Racing with the Moon

Mar 23, 1984

1h 48m

★ 6.2

It was 1943. And young men were counting the days before they went off to war...

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Jaffe-Lansing

Paramount Pictures

Racing with the Moon Trailers

Cast

Henry 'Hopper' Nash

Sean Penn

Nicky / Bud

Nicolas Cage

Caddie Winger

Elizabeth McGovern

Mr. Nash

John Karlen

Mrs. Nash

Rutanya Alda

Mr. Arthur, Piano Teacher

Max Showalter

Gatsby Boy

Crispin Glover

Gatsby Girl

Barbara Howard

Bob Maroff

Annie the Hooker

Carol Kane

Soldier with Annie

Dominic Nardini

Mr. Kaiser

John Brandon

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