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.
Unfortunately the movie Digging to China is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Timothy Hutton | Director |
| Writing | Karen Janszen | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jörgen Persson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Cynthia Millar | Original Music Composer |
| Production | John Davis | Producer |
| Production | Steve Ecclesine | Line Producer |
| Production | David T. Friendly | Executive Producer |
| Production | Cathy Goodman | Associate Producer |
| Production | J. Todd Harris | Producer |
| Production | Alan Mruvka | Producer |
| Production | Stephen Nemeth | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ernst Etchie Stroh | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marilyn Vance | Producer |
| Production | Ladd Vance | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Dana Congdon | Editor |
| Editing | Alain Jakubowicz | Editor |
| Production | Lisa Mae Fincannon | Casting |
| Production | Wendy Kurtzman | Casting |
| Art | Robert de Vico | Production Design |
| Art | Joyce Anne Gilstrap | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Zophres | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jerry Popolis | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jerry Popolis | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kelvin R. Trahan | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kelvin R. Trahan | Key Makeup Artist |
