Dugout Dick

Dugout Dick

Directed by Harrod Blank and Joanne Shen • 2022 • United States

This short documentary is a heartwarming portrait of Idaho hermit Richard “Dugout Dick” Zimmerman, who lived in caves that he dug on the banks of the Salmon River. It was the hope of finding precious metals that kept him digging and mining, but ultimately it was the simplicity of living off the land that sustained him.

Dugout Dick
  • Dugout Dick

    Directed by Harrod Blank and Joanne Shen • 2022 • United States

    This short documentary is a heartwarming portrait of Idaho hermit Richard “Dugout Dick” Zimmerman, who lived in caves that he dug on the banks of the Salmon River. It was the hope of finding precious metals that kept him digging and...