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.
as Ann Finnigan
as Howard Finnigan
as Paul Finnigan
as Gene Shepard
as Marian Wyman
as Earl Piggot
as Doreen Piggot
as Stuart Kane
as Jerry Kaiser
as Betty Weathers
as Sherri Shepard
as Lois Kaiser
as Claire Kane
as Dr. Ralph Wyman
as Honey Bush
as Bill Bush
as Stormy Weathers
as Casey Finnigan
as Joe Kaiser
as Josette Kaiser
as Austin Shepard
as Will Shepard
as Sandy Shepard
as Chad Weathers
as Gordon Johnson
as Vern Miller
as Diner Customer
as Alex Trebek
as Jerry Dunphy
as Andy Bitkower
as Zoe Trainer / Cello - The Trout Quintet
as Aubrey Bell
as Tess Trainer
as Knute Willis
as Dora Willis (as Margerie Bond)
as Joe Robbins
as Jim Stone
as Harriet Stone
as Barbara
as Nancy
as Wally Littleton
as Mrs. Schwartzmeier
as Jimmy Miller
as Jimmy's Friend
as Tarmac Secretary
as Mourner
as Bartender
as Club Owner (as Jeruth Persson)
as Joe Robbins' Pal
as Joe Robbins' Pal (as Nathaniel H. Harris III)
as Makeup Artist
