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.
Elenco: Andie MacDowell , Bruce Davison , Jack Lemmon , Zane Cassidy , Julianne Moore , Matthew Modine , Anne Archer , Fred Ward , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Chris Penn , Joseph C. Hopkins , Josette Maccario , Lili Taylor , Robert Downey Jr. , Madeleine Stowe , Tim Robbins , Frances McDormand , Peter Gallagher , Austin Friel , Dustin Friel , Cassie Friel , Lily Tomlin , Tom Waits , Jarrett Lennon , Buck Henry , Huey Lewis , Dirk Blocker , Alex Trebek , Jerry Dunphy , Lyle Lovett , Lori Singer , Danny Darst , Annie Ross , Robert DoQui , Margery Bond , Darnell Williams , Michael Beach , Andi Chapman , Deborah Falconer , Susie Cusack , Charles Rocket , Jane Alden , Christian Altman , William H.D. Marlett , Suzanne Calvert , Natalie Strong , Jay Della , Jeri Gray , Derek Webster , Nathaniel Harris .