Search - Digging to China on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Situations Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 11/16/1999 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 43 mins Studio: Fox Lorber Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Drama, Family Drama, Coming-of-Age See Also: Digging to China

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. Frankovitz dies in an auto accident, Harriet has to take orders from Gwen (revealed to be Harriet's real mother), so Harriet tries to run away from home. Shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

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

Timothy Hutton's directorial debut, the drama Digging To China, comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. Supplemental materials include filmographies. This is a pedestrian release from Wellspring. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide