Racing with the Moon (1984)

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

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.

• Released: 1984-03-23
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 48m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 101 votes

Directed by Richard Benjamin.

Top cast

• Sean Penn as Henry 'Hopper' Nash
• Nicolas Cage as Nicky / Bud
• Elizabeth McGovern as Caddie Winger
• John Karlen as Mr. Nash
• Rutanya Alda as Mrs. Nash
• Max Showalter as Mr. Arthur, Piano Teacher
• Crispin Glover as Gatsby Boy
• Barbara Howard as Gatsby Girl
• Bob Maroff as Al
• Carol Kane as Annie the Hooker

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Racing with the Moon

• United States: watch free on Kanopy; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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