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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 58.9 / 100
1984·Comedy / Drama / Romance·1h 48m

RACING WITH THE MOON

“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.

Above the Line
Richard Benjamin·DirectorSteve Kloves·ScreenplayJohn Bailey·Director of PhotographyDave Grusin·Original Music ComposerNicholas James·Editor
Cast
Sean Penn·Henry 'Hopper' NashNicolas Cage·Nicky / BudElizabeth McGovern·Caddie WingerJohn Karlen·Mr. NashRutanya Alda·Mrs. NashMax Showalter·Mr. Arthur, Piano TeacherCrispin Glover·Gatsby BoyBarbara Howard·Gatsby GirlBob Maroff·AlCarol Kane·Annie the Hooker
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Richard Benjamin·DirectorWilliam S. Beasley·First Assistant DirectorMarshall Schlom·Script Supervisor
Writing· 1
Steve Kloves·Screenplay
Camera· 6
John Bailey·Director of PhotographyAl LaVerde·Key GripRobert M. Stevens·Camera OperatorBob Apger·Second Assistant CameraPhilip D. Schwartz·First Assistant CameraTy Suehiro·Best Boy Grip
Editing· 2
Nicholas James·EditorJacqueline Cambas·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Dave Grusin·Original Music ComposerDennis Drummond·Sound Effects EditorWilliam Manooch·Sound RecordistPat Suraci·Boom OperatorRod Rogers·Assistant Sound Editor
Art & Design· 4
David L. Snyder·Production DesignPatricia Norris·Costume DesignAllan Snyder·Makeup ArtistJerry Wunderlich·Set Decoration
Production· 6
John Kohn·ProducerAlain Bernheim·ProducerSherry Lansing·ProducerWallis Nicita·CastingArt Levinson·Line ProducerArt Levinson·Production Manager
Other Departments· 3
Steven Lambert·StuntsPat Green·StuntsRonald W. McLeish·Gaffer
By the Numbers
58.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
60%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$6M
ROI -33%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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