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.
| Production | Cary Brokaw | Producer |
| Art | Jerry Fleming | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dee Dee Altamura | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Robert Altman | Screenplay |
| Production | Mike Kaplan | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Hay | Costume Design |
| Writing | Frank Barhydt | Screenplay |
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Stephen Altman | Production Design |
| Art | Susan Emshwiller | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Robert Altman | Director |
| Production | Scott Bushnell | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Levy | Producer |
| Editing | Geraldine Peroni | Editor |
| Writing | Raymond Carver | Author |
| Editing | Suzy Elmiger | Editor |
| Camera | Walt Lloyd | Director of Photography |
| Production | Diana Pokorny | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | John Pritchett | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Margaret Crimmins | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Barry | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
