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.
Genres
Drama, Romance
Studio
Jaffe-Lansing
Language
en
Status
Released
How Racing with the Moon performed
Budget
$9.0M
Worldwide Gross
$6.0M
Gross Profit
−$3.0M
Return
0.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$871K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Henry 'Hopper' Nash
Sean Penn
Henry 'Hopper' Nash
Nicky / Bud
Nicolas Cage
Nicky / Bud
Caddie Winger
Elizabeth McGovern
Caddie Winger
Mr. Nash
John Karlen
Mr. Nash
Mrs. Nash
Rutanya Alda
Mrs. Nash
Mr. Arthur, Piano Teacher
Max Showalter
Mr. Arthur, Piano Teacher
Gatsby Boy
Crispin Glover
Gatsby Boy
Gatsby Girl
Barbara Howard
Gatsby Girl
Al
Bob Maroff
Al
Annie the Hooker
Carol Kane
Annie the Hooker
Soldier with Annie
Dominic Nardini
Soldier with Annie
Mr. Kaiser
John Brandon
Mr. Kaiser
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