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.
Evan Rachel Wood
as Harriet Frankovitz
Kevin Bacon
as Ricky Schroth
Mary Stuart Masterson
as Gwen Frankovitz
Marian Seldes
as Leah Schroth
Cathy Moriarty
as Mrs. Frankovitz
Bing Putney
as Eric
Joanne Pankow
as Nurse
J.C. Quinn
as Minister
