Digging to China (1997)
Two innocent outcasts. One incredible friendship.
98 min
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.
- Release date
- July 16, 1997
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $33,556
Trailer
Cast
- Evan Rachel Wood as Harriet
- Kevin Bacon as Ricky
- Mary Stuart Masterson as Gwen
- Marian Seldes as Leah
- Cathy Moriarty as Mrs. Frankovitz
- Amanda Minikus as Sonia
- Nicole Burdette as Miss Mosher
- Bing Putney as Eric
- Annie Jaynes as Young Harriet
- Joanne Pankow as Nurse
Crew
- Timothy Hutton · Director
- Karen Janszen · Writer
- John Davis · Producer
- J. Todd Harris · Producer
- Alan Mruvka · Producer
- Marilyn Vance · Producer
- Cynthia Millar · Composer
- Jörgen Persson · Cinematographer
- Dana Congdon · Editor
- Alain Jakubowicz · Editor
- Lisa Mae Fincannon · Casting director
- Wendy Kurtzman · Casting director
- Robert de Vico · Production designer