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Digging to China

Digging to China

Two innocent outcasts. One incredible friendship.

19976.41h 38m

Overview

Precocious young Harriet and her older sister Gwen live at their mother's motel in small-town New Hampshire. Harriet dreams of a life beyond her inattentive family and the stultifying town. A mentally disabled man named Ricky comes to stay at the motel, and Harriet finds him kinder and more interesting than anyone she has ever met. After tragedy strikes, Harriet and Ricky cling to each other ever more tightly.

Directed by Timothy Hutton
Written by Karen Janszen
Produced by J. Todd Harris, John Davis, Marilyn Vance
Box Office0Revenue: $34K

Top Cast

Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Harriet Frankovitz

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Ricky Schroth

Mary Stuart Masterson

Mary Stuart Masterson

Gwen Frankovitz

Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

Leah Schroth

Cathy Moriarty

Cathy Moriarty

Mrs. Frankovitz

Bing Putney

Bing Putney

Eric

J

Joanne Pankow

Nurse

J.C. Quinn

J.C. Quinn

Minister

Themes & Keywords

mentally disabledfriendshipmotelbarnsisterwaterfallmentally ill

About Digging to China

Digging to China is a drama film released in 1997 exploring themes of mentally disabled, friendship, motel, barn, sister, waterfall. Directed by Timothy Hutton, it stars Evan Rachel Wood, Kevin Bacon, Mary Stuart Masterson. Precocious young Harriet and her older sister Gwen live at their mother's motel in small-town New Hampshire. Harriet dreams of a life beyond her inattentive family and the stultifying town. A mentally disabled man named Ricky comes to stay at the motel, and Harriet finds him kinder and more interesting than anyone she has ever met. After tragedy strikes, Harriet and Ricky cling to each other ever more tightly.

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