WSR Detailed LaserDisc Review

Short Cuts
Genre:Comedy

Reviewed In Issue 09 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davision, 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

WSR Review Scores
Picture Rating: 3
Sound Rating: 4
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DVD General Information
(Studio/Distributor): New Line Home Video
(Catalog Number): ID2448LI
(MPAA Rating): R
(Retail Price): $49.99
(Running Time In Minutes): 189
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Theatrical Release): 1993
(LD Release Date): 06/01/94
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

Credits Information
(Director): Robert Altman
(Screenplay/Written By): Robert Altman & Frank Barhydt
(Story): NA
(Music): Mark Isham
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(Production Designer): Stephen Altman
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(Editor): Geraldine Peroni
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(Executive Producers): Scott Bushnell
(Co-Producers): NA
(Producers): Cary Brokaw

DVD Picture Information
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(Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1
(Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.20:1

DVD Sound Information
(DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Surround
(Theatrical Sound): Dolby Stereo A & 70mm 6 Track Dolby
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WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Short Cuts is acclaimed director Robert Altman’s masterpiece based upon nine short stories and a narrative poem by Raymond Carver. Set against the massive city of Los Angeles, Short Cuts explores the lives of several ordinary random people in haphazard situations. It takes a pessimistic, dark look at human entanglements, interweaving 22 semi-tragic, melodramatic characters into a series of combined plotlines. The overlapping action of the characters reveals a larger community in which alienation, passion, and complexity suffice.

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