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title: 'Racing with the Moon (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Benjamin'
released: '1984-03-23'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/racing-with-the-moon-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087968/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Racing with the Moon (1984)

1984 · 108 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Benjamin](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-benjamin)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Benjamin](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-benjamin), [Steve Kloves](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-kloves)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dave Grusin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-grusin)
- **Producer:** [Alain Bernheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-bernheim)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Bailey](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bailey)
- **Editor:** [Jacqueline Cambas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-cambas)

## Cast

- [Michael Madsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-madsen)
- [John Karlen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-karlen)
- [Michael Schoeffling](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-schoeffling)
- [Eve Brent](https://cinepixo.com/people/eve-brent)
- [Nicolas Cage](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-cage) as Nicky
- [Dana Carvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-carvey)
- [Shawn Schepps](https://cinepixo.com/people/shawn-schepps)
- [Charles Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-miller)
- [Sean Penn](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-penn)
- [Rutanya Alda](https://cinepixo.com/people/rutanya-alda)
- [Elizabeth McGovern](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-mcgovern)
- [Max Showalter](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-showalter)
- [Crispin Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/crispin-glover)
- [Michael Talbott](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-talbott)
- [Scott McGinnis](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-mcginnis)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/racing-with-the-moon-1984
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