Racing with the Moon (1984)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.7/10   

Director:

Richard Benjamin

Guionista:

Steve Kloves (writer)

Release Date:

23 marzo 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

It was 1943...There was so little time left to learn about life!

Plot:

In 1942 California, two young men await induction into the U.S. Marines and say goodbye to their girlfriends.

Plot Keywords:

Outdoor Sex | Piano Playing | Nude Swimming | Female Nudity | Cemetery

Awards:

1 win

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Very likable, but benign...

Cast

Sean Penn	...	Henry 'Hopper' Nash / Lou
Elizabeth McGovern	...	Caddie Winger
Nicolas Cage	...	Nicky / Bud
John Karlen	...	Mr. Nash
Rutanya Alda	...	Mrs. Nash
Max Showalter	...	Mr. Arthur, Piano Teacher
Crispin Glover	...	Gatsby Boy
Barbara Howard	...	Gatsby Girl
Bob Maroff	...	Al
Dominic Nardini	...	Soldier with Annie
John Brandon	...	Mr. Kaiser
Eve Brent	...	Mrs. Kaiser
Suzanne Adkinson	...	Sally Kaiser
Shawn Schepps	...	Gretchen
Charles Miller	...	Arnie

También conocida como:

Adiós a la inocencia (Spain) [es]

Duración:

108 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Australia:M (TV rating) | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Fort Bragg, California, USA

Company:

Jaffe-Lansing

Trivialidades:

The shots in which Sean Penn and Nicolas Cage stand in on the railroad tracks with the train coming toward them were done with large mirrors to give the illusion that the train is actually coming toward them when the train is actually on another set of tracks.

Goofs:

Continuity: Right before the fight scene in the bowling alley, Gatsby Boy bowls a strike. However, when Hopper charges down the alley after him, the 7 pin is shown still standing.

Soundtrack:

My Ideal

Very likable, but benign...

Coming-of-age piece set in small town America during WWII. Sean Penn has seldom been so youthfully exuberant and amiable playing a young working-class man about to go off to war, finding love for the first time with a sweet lass he presumes is wealthy ("a Gatsby girl"). Richard Benjamin's direction is sensitive and breezy, and Elizabeth McGovern is a good romantic match for Penn (though sometimes she talks down to him, like a big sister might). Nicolas Cage is also fine as Sean's goof-off buddy, yet the slim screenplay hasn't enough meat on its bones and the middle portion of the film goes around in circles. The period flavor has been captured with non-showy flair, and Penn's exceptional performance is winning, making the film a nearly-satisfying nostalgic drama. *** from ****