Racing with the Moon (1984)
It was 1943. And young men were counting the days before they went off to war...
108 min
In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.
- Release date
- March 23, 1984
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $9,000,000
- Box office
- $6,045,657
Trailer
Cast
- Sean Penn as Henry 'Hopper' Nash
- Elizabeth McGovern as Caddie Winger
- Nicolas Cage as Nicky
- Nicolas Cage as Bud
- John Karlen as Mr. Nash
- Rutanya Alda as Mrs. Nash
- Max Showalter as Mr. Arthur
- Crispin Glover as Gatsby Boy
- Barbara Howard as Gatsby Girl
- Bob Maroff as Al
- Dominic Nardini as Soldier with Annie
Crew
- Richard Benjamin · Director
- Steve Kloves · Writer
- Alain Bernheim · Producer
- John Kohn · Producer
- Dave Grusin · Composer
- John Bailey · Cinematographer
- Jacqueline Cambas · Editor
- Wallis Nicita · Casting director
- David L. Snyder · Production designer