| Racing with the Moon | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 114260
Category: DVD
Actors: Sean Penn, Elizabeth Mcgovern, Nicolas Cage, John Karlen, Rutanya Alda
Director: Richard Benjamin
Publisher: Paramount
Studio: Paramount
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Label: Paramount
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 108 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 138064
UPC: 097361380643
EAN: 0097361380643
ASIN: B0019GO5BY
Release Date: August 5, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: March 23, 1984
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Artfully directed by Richard Benjamin Racing with the Moon is a film so tender so insightful so full of heart that you'll never quite forget it. This is the story of Henry "Hopper" Nash (Sean Penn) and his buddy Nicky (Nicolas Cage) enjoying their last boyish exploits before they enter the Marines. Elizabeth McGovern portrays Penn's mysterious girlfriend. What ensues is a tender bittersweet tale of lost innocence and the trauma of growing up too fast. The result is a magic moment brilliantly captured within the emotional crosscurrent of America's most dramatic time.System Requirements:Running Time: 108 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:COMEDY/ROMANTIC COMEDY UPC:097361380643 Manufacturer No:138064
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 racing with the moon September 7, 2008
excellent movie and acting. you get in the movie and this a movie you dont want to end. worth buying and watching over and over
 Penn was young and he shows his greatness to come in RACING WITH THE MOON November 18, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
It is Christmas 1942, and America has instituted the draft of young men to enter the War.It is six weeks to shipping out, and Henry Nash and his best friend Nicky,average middle class teens,with delusions of grandeur about being Marines (from seeing too many News Reels!)live out their remaining time in a coastal California town.Nicky (Nicholas Cage )and Henry (Sean Penn) work in a bowling alley as pin boys.Both are typical teens with active libidos.Nicky is the wilder one, but Henry has a sensible and sensitive side that Sean Penn shows that is the excelling point of this somewhat drawn out 108 minute period piece.Watching this film for the first time since 25 years ago, I was struck with what a mature actor Penn was at the time.He, as Henry,is the true star of this film.His acting is beyond his years and his ability to communicate deep emotion and sensitivity is something that for years to come we would not see.Henry falls for Callie,(Elizabeth McGovern in her usual dull performance)) whom he mistakenly thinks is a "Gatsby girl"-a rich privileged girl.She is not,though.Their relationship is quiet and unassuming and is treated with much respect (despite the raciness of the nudity in 1984!).Henry is a gentleman, and Penn is utterly convincing in his part.Cage,also before his time of greatness (and not-so-greatness!) plays beautifully the insensitive and dangerously carefree yet naive Nicky.There is one very poignant scene which involves an abortion that is particularly adroit.The film, though, as a whole is rather lazy and does not build, but maintains a steady and somewhat dull pace.The DVD is really no better print-wise than the VHS tape, though it is widescreen.Recommended only for seeing two actors in their younger days.
This movie is destined to become a classic. June 25, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's really kind of sad how great movies such as this one get put on the "backburner". I have seen all of the movies of Sean Penn and Nicholas Cage, and this is by far the best movie that they have ever acted in. Elizabeth Mcgovern is perfect as Sean Penn's love interest and she plays her part beautifully. This is a feel good movie, you can't watch this movie without reaching out to the past and wishing that we were living in a world that was more innocent and simple. The story line of this movie will tug at your heart strings. The music is beautiful and the scenary is inspirational. This great movie is definitely worth your time and money. You will be transported to a time when "we americans" knew our roots and how to nourish them. Enjoy!
Rare Laserdiscs - dvds Movies Collector. April 20, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Racing With the Moon is a great Movie..A Must See for Sean Penn,I enjoyed The dvd :)
About friendship and a hazy future September 18, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Uneven but generally engaging movie set in northern California in 1942 that is concerned with two 17-year-old boys about to join the marines and their last month at home together. Both boys (Sean Penn and Nicholas Cage) have an amorous entanglement with different girls - Penn's leading to love (with Elizabeth McGovern), Cage's to an unwanted pregnancy and abortion (with Carol Kane). There isn't very much to the story, which leads to some unfortunate filler, such as a sequence in a pool hall where the boys try to hustle some sailors. But the movie gets across very well, and without bashing us over the head about it either, that these two guys are very good friends and, since WW II is going on, just may never see each other again. The romance between Penn and McGovern is poignant in its innocence, and there's just a nice feel-good quality about the whole thing. The settings are great, too, with careful attention to details shown. Worth a watch.
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