ''[[The Washington Post]]'' C1.</ref>

===Accolades===
''Short Cuts'' was named one of the best films of 1993 by over 50 film critics.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 January 1994 |last1=McGilligan |first1=Pat |last2=Rowl |first2=Mark |title=86 Thumbs Up! For Once, The Nation's Critics Agree on the Year's Best Movies |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1994/01/09/86-thumbs-up-for-once-the-nations-critics-agree-on-the-years-best-movies/1bbb0968-690e-4c02-9c8b-0c3b4b5b4a1e/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] }}</ref> Only ''[[The Piano]]'' and ''[[Schindler's List]]'' appeared on more lists.

Altman was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Director]] (but lost to [[Steven Spielberg]] for ''[[Schindler's List]]'') and shared a nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] with Barhydt (lost to [[Steven Zaillian]] for ''Schindler's List''). The cast won a Special Golden Globe Award for their ensemble acting. The film also won the prestigious [[Golden Lion]] and the [[Volpi Cup]] for Best Ensemble Cast at the [[Venice Film Festival]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|[[66th Academy Awards|1993]] || [[Academy Awards]] || [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || [[Robert Altman]] || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1994 |title=1994 - Oscars.org |website=Academy Awards |date=4 October 2014 |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|[[51st Golden Globe Awards|1993]] || rowspan=2|[[Golden Globe Awards]] || [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || Robert Altman <br/> Frank Barhydt || {{nom}} ||rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1994 |title=Winners & Nominees 1994 |website=Golden Globes |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|Special Award for Ensemble || ''Short Cuts'' || {{won}} 
|-
|rowspan=4|[[50th Venice International Film Festival|1993]] || rowspan=4|[[Venice Film Festival]] || [[Golden Lion]] || rowspan=3|Robert Altman ||{{won}} ||rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/history-venice-film-festival |title=The 90s |website=La Biennale di Venezia|date=7 December 2017 |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| FIPRESCI Prize || {{won}}
|-
| Pasinetti Award || {{won}}
|-
| Special Volpi Cup || [[Andie MacDowell]] <br/> [[Bruce Davison]] <br/> [[Jack Lemmon]] <br/> Zane Cassidy <br/> [[Julianne Moore]] <br/> [[Matthew Modine]] <br/> [[Anne Archer]] <br/> [[Fred Ward]] <br/> [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]] <br/> [[Chris Penn]] <br/> Joseph C. Hopkins <br/> Josette Maccario <br/> [[Lili Taylor]] <br/> [[Robert Downey Jr.]] <br/> [[Madeleine Stowe]] <br/> [[Tim Robbins]] <br/> Cassie Friel <br/> Dustin Friel <br/> Austin Friel <br/> [[Lily Tomlin]] <br/> [[Tom Waits]] <br/> [[Frances McDormand]] <br/> [[Peter Gallagher]] <br/> Jarrett Lennon <br/> [[Annie Ross]] <br/> [[Lori Singer]] <br/> [[Lyle Lovett]] <br/> [[Buck Henry]] <br/> [[Huey Lewis]] <br/> Danny Darst || {{won}}
|-
|[[20th César Awards|1995]] || [[César Award]] || [[César Award for Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film]] || ''Short Cuts'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.academie-cinema.org/en/awards/ |title=1995 - Best Foreign Film |website=www.academie-cinema.org |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=4|[[9th Independent Spirit Awards|1993]] || rowspan=4|[[Independent Spirit Awards]] || [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Film|Best Feature]] || ''Short Cuts'' || {{won}} || rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/SA_SubForm_etc/2021_SA_ALLNomineesWinners_063021.pdf |title=1994 Nominees |website=Film Independent Spirit Awards |access-date=July 8, 2022 |page=47}}</ref>
|-
|[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || Robert Altman || {{won}}
|-
|[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || Robert Altman <br/> Frank Barhydt || {{won}}
|-
|[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female|Best Supporting Female]] ||[[Julianne Moore]] || {{nom}}
|-
|[[National Board of Review Awards 1993|1993]] || [[National Board of Review]] || Top Ten Films of 1993 || ''Short Cuts'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{Cite web |title=1993 Archives |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1993/ |access-date=July 8, 2022 |website=National Board of Review |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=5|[[1993 National Society of Film Critics Awards|1993]] || rowspan=5|[[National Society of Film Critics]] || [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film]] || ''Short Cuts'' || {{nom}} || rowspan=5| <ref>{{cite news|title=Crix crown Spielberg |first=Todd |last=McCarthy |url=https://variety.com/1994/film/news/crix-crown-spielberg-117103/ |date=January 3, 1994 |access-date=July 8, 2022 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || Robert Altman || {{nom}} 
|-
|[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || Robert Altman <br/> Frank Barhydt || {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] || [[Madeline Stowe]] || {{won}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Jennifer Jason Leigh]] || {{nom}} 
|-
|[[1993 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|1993]] || [[New York Film Critics Circle]] || [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] || {{nom}} || <ref>{{Cite news |last=Bernard |first=Jami |date=December 19, 1993 |title=Critics' Choice: 'List,' 'piano' |work=[[New York Daily News]] |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-12-19/entertainment/9312170773_1_schindler-s-list-piano-year-s-best-film |url-status=dead |access-date=July 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214325/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-12-19/entertainment/9312170773_1_schindler-s-list-piano-year-s-best-film |archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1993 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|1993]] || rowspan=2|[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] || [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || Robert Altman || {{nom}} || rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-13-ca-1521-story.html |title=L.A. Critics Pick 'Schindler's List' as Best Picture |date=December 13, 1993 |access-date=July 8, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
|-
|[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || Robert Altman <br/> Frank Barhydt || {{nom}} 
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1993|1993]] || rowspan=4|[[Chicago Film Critics Association]] || [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]] || ''Short Cuts'' || {{nom}} || rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-01-16-9401160280-story.html |title=Some Simple Truths About Critics' Votes |last=Wilmington |first=Michael |date=January 16, 1994 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708075428/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-01-16-9401160280-story.html |archive-date=2022-07-08 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=2022-07-08 }}</ref> 
|-
|[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || Robert Altman || {{nom}}
|-
|[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || Robert Altman <br/> Frank Barhydt || {{nom}}
|-
|[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] || [[Andie MacDowell]] || {{nom}}
|-
|[[Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1993|1993]] || [[Boston Society of Film Critics]] || [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] || Robert Altman <br/> Frank Barhydt || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebsfc.org/PastWin.html#d1993 |website=Boston Society of Film Critics |title=BSFC Winners - 1993 (December 18th) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011145714/http://www.thebsfc.org/PastWin.html#d1993 |archive-date=October 11, 2012 |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
|}

