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Racing with the Moon
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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   1,493 votes
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Director:
Richard Benjamin
Writer:
Steve Kloves (writer)
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Release Date:
23 March 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
It was 1943...There was so little time left to learn about life! more
Plot:
In 1942 California, two young men await induction into the U.S. Marines and say goodbye to their girlfriends. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Very likable, but benign... more (15 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Penn ... Henry 'Hopper' Nash

Elizabeth McGovern ... Caddie Winger

Nicolas Cage ... Nicky / Bud
John Karlen ... Mr. Nash

Rutanya Alda ... Mrs. Nash
Max Showalter ... Mr. Arthur, Piano Teacher

Crispin Glover ... Gatsby Boy
Barbara Howard ... Gatsby Girl
Bob Maroff ... Al
Dominic Nardini ... Soldier with Annie
John Brandon ... Mr. Kaiser

Eve Brent ... Mrs. Kaiser
Suzanne Adkinson ... Sally Kaiser
Shawn Schepps ... Gretchen
Charles Miller ... Arnie
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Additional Details

Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Jaffe-Lansing more

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The scene in which Sean Penn fights Crispin Glover, Nicolas Cage is then seen trying to clean off the blood on the woman's dress was 'Richard Benjamin''s idea. more
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Anachronisms: The railroad cars behind the steam locomotive are too new for the era the movie is supposed to portray (1940s). more
Soundtrack:
Moonlight Becomes You more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Very likable, but benign..., 19 November 2006
7/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Coming-of-age piece set in small town America during WWII. Sean Penn has seldom been so youthfully exuberant and amiable playing a young working-class man about to go off to war, finding love for the first time with a sweet lass he presumes is wealthy ("a Gatsby girl"). Richard Benjamin's direction is sensitive and breezy, and Elizabeth McGovern is a good romantic match for Penn (though sometimes she talks down to him, like a big sister might). Nicolas Cage is also fine as Sean's goof-off buddy, yet the slim screenplay hasn't enough meat on its bones and the middle portion of the film goes around in circles. The period flavor has been captured with non-showy flair, and Penn's exceptional performance is winning, making the film a nearly-satisfying nostalgic drama. *** from ****

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