Title:
Racing with the Moon
Released: 1984
Genre: Comedy
/ Drama / Romance
Runtime: 108 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Plot
Summary: Henry and Nicky are small town
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. Mischievious 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.
Comments:
Unlike
most Hollywood movies that must be pigeonholed into
categories--comedy, drama, romance--this movie dared
to be all of these. And it dared to be low-key, without
large, manufactured tragedies or plot hooks. Rather,
it had the elegiac mood and idiosyncratic details
of a fine short story, with its characters neither
good nor bad but human, their lives honestly and touchingly
observed by a sensitive screenwriter and director.
Cast
overview:
Sean Penn .... Henry 'Hopper' Nash/Lou
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
Movie
scenes preview:
Scene #1
Scene
Description:
Elizabeth McGovern kissing a guy in a lake and rising
up out of it to reveal her breasts. From Racing with
the Moon.
featured
actress:
