Short Cuts Blu-ray

Release Year: 1993

Runtime: 188 min

Director: Robert Altman

Cast: Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Jack Lemmon, Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore

Studios: Spelling Films International, Avenue Pictures

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.

Special Features:

Two-Blu-ray Special Edition Features

New, restored 4K digital transfer, approved by cinematographer Walt Lloyd, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack • Alternate 5.1 soundtrack mix, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio, plus isolated music track • Conversation between director Robert Altman and actor Tim Robbins from 2004 • Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman on Carver County, a feature-length 1993 documentary on the making of Short Cuts • To Write and Keep Kind, a 1992 PBS documentary on the life of author Raymond Carver • One-hour 1983 audio interview with Carver, conducted for the American Audio Prose Library • Original demo recordings of the film's Doc Pomus–Mac Rebennack songs, performed by Rebennack (Dr. John) • Deleted scenes • A look inside the marketing of Short Cuts.

Plus

An essay by film critic Michael Wilmington.

Technical Specifications:

• High-Definition Video and Audio
• 4K digital transfer
• DTS-HD Master Audio
• 2.0 Surround
• 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
• Color