Sean Penn
Henry 'Hopper' Nash
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Mar 23, 1984 · Racing with the Moon: Directed by Richard Benjamin. With Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern, Nicolas Cage, John Karlen. In 1942 California, two young men await induction into the U.S. Marines and say goodbye to their girlfriends.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Richard Benjamin
- 1984-03-23
Racing with the Moon is a 1984 American drama film directed by Richard Benjamin, written by Steve Kloves, and starring Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern and Nicolas Cage. The original music score was composed by Dave Grusin. The film's title derives from the 1941 hit song of the same name by Vaughn Monroe.
A romantic drama set in 1943 California, where a teenage couple falls in love amid the war and the bowling alley. Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern and Nicolas Cage star in this nostalgic and honest film that ends with "I love you".
In their last weeks before deployment to World War II as Marines, teenage friends Henry Nash (Sean Penn) and Nicky (Nicolas Cage) try to make the best of the time they have left in their small ...
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- Richard Benjamin
- PG
- Sean Penn
Racing with the Moon (1984) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In the Christmas of 1942, in Point Muir, California, the seventeen years-old Henry "Hopper" Nash is the best friend of the reckless Nicky, who dates the local Sally Kaiser. Henry and Nicky have enlisted themselves in the U.S. Marines and they are waiting to be summoned to travel very soon.
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.
