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Digging To China (1998)

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Movie Info

Actor Timothy Hutton's directorial debut is set in rural New Hampshire of the mid-'60s. Divorced motel owner Mrs. Frankovitz (Cathy Moriarty) has two daughters -- Gwen (Mary Stuart Masterson), who is preoccupied with various boyfriends, and troubled 10-year-old Harriet (Evan Rachel Wood). One day Harriet finds a playmate -- retarded Ricky Schroth (Kevin Bacon) -- after the car driven by his terminally ill mother Leah (Marian Seldes) breaks down while taking him to be institutionalized. When Mrs.

PG, 1 hr. 38 min.

Drama

Directed By: Timothy Hutton

Written By: Karen Janszen

In Theaters: Sep 11, 1998 Wide

On DVD: Jul 10, 2001

Koch Lorber Films

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Cast

Kevin Bacon
Ricky Schroth
Mary Stuart Masterson
Gwen Frankovitz
Cathy Moriarty
Mrs. Frankovitz
Evan Rachel Wood
Harriet Frankovitz
Marian Seldes
Leah Schroth

Critic Reviews for Digging To China

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A groundbreaking performance by Kevin Bacon

September 17, 2002 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

A pleasant coming-of-age film about a ten year-old female misfit and her friendship with a retarded young man.

March 3, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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A great movie!

March 17, 2008

Leo L

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Digging to China is the movie equivalent to being gang raped by a bunch of downs syndrome teenagers. They're too retarded to even fucking rape you right. That said this movie has countless PRICELESS scenes with Kevin Bacon playing the part of a retarded person POORLY. I can't emphasize that enough. The movie is

October 3, 2008

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1. Ricky Schroth: We're one big sad monster. Four legs, four arms, two heads, two noses.
– Submitted by Andrea R (7 months ago)
1. Ricky Schroth: I'm gonna stay the same. You like me now but, you won't like me later. You're gonna grow up. I'm not.
– Submitted by Andrea R (7 months ago)
1. Harriet Frankovitz: Sometimes I thought my mother was smart and really beautiful. Other times I worried a nest of spiders was living in her hair and they were eating through her skull and chewing on her brain.
– Submitted by Lea L (8 months ago)
1. Ricky Schroth: My mother says before I was born I was the same as everybody else, better even. My mom says I'm from a place where I'm the smartest person there, everybody sings.
– Submitted by Lea L (8 months ago)
1. Harriet Frankovitz: My mother says I was born with an angel on my shoulder. This is supposed to bring me luck and happiness. I think she lied.
– Submitted by Lea L (8 months ago)