Shoot the Moon

Shoot the Moon

Shoot the Moon

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Shoot the Moon

2012

0h 26m

5.5(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

Marcy Meyers is down on her luck. Faced with piling bills, the remnants of a failed marriage, and now an imminent home foreclosure, she has nowhere to turn but to the hope of a miracle. That miracle she finds in Shoot the Moon, a national game show that promises a one in a lifetime chance to win it all. But Marcy's faith in the show comes with a price. As her relationship with her daughter Alice is put to the test, the clock ticks towards a seemingly inescapable fate. Shoot the Moon tells the story of miracles and the extraordinary place they are found.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Pamela Bowen

Pamela Bowen

Marcy Meyers

Rachel Grate

Alice Meyers

Zachary Haven

Zachary Haven

Cody Meyers

Anita Davenport

Anita Davenport

Susan Carter

Frederick Lawrence

Frederick Lawrence

Sheriff Burnett

Anthony Bonaventura

Anthony Bonaventura

Deputy

Barry Alan Levine

The Host

Jason Carranza

Carlos

Creative team

Directed by: Alexander Gaeta
Written by: Tyler Zelinsky
Benjamin Hain
Produced by: Missy Laney

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