Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.

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Cast

Andie MacDowell

Ann Finnigan

Bruce Davison

Howard Finnigan

Jack Lemmon

Paul Finnigan

Tim Robbins

Gene Shepard

Julianne Moore

Marian Wyman

Tom Waits

Earl Piggot

Lily Tomlin

Doreen Piggot

Fred Ward

Stuart Kane

Chris Penn

Jerry Kaiser

Frances McDormand

Betty Weathers

Andie MacDowell — Ann Finnigan

Rosalie Anderson MacDowell (born April 21, 1958) is an American actress and former fashion model. MacDowell is known for her starring film roles in romantic comedies and dramas. She has modelled for Calvin Klein and has been a spokeswoman for L'Oréal since 1986.

Bruce Davison — Howard Finnigan

Bruce Allen Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an American actor and director. He portrayed Senator Robert Kelly in X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003). Davison is also well known for his starring role as Willard Stiles in the cult horror film Willard (1971), his Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning performance in Longtime Companion (1989), and as Thomas Semmes in the HBO original movie Vendetta.

Jack Lemmon — Paul Finnigan

John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973 Best Actor Academy Award), The