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 |
| Sound | Cynthia Millar | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jörgen Persson | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ladd Vance | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Zophres | Costume Design |
| Production | John Davis | Producer |
| Production | J. Todd Harris | Producer |
| Production | Cathy Goodman | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Alain Jakubowicz | Editor |
| Editing | Dana Congdon | Editor |
| Art | Robert de Vico | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jerry Popolis | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Steve Ecclesine | Line Producer |
| Production | Marilyn Vance | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kelvin R. Trahan | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Ernst Etchie Stroh | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jerry Popolis | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Alan Mruvka | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kelvin R. Trahan | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | David T. Friendly | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stephen Nemeth | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wendy Kurtzman | Casting |
| Art | Joyce Anne Gilstrap | Set Decoration |
| Production | Lisa Mae Fincannon | Casting |
