
Henry and Nicky are small town 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. Mischievious 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.... (Full plot summary below)
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Henry and Nicky are small town 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. Mischievious 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.
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| Miami HeraldBill CosfordRacing With the Moon is a movie like Valley Girl or Baby, It's You, a movie that is interested in teenagers and willing to listen to how they talk and to observe, with great tenderness, the fragility and importance of their first big loves. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's easy to end a movie with 'I love you,' but it's hard to get there honestly. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyA sentimental view of small-town life in WWII, in which the railroads and train station are just as important as the human characters. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA small movie about first love with abundant emotional riches. |
| The New York TimesVincent CanbyRacing With the Moon demonstrates such intelligence and wit that the result is an unexpected pleasure. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittI don't care for Benjamin's way of using death to validate his sentimental themes, but at this point any American movie that can get past the "I love you”s without audience snickers has to be counted a success. |
| Washington PostGary ArnoldVery little seems to happen in this social vacuum, and none of it is memorable. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrI don't care for Benjamin's way of using death to validate his sentimental themes, but at this point any American movie that can get past the 'I love you's without audience snickers has to be counted a success. |
| User ReviewJezzy Avery good.love sean penn movie's aswell. |
| User ReviewClayton MA personal favorite. Young actors on the verge of the "big time" in roles that portray the same; an end to childhood, the first awakenings of adulthood. |