Digging to China

Starring:Evan Rachel Wood, Kevin Bacon, Mary Stuart Masterson, Marian Seldes, Cathy Moriarty, Amanda Minikus, Nicole Burdette, Bing Putney, Annie Jaynes, Joanne Pankow, Gareth Williams, Alan Mruvka, J.C. Quinn, R. Keith Harris, Nicole Namer, Matt Wood (IV)
Director: Timothy Hutton
Studio: Fox Lorber
Product Type: DVD

Description

Academy Award winning actor Timothy Hutton makes his directorial debut with this heartwarming and uplifting story of an unlikely friendship between a young girl and a mentally challenged man who help each other escape the despair of their everyday lives.

Customer Reviews:

Amazing acting.......2007-01-09

Kevin Bacon outdid himself in this performance. Wonderful storyline and thought provoking subject matter. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Surprise.......2006-09-19

I happened upon this excellent film on IFC and then bought a copy--seems to be a habit of mine. So I saw only the last half of the movie and then had to go back and watch the whole thing. What surprised me the most was Kevin Bacon--I actually didn't realize that he was the actor playing the disabled character. Sure, I know him from other movies, but this was really out in left field for him and he did an excellent job. The story is basically about his relationship with a little girl, and while there are obvious areas that this film covers (suggested child molestation), what the director and cast do with the material takes things in a direction you won't expect.

Mary Stuart Masterson is excellent, giving a multi-layered performace, much as she did in Fried Green Tomatoes, and the settings (I believe it was shot in North Carolina) are priceless--very authentic and period: seedy roadside motel/apartments, feeling of isolation, etc. Overall, there's not a lot I can find fault with. The film did seem short, and while it's not earth shattering or terribly deep, it has to be one of the more unusual looks at skewed relationships.

For those who like IFC and other places to see movies that don't necessarily make it in the mainstream, this will be one you'll want to buy. Also enjoyed the movies "The Oppposite of Sex" and "Widows' Peak." Nothing like this film, but again, different and worth a shot.

great movie.......2006-03-14

This movie was great. Most people, myself included, had never heard of it, but that doesn't mean it won't appeal to many people. It's not a mainstream movie because there isn't a whole lot of action. The actors do a superb job with the scant storyline, especially the little girl, Evan Rachel Wood. Kevin Bacon plays a mentally retarded man, who seems to be a little too intelligent in certain parts, but that is a minor flaw (Bacon, after all, isn't really mentally retarded). The story is one of a friendship between a child and a man who has the mentality of a child, and I think this story is beautiful. I loved it.

Thumbs Up!.......2006-01-06

For one I give this movie five stars because I was an extra in this movie. I will never forget meeting Kevin Bacon and Timothy Hutton it was a dream come true. The year was 1996. They filmed the movie in Cherokee, NC. I worked at Santa's Land and was around them for 2 months. Me and my friend watched them do some of the filming at a brown house close to where food lion is in
Cherokee, NC. The only sad part I waited two years to see this movie and a lot of parts they filmed at Santa's Land they cut out including the extra part I was in. I worked four hours on the set as a extra. It was so fun. They gave me some cool colored shoes to wear and pulled my hair up. I worked as an elf at santa's land everyday so I wore my elf suit in the film but it was like a green dress with no belt. The days I still remember it like it was yesterday.
I kissed Timothy Hutton on the check and I still remember
that for sure. I liked this movie but was sad to see a lot
of it was cut out. If anyone has this on dvd let me know
if they have the uncut scenes on it. I have only seen the
vhs.
Misty mislac@msn.com

Bacon in the Maken.......2004-01-22

An miraculous performance by Kevin Bacon.
A truely touching film.

Average customer rating:

Amazing acting
Surprise
great movie
Thumbs Up!
Bacon in the Maken

Digging to China
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood , Kevin Bacon , Mary Stuart Masterson , Marian Seldes , and Cathy Moriarty
Director: Timothy Hutton
Manufacturer: Wellspring Media
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000JGWD46
Release Date: 2006-12-26