=== Year-end lists ===
* Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked)&nbsp;– Mike Mayo, ''[[The Roanoke Times]]''<ref>{{cite news |last=Mayo |first=Mike |date=December 30, 1994 |title=The Hits and Misses at the Movies in '94 |edition=Metro |page=1 |newspaper=The Roanoke Times |url=https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1994/rt9412/941230/12300096.htm |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
* No. 1. [[Peter Travers]], ''[[Rolling Stone]]''<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Travers |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Travers |date=December 23, 1993 |title=The 10 Best Movies of 1993 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/the-10-best-movies-of-1993-174616/ |url-access=registration |access-date=July 8, 2022 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* No. 1. [[Armond White]], ''[[The City Sun]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=January–February 2000 |title=Film Comment's Best of the Nineties Poll: Part Four |url=https://www.filmcomment.com/article/film-comments-best-of-the-90s-poll-part-four/ |access-date=July 8, 2022 |website=Film Comment |publisher=[[Film at Lincoln Center]] |language=en}}</ref>
* No. 2. [[Gene Siskel]], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Siskel |first=Gene |date=December 18, 1993 |title=These Are The Best Movies of the Year |work=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>

==Book==
A book was released to accompany the film, which compiled the nine short stories and one poem that inspired it. Altman wrote an introduction to this collection, which featured insights into the making of the film and his own thoughts about Carver's stories.<ref>{{cite book |last=Carver |first=Raymond |date=1993-09-14 |title=Short Cuts: Selected Stories |publisher=Vintage |isbn=978-0679748649}}</ref>

# "[[Neighbors (short story)|Neighbors]]"
# "[[They're Not Your Husband]]"
# "[[Vitamins (short story)|Vitamins]]"
# "[[Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?]]"
# "So Much Water So Close to Home"
# "A Small, Good Thing"
# "Jerry and Molly and Sam"
# "Collectors"
# "Tell the Women We're Going"
# "Lemonade" (poem)

==Documentary==
''Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver County'' was a behind-the-scenes documentary, featuring interviews with Altman and the cast.<ref>{{cite web |author=Oktay Ege Kozak |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/10/watch-luck-trust-and-ketchup-a-90-minute-documentary-on-the-making-of-robert-altmans-epic-short-cuts-271142/ |title=Watch: 'Luck, Trust and Ketchup' A 90-Minute Documentary On The Making Of Robert Altman's Epic 'Short Cuts' |publisher=IndieWire |date=2014-10-20 |access-date=2022-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Parkinson |first=David |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-mjwmqr/luck-trust-ketchup/ |title=Luck, Trust & Ketchup (1994) |publisher=Radio Times |date= |access-date=2022-02-13}}</ref>

==Unfilmed sequel==
[[Anne Rapp]], who wrote ''[[Cookie's Fortune]]'' and ''[[Dr. T & The Women]]'' for Altman, was commissioned to adapt more Carver stories into a screenplay which he did not film.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/11/style/IHT-the-art-of-making-the-impossible-look-easy.html |title=The Art of Making the Impossible Look Easy |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=1998-04-11 |access-date=2022-02-13}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|0108122}}
* {{tcmdb title|18284}}
* [https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/349-short-cuts-city-symphony ''Short Cuts: City Symphony''] an essay by Michael Wilmington at the [[Criterion Collection]]
*{{IMDb title|id=0107455|title=Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver County}}

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